My Fellow Prisoners

You know, when I first read the headline that McCain had used “my fellow prisoners,” instead of “my fellow Americans” on the campaign trail, I figured he must have been speaking to a group of inmates and what was the big deal. But then I began to think, “why would he be talking to prisoners?” After all, they usually can’t vote, and with McCain trailing in the polls, why would he be going anywhere but to battleground states, speaking to voters?

Yes, it’s true, McCain really did say “my fellow prisoners” instead of “my fellow Americans,” and he wasn’t anywhere near a prison as far as I can tell.

I’ll leave it to you to figure out what he meant by that. Obviously it was a Freudian slip, but what does it mean? And funny how his very next words were, “and the same standards of clarity…”

Clarity? When’s the last time John McCain had clarity of any kind? Obama’s use of the word “erratic” to describe McCain has been more fitting than any other adjective I’ve heard used to describe the man, at least since the election cycle began.

I could probably devote at least a week’s worth of postings analyzing McCain’s slip. But then, I’m not a psychologist. Perhaps if there’s one reading, he or she can offer some comment? This here blog hit a humble 1000 unique readers for the first time last month. Surely one of you has some background in this? I’d love to have a guest posting. Just let me know.