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Canada PM eating seal meat, Iqaluit gaffe draws attention

" the prime minister’s office to issue press releases Monday referring to Nunavut’s capital as Iqualuit — rather than Iqaluit. In Inuktitut, Iqaluit means “many fishes.” Refer to Iqualuit, however, and...

'I Like Your Tan': PM's Obama Gaffe

" Breaking News Obama Sparks 'Barack Baby' Boom 'I Like Your Tan': PM's Obama Gaffe 4 hours 1 min ago Sky News The Italian Prime Minister has been blasted for his blundering welcome of the US president-elect after he praised Barack Obama's...

'I Like Your Tan': PM's Obama Gaffe

"The Italian Prime Minister has been blasted for his blundering welcome of the US president-elect after he praised Barack Obama's "suntan". Silvio Berlusconi made the comment at a joint press conference with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev."I will try to help relations...

The Republican Party's Return to McCarthyism

The Republican Party is spent the last few days in an awkward spiral of jingoism, as evidenced by a slew of controversial statements. Let's review the events of the last few days: Friday, 10/17: "Representative...

Joe's Gaffe: Say It Ain't So

"There is no question that when Barack Obama sat down and listed out the pros and cons of picking Joe Biden as his running mate, at the top of the "cons" he wrote: "has a propensity for making hard to explain...

In gaffe, Biden said FDR led when market crashed

"WASHINGTON - Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says today's leaders should take a lesson from the history books and follow fellow Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt's response to a financial crisis. "When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt...

DNCC Tickets wraps Obama in upside-down flag

Anyone with a basic knowledge of flag etiquette is aware that displaying a flag upside-down is never appropriate. The one exception to this rule is if one is in dire circumstances and must summons help an...

McCain: Confused about the surge?

John McCain has spent the last three weeks touting the success of the surge. This remains his last fighting chance at overshadowing Obama on foreign policy matters. With endorsements of Obama’s foreign policy strategy, President Bush and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have...

Op-Ed: McCain Gets Another Gaffe, or Is He Lying?

I was sitting down watching this interview over Armed Forces Network, and I found myself strangely agreeing with Senator McCain on a couple subjects. And then today MSNBC released a story about CBS alter  the video of  its interview, and I  was a little angry....

Op-Ed: First Overseas Gaffe Goes To?

Over the past few years we have come to expect McCain's errors on geography, culture, and history when it doesn't pertain to the United States. Of all the weeks to make a verbal gaffe, this sure wasn't it. McCain...

Biden highlights Clinton Pakistan gaffe

"(CNN) — Democrat Joe Biden suggested Tuesday that presidential rival Hillary Clinton doesn't adequately understand recent events in Pakistan. The Delaware senator was responding to news that Clinton suggested in two recent interviews that Pakistani President Pervez...

George Bush: One Word, Gets a Thousand Looks.

You know, sometimes this stuff just writes itself.Perhaps proof Politicians Open Mouth, before engaging Brain.I think Bush should have just stated "Look, how about we start all over again okay"?  Hi, I'm...

Queen teases Bush over date gaffe

"It is interesting to note the Queen’s thanks on the USA’s involvement in bringing peace to Northern Ireland - achieved no doubt because they did not invade the place.  Hmmm, what DID the USA actually do?...

Lawmaker Probes Shoddy TSA Website

This is a follow-up to my previous post. I don't know about anybody else, but I had to learn to spell in order to get past third grade, never mind get a ranking position in the Transportation Security...

Grenada band plays Taiwan anthem at opening of China-financed stadium

"A diplomatic gaffe marred Saturday's inauguration of a Chinese-financed stadium in Grenada when a band performed the national anthem of Chinese rival Taiwan. Chinese Ambassador Qian Hongshan and scores of...

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