Weekend Open Thread: Gaffe-a-Minute

February 18th, 2012 6:03 PM

While the media love ripping into Republicans for gaffes both real and imagined -- even this week failing to understand an old joke by a Santorum donor -- the Democrats say ridiculous things and the media are quiet. Take Rep. Maxine Waters, who attacked critics of illegal immigration: "They would have you believe that if they get into office, they are going to make sure that they are going to get rid of everybody in our society who was not born in America."

Or take Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, who was so outraged at anyone wanting to make people pay for their own contraceptives, she said birth control “is not a male issue, it’s a female issue. I’ve never met a man that had the need for birth control.” Take that as a conversation starter and add anything else that you'd like.