Notable gaffes by country Political gaffe

1 notable gaffes country

1.1 australia
1.2 azerbaijan
1.3 canada
1.4 netherlands
1.5 poland
1.6 portugal
1.7 romania
1.8 united kingdom
1.9 united states

notable gaffes country
australia

on august 12, 2013, @ liberal party function in melbourne part of 2013 federal election campaign, australian opposition leader tony abbott, criticising prime minister kevin rudd, said no one, smart, well-educated, experienced, suppository of wisdom. word meant repository . did not take long clip of mr abbott s gaffe featured on websites of of world s biggest news organisations.

azerbaijan

the central election commission showed ilham aliyev winning 72.76% of vote via commission s official smartphone app day before voting had started 2013 elections.

canada

air pollution smell of money – philip gaglardi.
pierre trudeau , fuddle duddle incident, 1971
jacques parizeau s money , ethnic vote speech, 1995
peter mackay calling ex-girlfriend belinda stronach dog after joined opposition party.
evil reptilian kitten eater planet – ontario general election, 2003

netherlands

during 2009 speech in mexico city, crown prince willem-alexander mistranslated proverb sleeping shrimp gets carried away tide sleeping shrimp gets screwed.

poland

polish foreign minister witold waszczykowski told reporters on 10 january 2017 had established diplomatic relations san escobar , nonexistent country.

portugal

give best poorer country – prime minister josé sócrates.

romania

victor ponta s televised admission, after party lost 2008 election, [the opponents ] system of electoral fraud worked better ours

united kingdom

winston churchill s election broadcast in campaign 1945 general election in suggested labour party create form of gestapo implement reforms.
john major calling of cabinet ministers bastards.
gordon brown referring member of public bigoted woman during election campaign.
prince philip, duke of edinburgh has become famous making remarks construed being offensive or stereotypical in nature.

united states

paul ryan march 12, 2013: re not going give destroying healthcare system american people.
the gerald ford soviet domination answer.
the jimmy carter lust in heart interview
we begin bombing in 5 minutes. – joke ronald reagan in sound check prior weekly radio address later leaked.
oh, vision thing. – george h. w. bush
dan quayle misspelling potatoe while attending elementary school spelling bee
forgot poland , numerous others -george w. bush
mean, got first mainstream african-american, articulate , bright , clean , nice-looking guy. mean, s storybook, man! – joe biden
legitimate rape, todd akin, united states senate election in missouri, 2012
rick perry s oops moment
47% speech mitt romney
farmer iowa comment, bruce braley, united states senate election in iowa, 2014
joe biden s remarks that: no matter how involved in u.s. … there’s 1 guarantee ... , s state of israel
united states house of representatives kevin mccarthy — favored successor speaker of house john boehner — made kinsley proud bragged on fox news s sean hannity show house gop investigation 2012 benghazi attack had been effective in eroding hillary clinton s popularity, implying purpose of investigation had been political.
hillary clinton linking wall street donors 9/11
john kasich s response question why district of columbia unrepresented in united states congress: i.e., purposefully, disenfranchise many democrats possible.
maine governor paul lepage, in vetoing bill have made narcan available save addicts overdoses, stated drug not save lives; merely extends them until next overdose .




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^ petersen, lilli (april 21, 2016). maine governor blocks addicts buying lifesaving drugs . new york times. retrieved april 23, 2016. in veto letter, lepage, republican, said naloxone “does not save lives; merely extends them until next overdose. ... creating situation addict has heroin needle in 1 hand , shot of naloxone in other produces sense of normalcy , security around heroin use serves perpetuate cycle of addiction,” lepage wrote.