The presidential gaffes « The HabitableZone

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The presidential gaffes June 26, 2011 8:38 am TB

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Compare to the media mileage on things like Palin and Paul Revere.

Chime in boys and girls, are gaffes important or not? Austrian??? Marine corpse??? by FrankC 2011-06-26 21:45:25
- My favorite is substituting "Calvary" for "cavalry", several times in one interview. But unfortunately, it wasn't Obama. It was ... by ER 2011-06-27 07:13:17
  - LOL. Thanks, made my day. by mcfly 2011-06-27 21:28:19
  - I couldn't agree more that gaffes are not important. But, the media reaction to political gaffes is interesting. THAT, is the ... by FrankC 2011-06-27 07:41:11
    - Bingo. by TB 2011-06-27 10:10:53
    - That same political humor website I pointed to also has extensive documentation on Obama malapropisms. I just think conservatives need to ... by ER 2011-06-27 08:17:28