Gaffes

As defined by Dictionary.com, a gaffe is a social blunder, especially a tactless remark.  In this mid-term election year there are many gaffes a minute.  Sharron Angle's meeting last week with Rancho High School's Hispanic kids had what one might call a gaffe.  As she was speaking to an entire room full of Hispanic teenagers -- entire room full of Hispanic teenagers -- she said "I don’t know that all of you are Latino. Some of you look a little more Asian to me. I don’t know that."  She also claims to be the "first Asian legislator in our Nevada State Assembly."

In another gaffe-able moment, yesterday in a Meet the Press debate with Michael Bennet, Ken Buck misspoke. (Time.com)  When asked if he thought homosexuality was a choice, Mr. Buck said "I think that birth has an influence over it, like alcoholism and some other things, but I think that basically, you have a choice."  The American Psychological Association and the American Psychiatric Association have both said that homosexuality is not a choice. (HRC.com)  And, the University of Granada does not think that alcoholism is a choice either, it is hereditary. (MedicalNewsToday.com)

Really were Angle and Buck drunk when they made their escpecially tactless remarks?  Maybe they are gay but look like Asians?