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2k05gt
08-11-2009, 02:56 PM
It’s time for a post-election Obama-Biden / McCain-Palin Funniest moments:

10. Just after he’s been sworn in by him, the newly-minted Vice President Joe Biden gets the name of Justice John Paul Stevens, “one of the great justices” of the Supreme Court, wrong by calling him “Justice Stewart”:

YouTube - Biden Gaffe-Forgets Name of Justice Stevens Who Swore Him In Day Before


9. Barack Obama jokes about Nancy Reagan having séances in the White House. He later called her to apologise (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/07/obama-apologizes-to-nancy_n_142280.html) after the AP noted that although she had consulted astrologers, “she did not hold conversations with the dead”:

YouTube - Obama on Nancy Reagan and seances

8. Joe Biden forgets the “website number” for the White House internet site (http://www.recovery.gov/) designed to show how TARP money is being spent:

YouTube - VP Biden Forgot the "Website Number"

7. Barack Obama mixes up the windows and doors at his new home:

YouTube - REDEYE: OBAMA MISTAKES WINDOW FOR DOOR

6. Joe Biden jokes about Chief Justice John Roberts fluffing the inauguration oath. The president is visibly annoyed with his veep and Biden later apologises (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/07/obama-apologizes-to-nancy_n_142280.html):

YouTube - Biden Jokes About Roberts' Oath Gaffe

5. A Marine One double. First, on his maiden Marine One trip Obama breaches protocol (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/02/12/pub-presidential-protocol/) and makes life uncomfortable for an enlisted marine by shaking the the serviceman’s hand as he’s saluting his commander-in-chief:

YouTube - President Obama's First Flight on Marine One Chopper

Then - Gerald Ford, eat your heart out. Barack Obama bangs his head as he boards his helicopter:

YouTube - Obama Bumps Head on Marine One, Obama Hits Head Hard! (exclusive audio)

4. Joe Biden tells his wife that he had the choice of being either Secretary of State or vice-president - an offer that was news to Obama aides and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when Jill Biden spilled the beans on Oprah:

YouTube - Jill Biden to Oprah: "Joe had the choice to be either Secretary of State or Vice President"

3. Gordon Brown presents the new President with: a pen holder carved from the timbers of HMS Gannett, a sister ship of HMS Resolute; the commissioning certificate of HMS Resolute; and a seven-volume biography of Winston Churchill. In return, the Prime minister gets 25 DVDS, which don’t work in Britain:

YouTube - 25 DVDs

2. Joe Biden tells a former Senate colleague who addresses him as “Mr Vice-President” to “give me a f—ing break”:

YouTube - VP Joe Biden unleashes F-Bomb!!!

1. The latest one takes the biscuit. Barack Obama jokes about the disabled on the Jay Leno show. Afterwards, he calls the head of the Special Olympics to apologise (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607391/20090320/story.jhtml):

YouTube - Obama "Gaffes" On Leno

2k05gt
08-11-2009, 02:57 PM
Top 12 Pre Election Gaffes of 2008


12. Vice President John McCain?

YouTube - Vice President John McCain?


11. John McCain: “my fellow prisoners”

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10. Barack Obama says he’s visited 57 states


YouTube - Obama Claims He's Visited 57 States




9. John McCain wants hot bottled water delivered to babies


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8. Barack Obama says 10,000 people died in Kansas


YouTube - Barack Obama Tells Supporters Ten Thousand Died In Tornados




7. Joe Biden says FDR addressed nation on TV in 1929


YouTube - Joe Biden Screws Up During Interview




6. McCain Blames Iran for Alquaeda.


YouTube - McCain's Foreign Policy Gaffe (CBS News)



5. Barack Obama talks of “my Muslim faith.

YouTube - Re: Obama Admits Muslim Faith



4. Hillary a better choice?


YouTube - Joe Biden Gaffes




3. Two for the price of one: Barack America introduces President Joe Biden


YouTube - Barack America Introduces President Joe Biden




2. Hillary Give Russia the Button... with wrong translation


YouTube - U.S. Gift to Russia Lost in Translation




1. Joe Biden asks wheelchair-bound politician to “stand up”


YouTube - Joe Biden Tells Chuck Graham to Stand Up

2k05gt
08-11-2009, 03:00 PM
Joe Biden’s Gaffes

YouTube - Joe Biden Gaffe Blooper Mix


If you think Joe Biden’s gaffe about the flu on the
Today Show was an isolated incident,
think again and enjoy this little montage.