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unusual facts about gaffe



Lost on Earth

KTEE-TV television reporter David Rudy (Tim Conlon) has just suffered an on-air gaffe that could cost him his job.

Numa Sadoul

Sadoul has also published interviews with other leading comic book artists, such as André Franquin (Et Franquin créa la gaffe, 1986), Moebius (Entretiens avec Moebius, 1991), Jacques Tardi (Tardi, 2000), Philippe Vuillemin (Vuillemin, 2000), and Uderzo (2000), as well as books on Gotlib (Gotlib, 1974) and Moebius (Mister Moebius et Docteur Gir, 1976).

Sound bite

During the 1988 United States presidential election, candidate Michael Dukakis highlighted the prominent role of sound bites and spin doctors in political campaigns by running a commercial that mocked contender George H.W. Bush's handlers' frustration over the gaffes of his vice presidential running-mate Dan Quayle.


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