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Politics is not always serious business.

Although politicians are famously buttoned-up and skillfully practiced in the art of careful spin, they have also been the source of some of our best entertainment -- and laughter -- over the past half-century. And it's always by accident. A slip of the tongue, a botched photo op, a vacant-eyed brain-freeze and -- wham! -- suddenly an ordinary speech can become an overnight viral sensation.

 

 

The funniest political bloopers of all time. 

This hilarious compilation features the all-time greatest political gaffes, including George Bush vomiting on the Japanese Prime Minister, Gerald Ford falling down the stairs of Air Force One, Ronald Reagan announcing the bombing of the Soviet Union, Howard Dean's scream, as well as cameos by Dan Quayle, Ted Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and others.

 

Exit Stage Right

 

In 2005, after a brief press conference in Beijing, China, President Bush tried to make a hasty exit from the stage. Unfortunately, he went the wrong way and encountered two huge locked doors. After a few awkward moments of wrestling with the doors, he turned to the assembled reporters and quipped, "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work."

 

 
 
John McCain's Zombie Pose
 
Immediately following one of their 2008 presidential debates, Barack Obama and John McCain were exiting the stage when Mccain inexplicably struck what many have referred to as a classic "zombie pose." It was a random moment to be sure, but it provided late-night comedians and PhotoShop geeks with endless amounts of fun.

 

 
Oops!
 
In one of the most cringe-worthy moments in the history of Republican debates, Rick Perry suffered a major brain freeze when asked which three government departments he intended to axe. After naming two, then fumbling helplessly, he admitted he couldn't think of the third department, and summed up the whole episode with a shrug and an "Oops." His campaign ended soon afterwards.

 

 
I Can See Russia From My House!
 
Sarah Palin's disastrous interview with Katie Couric is now legendary. In fact, it was parodied on SNL by Tina Fey without the writers having to change a single word. The sketch was hilarious and Tina Fey's impersonation was flawless. Here, Palin discusses her foreign policy credentials.

 

 

 

W.

"I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work."
 

 

 
I Have a Scream
 
In 2004, Howard Dean was an early front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. But after a disappointing third-place finish in the Iowa caucus, Dean addressed his supporters in what he hoped would be a rousing rallying cry. Instead, his "crazy, red-faced rant" (as he himself later described it) quickly became fodder for TV comedians and a video viral sensation. Many say that his campaign ended that night with his "I have a scream" speech.

 

 
Love Your Speech
 
In 2011, President Obama gave a speech on the budget deficit that Vice President Joe Biden clearly found riveting. Biden appears to doze off for a full 30 seconds before returning from his peaceful slumber.

 

 
Too Much Information?
 
At a 1965 news conference at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Washington, President Lyndon Johnson infamously surprised everyone by suddenly lifting his shirt to reveal the scar from his recent gall bladder surgery and kidney stone removal. The spontaneous incident resulted in snorts of disapproval and embarrassment across the country, as well as several famous cartoons.

 

 
 
 
Fool Me Once...
 
In 2002, while addressing a crowd in Nashville, Tennessee, George W. Bush had a little trouble with the old aphorism, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

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