How should John McCain's 'That One' comment be interpreted?

Answer 1

I believe that McCain's "That one" comment should be interpreted as simply an error in judgment. I don't believe that he, in any way, intended this specific phrasing to be insulting to Senator Obama. Although I did not find Senator McCain's performance in the debate to be impressive, I do not think it fair to make an overly large deal about this particular phrase. I doubt that Senator Obama felt it was a 'big deal". A bigger deal ,certainly, is the ridiculous implication by Sarah Palin that Senator Obama's relationship with Professor William Ayers is tantamount to supporting terrorism. Unfortunately, that type of nonsense reflects poorly on Senator McCain because it comes from his running mate. -------------- Different people will interpret McCain's "That one" comment differently. I interpret it as an attempt to belittle and demean - and possibly an attempt to stir up some rage. Fortunately, Obama's interpretation is the only one that matters, and he did not appear to be upset or offended, so neither should we.