It is certainly expected of a US president to know better than to make a careless media mistake when cameras and microphones are present. However, President Obama’s Red-faced moment came when he was recorded telling President Dmitry Medvedev that he would have more ‘flexibility’ after November’s elections to deal with petulant issues such as missile defense. This comment came during …
Santorum Peruses Romney’s Policies on Etch A Sketch
Looks like Mitt Romney’s senior campaign adviser could have used some serious media training before he commented on CNN that the campaign will “hit a reset button” to take on President Barack Obama in the fall if Romney wins the GOP nomination. Adding “it’s almost like an Etch A Sketch — you can kind of shake it up, and we start …
Humperdinck Still in a Boy Band?
British political commentator Dr. Anthony Seldon should know better than to venture out of politics after this Red-faced media moment. The gaffe came when the headmaster of expensive Wellington College in Berkshire was asked to comment on the decision to name Engelbert Humperdinck the UK candidate for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. According to the DailyMail, Dr. Seldon replied on …
Jeremy Lin’s “Chink in the Armor”
In the midst of America’s sports Lin-sanity, two ESPN employees used the phrase “chink in the armor” once too often to describe Jeremy Lin’s performance against the New Orleans Hornets. ESPN’s headline writer Anthony Federico made the faux pas when he posted this headline on ESPN’s mobile website: “Chink in the Armor: Jeremy Lin’s 9 Turnovers Cost Knicks in Streak-Snapping …