Great Moments of Political Self-Embarrassment

Mitt Romney probably thought he was being brave yesterday when he went out and greeted people at a King Day parade. But all that comes to mind is "wow, that sure is painful to watch".

I wouldn’t say it’s a "macaca" moment for him, because to give him some credit, I think his heart was probably in the right, or at least the benignly opportunistic, place. But still…wow.

I hereby nominate this to the "Embarrassing Hall of Fame", some of the prior winners:

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