*sigh*
Most of these are verbal "typos," of the kind that I see here constantly and ignore, despite the fact that unlike extemporaneous speech, they are written down and theoretically subject to review and correction by intelligent people.
The quote about shaking hands was with an Iraq who had been maimed by Saddam's regime, and just received a new prosthetic hand. Shaking the hand of this man was a symbolic and touching act, and everyone there knew exactly what he meant.
There are plenty of "Kerryisms" out there too, but it isn't really worth the effort.