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gaffe stories: 48 news summaries

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OPINION

 YouTube Vid 'Brutal' to McCain 

Montage focused on Republican's Iraq strategy 'brutal,' blogger says

Jun 9, 08 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A YouTube video assembled by a Ron Paul supporter is a “devastating” blast at the John McCain campaign, the Jed Report blog contends. The piece focuses on Iraq, playing and re-playing the Republican's suggestion that Baghdad has neighborhoods safe enough for generals to walk around unprotected—and juxtaposing them... More »

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Iraq • John McCain • YouTube • David Petraeus • Ron Paul • gaffe

Things Not to Say on the Campaign Trail

'Tar baby' to 'sweetie,' some words are candidate kryptonite

May 27, 08 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a year of gaffe-rich campaign speeches, Republicans in particular are worried that some errant phrase will seem racist or sexist to general-election voters. Politico helpfully catalogs the mines the candidates have already stepped on. Some phrases to avoid:
  • “Sweetie”: Barack Obama used the endearment to address a
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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • race • gaffe

OPINION

Dictator Cat Remains Out
of the Bag

Spur-of-the-moment 'absurdity' burdens Obama's candidacy

May 23, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama was speaking off the cuff last summer when he deemed President Bush’s refusal to meet with dictators “a disgrace,” but “what started as a gaffe became policy,” Charles Krauthammer writes in the Washington Post. "By now, it has become doctrine."... More »

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Barack Obama • diplomacy • gaffe • presidential candidates • summit meeting

analysis

21st-Century Campaign Trail Bumpier Than Bill Recalls

Gaffe-focused press second only to Obama among Clinton's peeves

Apr 28, 08 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - With an assist from a pesky, unforgiving press, Bill Clinton has turned into a faux pas machine—making him seem more a liability than an asset for his wife. But the former president is in truth the most convincing person on the campaign trail, and is animated by a deep-seated... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • YouTube • Bill Clinton • anger • gaffe

 McCain Mixes Up 
 Militants on 
 Mideast Tour 

Candidate says Teheran's helping al-Qaeda

Mar 18, 08 5:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain mixed up his militants today during a stop on his Mideast tour. He told reporters in Jordan that Tehran is “taking al Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back.” A whisper from Sen. Joseph Lieberman prompted him to add, "I'm sorry, the Iranians... More »

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Iran • John McCain • Joe Lieberman • gaffe • al-Qaeda in Iraq

OPINION

Attack Teflon Barack, and You'll Be Sorry

Foes offend, apologize; Obama polishes his halo by forgiving

Feb 28, 08 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has accepted a lot of apologies this election cycle, and each has made the Democrat stronger, notes Politico writer Ben Smith. From Joe Biden’s “articulate and … clean” gaffe to Bill Cunningham’s attempts to accent his middle name, opponents are always stepping over a line... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Joe Biden • race relations • CNN • Obama 2008 • gaffe • Wolf Blitzer • Bill Cunningham • Hussein • Teflon

Hillary Backs Licenses for Immigrants

Plants flag in effort to recoup after embarrassing forum fumble

Oct 31, 07 10:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton came out in support of drivers licenses for illegal immigrants today, in an effort to separate herself not so much from her competitors but her own flubbed answer to a question about them at Tuesday night's candidate forum. At the forum she drew gleeful opprobrium from the other... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • illegal immigrant • gaffe

Mind the
Gaffe, Prez!

Word to Bush: It's APEC, not OPEC, and the troops are Australian, not Austrian

Sep 9, 07 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - As usual, President Bush didn't mind the gaffe and stumbled again—and again—this weekend on the eve of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering in Sydney. He referred to Australian troops as Austrian troops and called the APEC summit the OPEC summit., Reuters reports. "Thank you for being such... More »

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Australia • OPEC • John Howard • APEC • gaffe • George W. Bush

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