The very fact that people are so pissed off about this proves it right. If there weren't so many people taking these ludicrous rumors so seriously, there would be nothing to denounce. No source of outrage. It also further suggests the absurdity of this electoral season.

A summation of the 2008 presidential campaign:

Public slip-up by candidate or surrogate,
Feigned outrage at slip-up by media/opposing candidate (and logically, the general public, vicariously),
Slip-uper apologizes to Meredith Viera, Charles Gibson, Anderson Cooper,
Campaign disowns slip-uper, slip-up; slip-uper does not speak for candidate, slip-up is not what this campaign is about; jobs, energy independence (& slip-ups) are what the American people care about
Repeat 3,000 times.
Barack Obama is black.
McCain wins, bombs Iran.