Governor admits to TV flub
COLUMBIA — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford knows he bumbled a CNN Sunday talk show interview as the cable network took a look at potential running mates for Arizona Sen. John McCain and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.
Sanford stammered when asked to respond to an Obama ad saying McCain is the "McSame-as-Bush," and to lay out the economic differences between McCain and President Bush.
Sanford's response was transcribed by CNN as:
"Yes. I mean, for instance, take, you know — take, for instance, the issue of — I'm drawing a blank, and I hate it when I do that, particularly on television."
Eventually he pointed to the North American Free Trade Agreement, but "CNN Late Edition" host Wolf Blitzer reminded Sanford that Bush and McCain shared support for the trade deal.
Bloggers and political pundits seized on the episode as proof that a key McCain ally could not put down the criticism that McCain's election would amount to a "third Bush term."
"I am an imperfect messenger of ideas. In other words, God gave me the gift of conviction," Sanford said Tuesday.
He noted that guests on the news program have a couple of seconds to come up with an answer.
"You try to think as quickly as you can. Sometimes your brain works well, sometimes it doesn't. But that's being human."
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