Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Gaffe of the day: "The next VP of the US, John McCain!"

October 8, 2008
Tampa, Florida
Jim Pacillo (a recently laid-off bank worker) introduces Joe Biden: "Please help me today in welcoming the next Vice President of the United States - John McCain!" The crowd doesn't seem to mind and neither did Biden as The Boss sings away.

UPDATE: Found this explanation by ABC News' Jonathan Newman, Matthew Jaffe and Stu Chamberlain:
Republicans, however, did react, immediately sending out emails calling attention to Pacillo's slip-up. Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant prefaced a link to the video of the Biden/McCain mix-up by wondering if Pacillo was "perhaps recalling Joe Biden's offer to run on John McCain's ticket."

Or else maybe Pacillo was just mixed up due to his divided allegiances. Earlier in his remarks, he had explained that he was a Republican who now supports Obama and Biden.
Flashback to August 23, 2008
Springfield, IL
Obama: "So let me introduce to you the next president - the next vice president of the United States, Joe Biden!"

Biden's turn: "A man I am proud to call my friend, the man who will be the next president of the United States, Barack America! Barry's face is priceless.

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