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Friday, February 02, 2007

2008: Let the gaffes begin

In case you don't read ABC's The Note (which the FG highly recommends), here's their take on the Biden faux-pax:
...while there is no precise parallel (many of the candidates like to jabber, but Biden is in a category by himself), the comparable moves would be as follows:

Hillary Clinton saying on the first day, "I would look to Bill constantly."

Barack Obama saying on the first day. . . exactly what Biden said, but in the first person.

John Edwards saying on the first day, "Not having a real job anymore means I have the time to do this right."

John McCain saying on the first day, "The way forward on Iraq starts with Iran and ends with North Korea."

Mitt Romney saying on the first day, " No, I won't take my orders from Joseph Smith — they'll come direct from the Angel Moroni."

Rudy Giuliani saying on the first day, "A man's personal life and character has nothing to do with the job of the Presidency."

Chris Dodd saying on the first day, "Just like Joey Liebs, I. . . "

Tommy Thompson saying on the first day: "Working for the president was satisfying, even though he didn't know my name and the press forgot I was still there. But I loved having a driver. HE knew my name. Oh, yessir!"

Mike Huckabee saying on the first day, "As soon as I get the big chair, I'll be able to eat whatever I want. State dinner equals all-you-can-eat buffet."

Tom Vilsack saying on the first day, "I LOVE these jokers who jet in wearing L.L. Bean crap and think they know what it means to be a Hawkeye."

Wes Clark saying on the first day, "If you liked General Haig, you'll REALLY salute General Clark."

Sam Brownback saying on the first day, "The new 11th commandment is, 'Vote for the REAL Republican — me.' "

Newt Gingrich saying on the first day, "I can no longer deny the nation my brilliance. Electnewt.com. Deal with it!"

Bill Richardson saying on the first day, "This isn't about ego."

Jim Gilmore saying on the first day, "We'll bring back the Confederacy, but we'll call it a 'free trade zone.'"

Dennis Kucinich saying on the first day, "I'm in it to win it."

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posted by fabulous girl at 2:08 PM

4 Comments:

  • That was one serious and alienating (and yet simultaneously hilarious) faux pas! Waiting for Al Sharpton's response....

    By Blogger Rainster, at 6:04 PM  

  • Expect Biden will join Isaiah Washington in sensitivity re-hab any day now. You'd think a lifetime of off the cuff public speaking would make one acutely aware of when to engage one's own internal monologue button, but apparently not.

    By Blogger fabulous girl, at 7:23 AM  

  • As someone who is lining up early behind Obama, I'm interested in the FG's readership's picks and preferences. Will the National Cattlemen's Beef Association sink Kucinich?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:30 AM  

  • Ugh, argh, can't possibly think about it this early. Am hoping several of the more obviously unsuitable folk drop out or implode in the next 6 months, so we can evaluate the actual contenders.

    By Blogger fabulous girl, at 1:08 PM  

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