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Married Congressman Chris Lee’s Craigslist scandal

admin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:58:35 +0000

New York Republican Congressman Christopher Lee has become the latest conservative to resign because of a scandal. This time, the married representative was flirting with a woman on Craigslist, claiming to be a divorced lobbyist without bothering to come up with an alias or use an email address that wasn’t connected to his official Facebook page.

Joe Biden mistakes a congresswoman’s gender

admin — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:59:41 +0000

Our exciting new February header honors gaffe-prone Vice President Joe Biden. In preparation for the distinction, Biden made two crucial gaffes in a recent speech in Indiana, where he both confused the gender of Senator Beverly Gard and referred to the corporation hosting the event as “Enron.”

Hillary Clinton trips while boarding a plane.

admin — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:22:19 +0000

Judge Ball: Masturbator’s testimony was “self serving”

admin — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:09:23 +0000

Unlike the good folks at the FAILblog, who are frequently duped in to publishing onion-esque articles on their front page, I made sure to check to make sure this was a legitimate article before posting.

Christine O’Donnell on the Constitution

admin — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:02:18 +0000

Presidential Seal Quits

admin — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:35:27 +0000

Yes.

John McCain Claims he was NEVER a maverick.

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:00:23 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OmjBiK9cfs

John McCain told Newsweek that he never considered himself to be a maverick. Here are some videos of him claiming to be a maverick.

Harry Reid Votes Against His OWN Health Care Bill

admin — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:12:03 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkekjmmSmvc

Could the man who had worked so hard to get others to vote for this bill have accidentally voted against it himself?

Lobbyists off legislators cash at ethics session. FAIL!

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:21 +0000

Probably Bad News: News fails, because journalism isn’t dying fast enough. » Governmental Ethics That Is.

Arnold Schwarzenegger to congress: FAIL

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:38:18 +0000

Perhaps he was infusing “dry work of government with a dash of man-
ly brio,” as New York Times speculated, but Arnold calls it a “wild coincid-
ence.” (If you include the first letter in the first line, it reads, “I F*** You,” which is
a complete sentence, it’s also an interesting invitation. Who could turn down
such an offer? If this happened to me, I’d tell
everyone!

Does this mean that the Governator made a FAIL? Or did he do it on purpose?
Octopus
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