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• The Gaffe That Keeps On Giving Mon Jun 11
  Rich Galen
  Two weeks ago the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics dropped a bomb on the Presidential campaign of Barack Obama when it released data showing only 66,000 jobs had been created in May - far below estimates - and that the top-line unemployment rate rose from 8.1 to 8.2 percent. ... more
• Obama says he regrets 'Polish death camp' gaffe Fri Jun 1
  AP News
• Obama: "Sometimes I Forget" About The Recession's Severity Thu May 10
  Guy Benson
• The Season of Gaffes Tue Apr 3
  Armstrong Williams
  This presidential campaign cycle can be measured by gaffes. They are becoming a way of marking time. Something could be said to have happened “between the Holocaust survivor phone calls in Florida and ‘I’m not worried about the very poor.’” ... more
• George Will: Obama's Open Mic Comments Show He's 'Slippery,' 'Mildly Disdainful' of Voters Mon Apr 2
  Townhall.com Staff
• Obama's Gaffe Hints at Hidden Agenda in Second Term Thu Mar 29
  Michael Barone
  "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it." So said John Kerry, in Huntington, W.V., on Tuesday, March 16, 2004, two weeks after he had clinched the Democratic presidential nomination by carrying every state but Vermont in the Super Tuesday primaries. ... more
• Romney Big Gaffe Is TARP, not Etch-a-Sketch Sat Mar 24
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I can understand how some politicians got panicked back in 2008 by some of the reckless and inflammatory rhetoric that Bush, Paulson, and others used to build support for their bailout plan. ... more
• Team Romney's Unfair Attack on Santorum Tue Mar 20
  Guy Benson
• Romney: 'I've Got a Lot of Friends... Who Are NFL Team Owners' Tue Mar 13
  America
  Reminiscent of the NASCAR gaffe? ... more
• Santorum's 'Snub' Was No Gaffe Mon Mar 5
  Jeff Jacoby
  Commentators, not all of them Democrats, have been having a field day since GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum charged Barack Obama with snobbery for pushing the idea that everyone needs a college education. ... more
• Did 'The Great Society' Ruin Society? Fri Feb 24
  Pat Buchanan
  "I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs a repair, I'll fix it." Thus did Mitt Romney supposedly commit the gaffe of the month -- for we are not to speak of the poor without unctuous empathy. ... more
• The Flaws of Mitt and Newt Mon Feb 6
  Steve Chapman
  Newt Gingrich has an exquisitely sensitive moral antenna, and Mitt Romney's remark suggesting indifference to the poor sent it quivering. "I am fed up with politicians in either party dividing Americans against each other," he said. Yes, he did. Then he fell on the floor and laughed till he cried. ... more
• Romney Explains "Very Poor" Gaffe Thu Feb 2
  New York
  Romney tries to explain the "very poor" comment and analysts discuss the issue. ... more
• Romney: "I'm Not Concerned About the Very Poor" Wed Feb 1
  Guy Benson
• Norwegian security chief resigns after intel gaffe Thu Jan 19
  AP News
• Iowa Votes Thu Jan 5
  Michael Reagan
  Iowa caucus results show it's still early in the game and nothing's certain. So what happened on the way to the Republican presidential nomination? ... more
• NYTimes offers discounts in mistaken email gaffe Wed Dec 28
  AP News
• 'Things Happened': The Year's Highlights in Shifting Responsibility Wed Dec 28
  Jacob Sullum
  In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network last March, shortly before he announced that he was running for the Republican presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich reflected on his sins, which include cheating on his first two wives with women he would later marry. ... more
• Too many stars: Vietnam in flag gaffe with China Fri Dec 23
  AP News
• Harry Reid: Wealthy Job-Creators "Are Like Unicorns...They Don't Exist" Mon Dec 12
  Guy Benson
• Tunisian politician's gaffe raises fears of Islam Thu Nov 17
  AP News
• President Obama's Revealing Gaffe: 'Americans Have Gotten Lazy' Wed Nov 16
  Erika Johnsen
• Perry Debate Gaffe Highlights Hyperfocus on Image Tue Nov 15
  Rachel Marsden
  My new book, "American Bombshell: A Tale of Domestic and International Invasion," has just been published almost in lockstep with poor Texas Gov. Rick Perry's Republican-primary debate gaffe. It's convenient timing, because both of these things depict the emphasis on buzz and style over substance in today's media and politics. ... more
• Videos: Cain Self-Destructs on Libya, Unions Mon Nov 14
  Guy Benson
• Perry jokes about gaffe from last debate Sat Nov 12
  AP News
• Iowa Gov. Branstad says debate gaffe hurts Perry Fri Nov 11
  AP News

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