political gaffes

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/ann-romney-i-know-what-its-like-to-struggle/2012/04/12/gIQA9tOqCT_blog.html "Democrats have engaged in a full-court press in pushing back on strategist Hilary Rosen’s comment on CNN Wednesday night that as a wealthy stay-at-home-mom Ann Romney...

It would appear things have changed drastically in the California university system since I was in it. Back then we had to take multiple history classes including courses on both US history and California history (it's mostly about gold and racism towards the Chinese). But Santorum has revealed...

Joe Walsh is still technically my Representative, even though with redistricting he won't be after this next election. His opponent will be Tammy Duckworth, a disabled Iraq war veteran. Now, he has been getting criticism for this section here: Linky. But I think the best line is a bit before...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nzyvo8SKa0M#t=2065s (sorry for the lack of embed. Forum software doesn't allow for queueing to certain time and it's a long damn clip.) What do you think? If it was a slip of the tongue, I'm struggling to imagine what he was trying to...

I'm surprised I haven't seen a thread about this yet. Am I the only one who thinks this was a remarkably stupid thing for Obama to have told Putin's avatar, much less get caught saying it? I'll bet money this shows up in a campaign ad as we get closer to November.

We'll take it. Thanks Rick.

Has there ever been a more brazen admission that a politician is just pandering and will say whatever he thinks will get him elected? http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/21/10796763-a-line-that-will-be-tough-to-live-down For a guy like Romney whose positions have been...

I'm sure that will engender him the respect of the largely Hispanic population. He's honest, I'll give him that.

uOUFKZBpFTY This was on the news. Example http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/kevin-rudds-not-a-happy-little-vegemite/story-fn6bfkm6-1226274775567 It was made when Kevin was PM. It shows Kevin Rudd being very frustrated at being unable to make a speech, probably in Chinese. Are there any other...

You had to expect that the Santorum surge in the GOP primary race would fade some time, just as did all its predecessors. But, this birth control kerfuffle, which has got most Americans gobsmacked that this is even controversial, is going to sink Santorum faster 'n an Italian cruise ship...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/08/1062930/-Rick-Santorum-s-campaign-sent-Hanukkah-greetings-with-New-Testament-message Not since the time of the supermarket Hanukkah special on a spiral-cut ham has someone sent such a mixed message. It's a Hanukkah card from Santorum's SC campaign. So...

I am not a US citizen but I try to keep up with political developments of our benevolent overlords the USA. Which brings me to my question: Since him declaring war on custard producers in June 2010, I have not heard of a Joe Biden gaffe. Have I missed one or were they simply drowned out by the...

Behold! Rick Santorum's Conservatives Unite Moneybomb Jizz a little thing I found amusing.

Does anyone want to know why Mitt Romney will never be elected President? Listen to this gobsmacking snippet from an interview with Matt Lauer. Lauer is pressing him to explain how it is that any discussion of wealth distribution is a matter of "envy." His response is to not only to press...

If you do not like someone, or if they are a rival, or if they are not playing for your side, just quote them out of context: http://news.yahoo.com/inevitable-mitt-takes-hit-144225761--abc-news.html

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2011/12/28/rick-perry-thinks-canada-is-not-a-foreign-country/ “Every barrel of oil that comes out of those sands in Canada is a barrel of oil that we don’t have to buy from a foreign source,” Mr. Perry said in Clarinda, earning a loud round of enthusiastic applause."

the 'not so G' OP is intent on destroying america. http://www.addictinginfo.org/2011/12/19/newt-gingrich-says-he-will-ignore-supreme-court-rulings-he-doesnt-agree-with/ During the last GOP Debate of the year, Newt Gingrich stated that he would abolish federal courts and judges that make...

Just in case there was any doubt that the GOP's resident "intellectual" is just a gibbering radical who spouts whatever crazy pops into his head, here's the right honorable Newton Leroy Gingrich on Face the Nation yesterday: From TPM Why does Newt hate America?

Stop me if you've heard this one before. Romney walks into a diner for a campaign hand-shaking meet-and-greet. He spots two old guys having breakfast, one obviously a vet, and invites himself to join them for a photo-op. One of the old guys takes the opportunity to ask Romney about his position...

a few more "Ooops" moments: followed by thid bit of Constitutional briliance: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/another-oops-rick-perry-misstates-number-of-supreme-court-justices/ Darn those unelected judges.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/19/gingrich-laws-preventing-child-labor-are-truly-stupid/ Hey, let's bring back the bad old days, Newt. I'm starting to realize, he's a sociopath who really, really hates children.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/updates/2003 What are they talking about? Anyone see this? Did he really claim he would "overturn" a supreme court ruling, and if so, what does he possibly mean by this?

What? http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_11/bachmanns_giant_lie033577.php# First, to a giant, all ladies look little. Second, the ACA does not actually do any of this. Maybe he was so big he couldn't read the small print? Third, maybe she should put this doctor in touch...

From her interview on "Meet the Press:" She's totally gaga.

Apparently John Boehner is saying that Grover Norquist is "some random person". By extension, the speaker of the house goes around signing pledges from random people. This is the leadership of the Tea Republican party. They must be so proud. Daredelvis

It's highly impractical to create a thread for each astoundingly imbecilic thing that Herman Cain says or does. Clearly, the Politics section woud rapidly devolve into a Herman Cain forum. (And that's with Bachmann, Perry, Santorum, Gingrich and Paul in the race!) So as a public service, I've...

Rick Perry's family hunting camp in Paint Creek, TX was (is?) named ******head. Take away the "head" and you have the N word. According to the WA Post, Perry was an owner leaser of this property while it had this name, a name that was prominently painted on a large (rock) sign. I know it can...

From the CNN story: Wait a second. Fact check anyone? Is there a company of 5 or 6 employees that needs one employee only for dealing with government rules and government regulations? Oh for the days of "The Jungle"!

This was at the recent Republican debate of possible presidential canadates. She was attacking Rick Perry. Love that "government injection" part and that the source for the cancer and retardation claims was some anti-vaccer who buttonedholed her backstage before the debate.

Perry releases op-ed on Social Security, honesty