The biggest/funniest/stupidest political faux pas and blunders...

"I did not have sex with that woman."

"There will be peace in our time"

Tagging a fatty off of the Oval Office and using her dress as a rag.

George Bush pretending to be a real pilot and landing on an aircraft carrier to declare the war on terrorism was won.
A**hole.

CatSlave said:

George Bush pretending to be a real pilot, stuffing the crotch of his flight suit, and landing on an aircraft carrier to declare the war on terrorism was won.
A**hole.

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Bold my edit...

did he "declare that the war on terrorism was won"?

and, if so, can you produce a shred of evidence that that is what he said?

No, George, you're supposed to put the potato in the front.
A**hole.

Oh, and "The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution."

One of the nice things about democracy is that there's a limit to how much our leaders can blunder.

William Haskins said:

did he "declare that the war on terrorism was won"?

and, if so, can you produce a shred of evidence that that is what he said?

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Good point... might as well be accurate. You're right he didn't say that we'd won the war on terror.

William Haskins said:

did he "declare that the war on terrorism was won"?

and, if so, can you produce a shred of evidence that that is what he said?

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from Wikipedia:

On May 1, 2003, Bush landed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in a Lockheed S-3 Viking, dubbed Navy One, as the carrier returned from combat operations in the Persian Gulf. He posed for photographs with pilots and members of the ship's crew while wearing a flight suit. A few hours later, he gave a speech announcing the end of major combat operations in the Iraq War. Clearly visible in the background was a banner stating "Mission Accomplished."

(My interpretation, my bad.)

CatSlave said:

from Wikipedia:

On May 1, 2003, Bush landed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in a Lockheed S-3 Viking, dubbed Navy One, as the carrier returned from combat operations in the Persian Gulf. He posed for photographs with pilots and members of the ship's crew while wearing a flight suit. A few hours later, he gave a speech announcing the end of major combat operations in the Iraq War. Clearly visible in the background was a banner stating "Mission Accomplished."

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Weak. That's not evidence. Dude you got it wrong, why not simply say that he declared combat ops in Iraq over... and move on? You're digging yourself deeper.

Takvah said:

Weak. That's not evidence. Dude you got it wrong, why not simply say that he declared combat ops in Iraq over... and move on? You're digging yourself deeper.

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My interpretation, my bad.

"America is too proud to fight." "He kept us out of War." Wilson in 1916. Inaugurated in March, 1917. Declaration of War in April 1917.

the transcript of the speech:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/05/01/bush.transcript/

Gerald Ford saying that Poland wasn't under Soviet domination in a 1976 presidential debate.

Jesse Jackson calling New York "Hymietown."

Ronald Reagan joking about dropping a bomb on the Soviets with the microphone on.

Mike Dukakis.

What? I think it counts. That whole darn campaign was so blundered that it was hysterical. Everytime I think about it, I have to do breathing exercises to keep the hysterical laughter from taking over my day.

mscelina said:

Mike Dukakis.

What? I think it counts. That whole darn campaign was so blundered that it was hysterical. Everytime I think about it, I have to do breathing exercises to keep the hysterical laughter from taking over my day.

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Especially the tank picture.


And Walter Mondale. Yeah. He carried one state. One.

maestrowork said:

What do you think? It can be serious or it can be entertaining.


A few come to mind:

- Al Gore claiming he invented the Internet

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He never actually said that. As I understand, what he did say was a rather blundering and overreaching statement to the effect that he was responsible for the legislation that enabled development of the Internet. It got picked up by some publication which gave it the spin that has now become a persistent urban legend.

If it hasn't already appeared, I'd put on the list Gary Hart's 1984 challenge to reporters to follow him around and see if he was doing anything bad. They did, of course, and he was.

caw

Any politician or government employee who ever uttered the words:

"I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."

How about Dick Cheney "accidentally" shooting the Austin attorney?

Oh god, that was awesome.

Since the guy survived, we can laugh about it.

HAHAHA!

Didn't bush have a banquet where he served muslims wine and food off golden plates? I mean, the only way it could have been worse would have been if it had been pork.

Oh! How could I forget:

"Ich ben ein Berliner!"

Didn't Bush I barf on the Emperor of Japan or something? My memory's a little vague.