Monday, June 7, 2010

Hillary Strikes Again

Hillary's latest gaffe, sending the Queen of England a birthday card on the wrong date, is just the latest in a string of mistakes, misstatements, and 'misspokens' that would put Joe Biden to shame.

It follows on the heels of her "the rich are not paying their fair share" and 'the US should model itself after Brazil' pronouncement on economic policy. (For a fact-based rebuttal of that nonsense go here.

Then there was her statement last fall that she had stayed in a bomb-damaged hotel in Belfast. That was an apparent attempt to demonstrate empathy with the troubles in Northern Ireland, but, like her story about running for cover from sniper fire during a trip to Bosnia, was also a mis-remembering.

Finally, we have a gaffe that's about Hillary, not by her. It's included here because I thought it was funny. It's also an illustration of how far the New York Times has fallen. (Image courtesy of NPR. Click to embiggen - read the caption under the picture.)




















And just to beat a dead horse, remember how the media delighted in trumpeting even the slightest Bush mistake or mispronunciation? Oh well, no one ever said life was fair...

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