{"id":11940,"date":"2019-12-19T05:53:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T10:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internsdc.com\/?p=11940"},"modified":"2019-12-19T05:53:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T10:53:21","slug":"presidential-debate-bloopers-gaffes-and-quips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/presidential-debate-bloopers-gaffes-and-quips\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Debate Bloopers, Gaffes and Quips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, we\u2019re all human\u2026and being under a microscope during a presidential debate is a lot of pressure. However, we just can\u2019t help but laugh at some of these ridiculous presidential debate bloopers, gaffes and quips\u00a0that actually happened.<\/p>\n<p>Some of them have cost the candidate the election, because it\u2019s these things people remember among all the rhetoric. A few of our favorites:<\/p>\n<h3>Rick Perry\u2019s Brain Fart<\/h3>\n<p>Blame it on nerves or stupidity, but Rick Perry pulled a major \u2018oops\u2019 in the Republican presidential debate in 2011. When naming the 3\u00a0federal agencies he&#8217;d dissolve, (a rather bold move) he forgot one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe third agency of government I would do away with \u2013 the education, the uh, the commerce, and let\u2019s see\u2026 the third one. I can\u2019t. Sorry. Oops.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yAUH_jBcVLA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Richard Nixon\u2019s Sweat<\/h3>\n<p>The old expression &#8220;never let them see you sweat&#8221; lost Nixon the election. Bringing it back to the first televised debate in 1960 was a groundbreaker. This first TV debate, seen by 7 million Americans in 1960, made the difference for JFK, who won by a tight margin.<\/p>\n<p>Nixon was dripping sweat throughout the entire debate.<\/p>\n<p>Was he just nervous or did he just eat a spicy Indian dish? Neither \u2013 the Vice President at the time had just spent 12 days in the hospital for a knee operation and a staph infection. The poor fellow. But Kennedy\u2019s composure, eloquence and just plain coolness, literally, got him elected.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5490\" src=\"https:\/\/internsdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Presidential-debate-bloopers.jpg\" alt=\"Presidential Debate Bloopers\" width=\"750\" height=\"408\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Gerald Ford&#8217;s Communism Gaffe<\/h3>\n<p>When debating Jimmy Carter, Ford said in no uncertain terms he would not allow Communism to spread. \u201cThere is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe and there never will be under a Ford administration,\u201d Ford said, at a time when every Eastern European country was securely locked behind the Iron Curtain.<\/p>\n<p>This statement was made famous to be the \u201cBlooper Heard Round the World\u201d. The reaction of the moderator is priceless.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w8rg9c4pUrg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>James Stockdale\u2019s Existential Question<\/h3>\n<p>When introducing yourself, you want to make a good first impression. However, Admiral James Stockdale seemed to be a bit confused about who he was. When making his opening statement, he joked, \u201cWho am I? Why am I here?\u201d Although a great opening conversation starter for say, a meditation circle, the sentiment wasn\u2019t exactly in the right place, nor at the right time. The rhetorical question became known as the \u201cStockdale Moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Al Gore\u2019s Sigh<\/h3>\n<p>Eye rolling, interrupting and looks of boredom are all common reactions amongst candidates during a debate. Al Gore decided to go with a sigh. Called \u201cthe sigh heard round the world\u201d, Vice President Al Gore fought to soften his image as a buttoned-up politician\u2026but a sigh probably wasn\u2019t the way to go. In this 2000 debate, he sighed loudly and repeatedly in frustration as Gov. George W. Bush made points. How rude!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/politics\/2012\/10\/01\/debate-fun-gore-sigh.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the video here<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Jan Brewer\u2019s Brain Freeze<\/h3>\n<p>The Arizona governor had several \u2018brain freezes\u2019 as she later called it throughout the 2010 debate. When asked to make her opening remarks, she went silent. When asked about \u201cbeheadings\u201d and illegal immigrants, she also stood silent. If you don\u2019t have anything nice to say, don\u2019t say anything at all?<\/p>\n<p>Not for a presidential debate.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TM4-M1-TNyo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Lloyd Bentsen\u2019s Comparison to JFK Flopper<\/h3>\n<p>Lloyd Bentsen\u2019s debate opponent, Dan Quayle, often compared himself to Jack Kennedy: \u201cI have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you\u2019re no Jack Kennedy,\u201d said Bentsen.<\/p>\n<p>Ouch.<\/p>\n<h3>George W Bush Looks\u00a0at His Watch<\/h3>\n<p>In 1992, George W seemed to look bored when an impassioned woman spoke about what mattered to her. He looked at his watch in a famous moment of this debate. He lost to Clinton.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hBrW2Pz9Iiw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See it here<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>On the Other Hand, Ronald Reagan\u2019s Age Quip<\/h3>\n<p>In 1984, many\u00a0worried that Ronald Reagan might have grown too old to function under the stress of the presidency. When it came up in the debate\u00a0with Walter Mondale, Reagan quipped:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent\u2019s youth and inexperience.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Regan\u2019s sense of humor saved the day, and his personality gave him a landslide victory in the election.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJhCjMfRndk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Have another favorite presidential debate blooper\u00a0we left out? 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