10 things politicians definitely wish they had not said ...

To mark the end of the elections, Dave Kenny picks the top 10 political gaffes of all time

10 things politicians definitely wish they had not said ...
Fri, 30 May, 2014 - 01:00
Dave Kenny

THE dust has finally settled on Elections 2014 and to mark the occassion here are 10 political gaffes you may have forgotten.

1. US vice president, Dan Quayle constatntly mnagled wrods [sic] but he surpassed himself in 1995 when he appeared to blame America for murdering millions of Jews.

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