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Bizarre Political Moments of '08

Weird doings with Hillary, Huck and a chucked shoe

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(Newser) – Oh-eight was a banner year for politics, and half the time it was a really strange banner. Politico looks back on the weirdest moments in a topsy-turvy year.

  • Mike Huckabee holds a news conference to announce he won’t run a negative ad, then plays the ad for everyone.
  • Desperate for blue collar cred, Hillary Clinton awkwardly downs a whiskey shot in an Indiana bar.
  • San Francisco tries to rename a sewage plant after George W. Bush.

  • Barack Obama speaks in front of a faux presidential seal.
  • Bloggers hunt rumors that Trig is Sarah Palin’s granddaughter.
  • John McCain calls Obama “that one.”
  • Palin “pardons” a turkey, then gives an interview as turkeys are slaughtered in the background.
  • Bush dodges a shoe.
  • Bush kisses Barbara Streisand.
  • Pre-scandal, Rod Blagojevich considered naming himself to the Senate to “remake his image” for 2016 presidential run.

In this video grab, President Bush dodges a shoe in Iraq.
In this video grab, President Bush dodges a shoe in Iraq.   (AP Photo/APTN)
Sarah Palin's turkey pardon makes the list.
Sarah Palin's turkey pardon makes the list.   (AP Photo)
Hillary Rodham Clinton eyes her shot of Crown Royal with Bronko's owner Nick Tarailo, right, as she stops at the bar during a campaign stop at Bronko's restaurant in Crown Point, Ind., April 12, 2008.
Hillary Rodham Clinton eyes her shot of Crown Royal with Bronko's owner Nick Tarailo, right, as she stops at the bar during a campaign stop at Bronko's restaurant in Crown Point, Ind., April 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Sarah Palin "pardons" a turkey.   (PrideRunsDeep)
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John McCain at the 2nd Presidential Debate, October 7, 2008.   (tpmtv)

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Have one for corona king-the right wing nut.. Reply
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