Comments on: Fun With Live Microphones

By: jon

jon — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:21:31 +0000

A famous Hawaiian activist called our beloved Senator Daniel Inouye a “one armed bandit.” Sen. Inouye did in fact lose his arm while serving with the famous and highly decorated 442 in WWII.

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:53:51 +0000

Wasn’t there an a few mishaps with Prince Charles? I recall a few years ago he said something about, \I can’t stand that man\ when a reporter asked him something.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:08:02 +0000

Paul, it’s kinda like Charles Rangel’s ability to write tax laws and then commit tax evasion – all while his party’s leadership, claiming to support transparent government, turns a blind eye.

The Democrats ability to exploit the poor has to match the Republicans moral lapses… but then again, maybe you and I should focus on the topic of this article and not hijack it for our own political push.

So back to the topic at hand, there is the famous incident of Kyra Phillips’ mic being left on during a speech by GW Bush where she criticizes her sister-in-law.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:51:38 +0000

“Family Values” California state assemblyman representing Orange County, Republican Michael D. Duvall, resigns for apparently not cheating on his wife with a lobbyist or two. Well you have to take his word for it, or maybe believe that hypocrisy has been bred in. In my opinion the Republican Party has been taken over the most extreme religious right (people who love to push their beliefs on others while trying to take away rights of those they just hate) and that’s who they need to extract from their party if they real want to win. Good Luck, because as they said in WACO, “We Ain’t Coming Out”. He is just another name that can be added to the list of “Republican 2009 Summer of Love”: Senator John Ensign (NV), Senator Paul Stanley (TN), Governor Mark Stanford (SC), SC Board of Ed Chair, Kristin Maguire (AKA Bridget Keeney). But let’s get back to the real problem of political corruption, does anyone think this will get investigated and that things he voted on will need to be affirmed by the remaining members or will nothing happen? Do I hear Tammy Wynette, “Stand By Your Man” playing in the background? I remember not so long ago that other Orange County song favorite, “Stand By Your Tan” (for Tan Nguyen). But that’s another Orange County fool.

By: VM

VM — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:45:52 +0000

dcmatt: The Bush comment was indeed “major league”, which is why the article does mention it at the end. Let’s all read intros and concluding statements, not just the numbered stuff, before chiming in.

By: nikki

nikki — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:16:55 +0000

George W. Bush’s entire presidency was a live mic incident.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:40:25 +0000

Seamus–

the Reagan incident happened because he thought it was a mic check, he didn’t realize they were on the air.

By: Seamus

Seamus — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:40:31 +0000

Didn’t Reagen utter the famous “…The bombing starts in 5 minutes…” during a mic check.

By: holly

holly — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:53:49 +0000

I was watching Saturday Night Live the night Norm Mcdonald accidendly let the F bomb slip out.
He realized the mistake almost as quick as he said it and didn’t miss a beat, adding(paraphrasing) “Thanks for watching on my final show.”

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:07:18 +0000

Newcastle, I don’t know if Uncle Don ever said it or not, but I know Gabbo on the Simpsons did!