Mccain Gaffes

2008's Most Laughable Political Antics

Daniel Kurtzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Daniel Kurtzman

In a story about potential vice presidential picks, the AP referred to Joe Lieberman as "the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000."

McCain and Palin In Their Own Words: 25 Laughable Quotes

Daniel Kurtzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Daniel Kurtzman

1. "Our economy, I think, is still ― the fundamentals of our economy are strong." ―John McCain, Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 15, 2008 (Source) 2. "T...

Sierra Club RAW: Last Week's Campaign McMeltdown

Josh Dorner | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Dorner

The McCain campaign visited the Enrico Fermi nuclear generating station in Michigan -- the site of a 1966 partial meltdown that resulted in the coining of the phrase "China Syndrome."

McCain Gets Facts Wrong In Response To Hamdan Verdict

Think Progress | Posted 05.25.2011

On Wednesday, a military jury at Guantanamo Bay found Osama bin Laden's former driver, Salim Hamdan, guilty of material support for terrorism in the f...

McCain Dazed And Confused (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

TPMtv takes the best of the worst John McCain gaffes, awkward pauses, and lame catchphrases and puts them all into one handy video reel: Watch mor...

AP: McCain Has Trouble With Details Because Of "Breezy Nature"

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Details can bedevil any presidential candidate. Republican John McCain announced this week that he backs an anti-affirmative action...

Rachel Weiner

McCain Explains His Repeated Czechoslovakia Gaffes (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

McCain said "Czechoslovakia" instead of the "Czech Republic" at another town hall today. But this time, he caught himself and offered a bit of self-mo...

Will Thomas

McCain Gaffes: A Tough Week In The Youtube Era

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Thomas | Posted 05.25.2011

John McCain is having a rough week. Not only was he panned for trying to steal Barack Obama's thunder by lifelessly reading a teleprompter in front ...

Sam Stein

McCain's Day Marked By False Statements And Gaffes

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

A series of misstatements and verbal gaffes hampered Sen. John McCain on the day that unofficially marked the beginning of his general election campai...