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Ha Ha I think Romney is being really generous when he calls Gaffe du Jour Biden a master fo words … more like a clown of words …
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I recently mentioned a book called Mind The Gaffe, which is all about errors in English.
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This week's glaring example was Senator McCain's blunder about alleging that Iranians are training al-Qaeda (one of their most hated enemies) in Iran -- a "Gaffe" as the Washington Post and other media outlets called it.
Omid Memarian: Behind a Gaffe: Is Sen. McCain's Expertise in Foreign Policy Expired? 2008
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"Gaffe" although in politics a Gaffe is described as telling the truth by accident.
AroundTheCapitol.com 2008
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The Truth About Obama's Irish Teleprompter "Gaffe"
John Ridley: The Practical Math of "Too Much" Telepromptering 2009
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The War Nerd Defends Putin's African Cannibalism "Gaffe"
Archive 2005-06-19 Steve Sailer 2005
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Steve Sailer's iSteve Blog: The War Nerd Defends Putin's African Cannibalism "Gaffe"
The War Nerd Defends Putin's African Cannibalism "Gaffe" Steve Sailer 2005
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The War Nerd Defends Putin's African Cannibalism "Gaffe"
The War Nerd Defends Putin's African Cannibalism "Gaffe" Steve Sailer 2005
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Helen Thomas's "Gaffe": Just a Natural Effect of Aging
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Helen Thomas's "Gaffe": Just a Natural Effect of Aging
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