Did John McCain Just Have A "Senior Moment" In Pennsylvania?

Maverick was in Pittsburgh a few days ago to do an interview with the folks at KDKA Radio, the historic powerhouse radio station. During the interview, he gushed about the Steelers football team, including this gem.

"The Steelers really made a huge impression on me -- particularly in their early years."
 
In fact, McCain explains how the team helped him during his time in a POW camp. 

"When I was first interrogated and really had to give some information because of the physical pressures that were on me, I named the starting lineup -- defensive line -- of the Pittsburgh Steelers as my squadron-mates!"

Umm...Two things:
First, if I recall from my dad's copy of McCain's book Faith Of My Fathers, he claimed to give out the names of the Green Bay Packers, which ties into point two. I may need some backup on this point, but I think he did name the Packers and not the Steelers.

Back in the 1960s, the Steelers sucked big time. They were so bad, they made the St. Louis Cardinals Football Team look good. On the other hand, the Packers were destroying the competition on their way to winning five NFL titles and the first two Super Bowls during that same stretch. Obviously, most people back then would know more about the Packers than some bottom dwelling team from Pittsburgh.

To quote the great philosopher
Scooby-Doo:
"Ruh-Roh".

[UPDATE: Yup. McCain screwed up.]

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