The fact Hockey corrected himself and made humour about it as opposed to yourself seemingly getting all defensive and serious seems to highlight Hockey's more admirable traits.
Hockey was right it seems, the incorrect statement he qualified needed to be qualified as he said because it packs a punch as demonstrated by your over reading of the situation. The title is just words not linked to anyone in the title but it seems to have got a bee in your bonnet as Hockey suggested it might providing him with the incentive and alertness to correct himself on the run while many other politicians have lacked such composure and light heartedness
