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The Most Embarrassing Moments of Campaign 2008

By Daniel Kurtzman, About.com

A running compilation of funny gaffes, crazy antics, and other triumphs in idiocy from the 2008 campaign trail.

Palin Punk'd By Prank Call

A Canadian comedy duo prank calls Sarah Palin and convinces her she's talking to French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Pure comedy gold.

John McCain Gets Stood Up By Joe The Plumber

John McCain calls on Joe The Plumber to stand up and be recognized...but Joe is nowhere to be found, and it confuses the hell out of McCain.

McCain's Tongue Gaffe

John McCain sticks out his tongue at the end of the third presidential debate after walking off stage the wrong way.

John McCain Proves He Is, In Fact, George Bush

John McCain says, "You know, I think you may have noticed that Senator Obama's supporters have been saying some pretty nasty things about Western Pennsylvania lately. And you know, I couldn't agree with them more."

Sarah Palin Can't Explain the VP's Job

During an interview with a Colorado TV station, Sarah Palin gets asked a simple question by a third grader: "What does the vice president do?" She gets it wrong, claiming the vice president is in charge of the Senate.

Sarah Palin Booed at Hockey Game

Hockey mom Sarah Palin drops the first puck at the Philadelphia Flyers game and gets booed on the ice. The arena had to raise the music volume to drown out the booing. Some have claimed they also piped in cheers.

McCain Calls Americans 'My Fellow Prisoners'

While campaigning in Pennsylvania, McCain said, "Across this country this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners."

Palin on Russia and Putin Flying Over Her

Sarah Palin once again tries to explain why Alaska's proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience, and once again embarrasses herself.

Joe Biden: 'Stand Up, Chuck!'

Joe Biden calls upon Missouri state Sen. Chuck Graham to "stand up," despite the fact that he is in a wheelchair.

Joe Biden Garbles Depression History

Joe Biden gets his historical facts mixed up by claiming that Franklin D. Roosevelt got on television in 1929 to talk about the stock market crash, despite the fact that he wasn't president yet and only experimental TV's were in use at the time.

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