C-WORDS AND SUPPOSITORIES: 20 TIMES WHEN POLITICIANS HAVE SAID THE DARNDEST THINGS
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There are moments when politicians are actually trying to be funny and succeed like Abe Lincoln after he was accused of being two-faced: “If I had two faces, would I be wearing this one?” But this piece isn’t about those moments. It’s about gaffes and brain fades. Some recover from them. Others don’t. Personally, I don’t blame politicians for “misspeaking”. It’s hard not to say dumb shit when you’re doing stream-of-conscious ad lib for over a decade. But laughing at their embarrassing quotes is an important part of the democratic process. So here are 20 of them:
C-WORDS AND SUPPOSITORIES: 20 TIMES WHEN POLITICIANS HAVE SAID THE DARNDEST THINGS
C-WORDS AND SUPPOSITORIES: 20 TIMES WHEN…
C-WORDS AND SUPPOSITORIES: 20 TIMES WHEN POLITICIANS HAVE SAID THE DARNDEST THINGS
There are moments when politicians are actually trying to be funny and succeed like Abe Lincoln after he was accused of being two-faced: “If I had two faces, would I be wearing this one?” But this piece isn’t about those moments. It’s about gaffes and brain fades. Some recover from them. Others don’t. Personally, I don’t blame politicians for “misspeaking”. It’s hard not to say dumb shit when you’re doing stream-of-conscious ad lib for over a decade. But laughing at their embarrassing quotes is an important part of the democratic process. So here are 20 of them: