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Obama to Poland: Sorry About Gaffe

He regrets the death-camp error, he writes in letter to president

(Newser) - President Obama has apologized to Poland for the "Polish death camp" gaffe he made earlier this week, the AP reports. "In referring to 'a Polish death camp' rather than 'a Nazi death camp in German-occupied Poland,' I inadvertently used a phrase that has caused many...

Obama Death-Camp Gaffe Angers Poles

He referred to a WWII 'Polish death camp'

(Newser) - President Obama paid tribute to a Polish war hero yesterday, but managed to infuriate Poland in the process. At a White House ceremony honoring resistance fighter Jan Karski, who tried to alert the world to the Holocaust, Obama used the phrase "Polish death camp," which is terminology that...

Marion Barry Apologizes for Gaffe ... With New Gaffe

Recalls troubles of the 'Polaks'' in US

(Newser) - Marion Barry has apologized again for incendiary comments about Asians —but his apology has him in more hot water. The DC Council member recently said he'd "do something about these Asians coming in, opening businesses, those dirty shops. They ought to go." Within weeks, he complained...

Rick Perry: God Forgives 'Oops' Moments

Says he's 'praying' for Obama's wisdom

(Newser) - Rick Perry isn't letting one little catastrophic onstage meltdown bother him. At a National Day of Prayer breakfast today, Perry was introduced with a crack about his infamous "oops" moment. "You meant to say 'whoop' as a proud Texas Aggie," the host said, according to...

Romney's Latest Gaffe: Dissing Local Cookies

Pennsylvania bakery outraged after he quips treats came from 7-11

(Newser) - In Pittsburgh, they're calling it "CookieGate," but fair warning, it's not exactly a serious political scandal. Mitt Romney held a tax day picnic just outside the city Tuesday, in what should have been an easy photo op, if only he hadn't mentioned the food. "...

Obama Goofs on Falklands
 Obama Goofs on Falklands 
Apr 17, 2012 2:14 AM CDT

Obama Goofs on Falklands

He refers to disputed islands as Maldives

(Newser) - Gaffe alert: President Obama fumbled the Spanish name for the Falkland Islands in remarks before the Summit of the Americas. He referred to them as "the Maldives or the Falklands, whatever your preferred term," using the name of an island chain 8,000 miles away in the Indian...

Foster Friess: I Hope Obama's 'Teleprompters Are Bullet-Proof'

We can't imagine why anyone would be offended, can you?

(Newser) - Former Rick Santorum sugar daddy Foster Friess picked an unfortunate metaphor in an interview yesterday on Fox Business. "There are a lot of things that haven’t been hammered at because Rick and Mitt have been going at each other," he said, according to the LA Times . "...

Romney&#39;s Latest &#39;Joke&#39;: Dad Closed a Michigan Plant
Romney's Latest 'Joke':
Dad Closed a Michigan Plant
DEMS ARE LAUGHING...
Mar 29, 2012 8:30 AM CDT

Romney's Latest 'Joke': Dad Closed a Michigan Plant

His 'humorous' story doesn't sit well with Democrats

(Newser) - Mitt Romney attempted to connect with the people of Wisconsin yesterday by telling them a little joke. In a conference call with thousands of voters, Romney told them about the time in the 1950s that his dad, then head of American Motors, shut down a Michigan factory and moved production...

Etch A Sketch Stock Soars on Romney Aide's Gaffe

Climbs more than 200% to $12.50 per share

(Newser) - Bad news for Mitt Romney has been great news for Etch A Sketch: Stock in the toy's maker soared 212.5% after Romney spokesman Eric Ferhnstrom compared the campaign to one . Ohio Art's stock stood at $4 per share at the beginning of the day yesterday; at...

Is Santorum Too Honest for His Own Good?

Washington Post thinks he's shooting himself in the foot

(Newser) - Rick Santorum's campaign has a problem: namely, Rick Santorum. The candidate prides himself on speaking off the cuff—he thinks teleprompters should be illegal for presidential candidates—but that's made him a veritable fountain of gaffes lately, leaving insiders questioning his ability to be the party standard bearer,...

Now Romney's Pals Are NFL Team Owners

Peyton Manning question brings repeat of NASCAR gaffe

(Newser) - Another rich-guy sports fumble for Mitt Romney: Weeks after taking flak for mentioning his "great friends who are NASCAR team owners," the candidate brought up his friendships with NFL team owners in response to a question about the Peyton Manning free agent sweepstakes, reports the Huffington Post . "...

Another Wealth Flub? Romneys Like Their Cadillacs

Mitt says his wife drives 'a couple' of them ... just like you!

(Newser) - Mitt Romney, he of the $10,000 bet and lack of concern for the very poor , stepped in it a wee bit today with another comment whose unintentional subtext was: Yeah, I have a lot more money than you. While talking to the Detroit Economic Club, he spoke, appropriately, about...

Santorum Backer Sorry for Birth Control 'Joke'

Foster Friess' unfunny comment not campaign's problem: candidate

(Newser) - After making headlines yesterday by saying aspirin "between [gals'] knees" once served as birth control , Foster Friess explained his comments to Lawrence O'Donnell last night. "I love the expression, 'It’s not so much what people say, it’s what people hear,' and obviously...

Media Gaffe of the Year: the Obama/Osama Mixup
Media Gaffe of the Year:
the Obama/Osama Mixup
Year in Review
Dec 24, 2011 12:30 PM CST

Media Gaffe of the Year: the Obama/Osama Mixup

...and other mistakes

(Newser) - One is the president of the United States. The other was bent on destroying the United States. So you’d think Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden would be pretty easy to keep straight. But when the former announced the death of the latter, a really embarrassing number of news...

Oops: Perry Botches Kim Jong Il's Name

Candidate repeats Bush blunder on Kim Jong 'the Second'

(Newser) - It's an easy mistake to make, but looks like Rick Perry's campaign was the only one to make it. An email from the Perry campaign yesterday about the death of Kim Jong Il repeatedly referred to the late North Korean leader as Kim Jong the Second. The upper-case...

Perry Gaffes Again, About the 'Country Solynda'

We're sure he meant the energy company, Solyndra

(Newser) - Rick Perry managed to avoid making any major gaffes at Saturday night's debate, only to follow it up the next day with … this. During an appearance in Iowa, he was slamming President Obama's administration for the spending choices it has made. "No greater example of it...

Biden Complains After Ambush Interview

His office want to know: Were rules broken?

(Newser) - Joe Biden is not happy about the ambush interview that landed him on cable TV—and he’s letting the press gallery’s standing committee of correspondents know about it. Jason Mattera of the conservative blog Human Events caught Biden off guard last week by asking to take a photo...

Biden to China: 'I Fully Understand' 1-Child Policy

Critics: Policy pushes abortions, sterilizations

(Newser) - Joe Biden was mere hours away from wrapping up a gaffe-free four-day visit to China when he said he fully understood China's one-child policy. The vice president, discussing the US debt during a Q&A session at a university in Chengdu, said: "You have no safety net. Your...

Bachmann Mixes Up Elvis's Birth, Death Dates

She wishes him a happy birthday

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann stopped in Spartanburg, South Carolina, for a campaign rally today. A fan of the King, Bachmann has said in the past that she has some Elvis songs on her iPod. At the start of her rally, she asked the crowd to wish him a happy birthday, notes CNN...

Michele Bachmann Gaffes: The Top 12
 Top 12 Bachmann Gaffes 
Jun 28, 2011 11:33 AM CDT

Top 12 Bachmann Gaffes

Needless to say, she's not doing well on PolitiFact

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann is, as the AP amusingly puts it, "one to watch—for inaccuracies ." Her gaffes have landed her a pretty awful score on PolitiFact , and have recently prompted her to fight back: She explained her John Wayne mix-up today on CNN and insisted she has "a...

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