A Brief History of Microphone Gaffes
The Reverend Jesse Jackson might be the latest public figure to forget about his mic, but he's certainly not the first. Here, TIME presents the top 10 most memorable microphone gaffes.
— M.J. Stephey
During the 2000 election campaign, microphones caught George W. Bush and Dick Cheney trashing Adam Clymer, a reporter for the New York Times. In a hushed whisper, Bush described Clymer as a "major-league asshole," to which Dick Cheney responded, "Yeah, big time." Later, Bush explained: "I said what I said. I'm a plainspoken fellow."
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