The Screwups of Campaign '08

Presidential campaigns are so carefully stage-managed that few things are as entertaining as the mistakes politicians make on the trail. Throughout the 2008 race, check out TIME.com's ongoing chronicle of each candidate's gaffes, and then vote on just how big a screwup each one is

McCain Bombs On Stage

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John McCain
April 18, 2007

"Bomb, bomb bomb ... Bomb, bomb Iran"

—McCain, singing along to the Beach Boys tune "Barbara Ann" in response to the question, "When do we send them an airmail message to Tehran?"


— M.J. Stephey


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