The Year in Dumb Political Tweets [Twitter]

It’s as inevitable as the tides: Politicians will say stupid things-especially in an election year. And once you thought Twitter was any less of a really perfect platform for putting your foot squarely your in mouth, re-evaluate.

This one didn’t come from a precise politician. But still, its awesomeness is undeniable. What was presupposed to be a conventional-issue endorsement tweet from Meg Whitman’s spokesperson became an excellent better endorsement : one for a cross-dressing Asian pop dubber. Be sure you double check those bit.ly addresses people.

Easy prey, we know. But in relation to cringe-worthy tweets and Facebook updates, it’s hard to top former Alaska governor Sarah Palin . Here’s the first of a sequence of tweets in regards to the Ground Zero mosque that prompt a veritable shit storm earlier this year for both its inherent logical errors in addition as Palin’s inability to take advantage of real words.

This tweet was promptly deleted in favor of the single below . Unfortunately, ‘refute’ (while a real word) continues to be not the appropriate one to take advantage of in this context. Try again?

Eventually, she simply decided to offer up, posting this gem comparing herself (and George W Bush) to Shakespeare. Ugh.

Oh, and when she’s not inventing new words, Palin also enjoys confusing Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey with John Raese (or Pennsylvania with West Virginia). In her defense, the two states do touch.

Horrible pun? Check. Unrepentant political pandering? Yessir. After Jersey Shore’s Snooki lamented the 10 percent exise tax on tanning beds (thanks plenty, Obama!), McCain rushed in to show his support on Twitter .

It’s one of the most nation’s tightest races. The most recent polls show Republican Ken Buck leading Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet by one measly point in Colorado. Bennet has been hammering Buck on his ‘extreme positions’ in ads and tweets lately. These, however, aren’t extreme positions we had in mind after we first read the post.

No one does stupid twitter updates quite like Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley . Whether it’s his insistence on tweeting like a 6th grade girl, or just the non-stop stream of 140-character nonsense contained within, there’s always something to marvel at in Grassley stream. Also: He’s not a nail .

Um, perhaps this is something that Congresswoman Giffords, who serves southern Arizona, should know?

Another fierce battle for the Senate is happening in Nevada. Thank goodness ultra-conservative Republican nominee Sharron Angle was ready to break down Harry Reid’s position on Viagra and child molesters so eloquently for us earlier this year . Bet you didn’t know the Senate voted on such things, huh?

Congressman Peter Hoekstra hasn’t had an honest couple years on Twitter, either. First, he got in trouble for tweeting live updates of his trip to Iraq last year (security risk!). More recently, he liken the oppression of the Iranian people to the plight of House Republicans .

Things you learn from reading Republican Senate nominee Joe Miller’s Twitter stream : The guy loves to quote Dwight D. Eisenhower. He’s a hashtag feind. And he also suffers from an acute case of hubris. When you ever wanted to determine an individual obliterate the line between self-worth and douchiness, tune into Miller’s feed. All of following tweets were later deleted.

@JoeWMiller Think I’ll do a little house hunting while I’m in DC #teaparty #tcot #tpp #alaska #ak

@JoeWMiller Guess I should pick up some office furniture, in addition, while in DC #teaparty #tcot #tpp #alaska #ak

@JoeWMiller Then there’s the matter of a name plaque for the door #teaparty #tcot #tpp #alaska #ak

@JoeWMiller My sincere appreciation for the warm welcome, including from future colleagues in DC #teaparty #tcot #tpp #alaska #ak

Earlier in August, Miller also compared his rival, current Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, to a prostitute before deleting the post. He did apologize for that one. Psyche, he blamed it on a staffer .

@JoeWMiller What’s the adaptation between selling out your party’s values and the oldest profession?

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