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2009's Top 10 Weirdest Moments in world of Politics | Year 2009 had numerous moments that stood out for their sheer, unforgettable strangeness in the world of politics.
Politico.com has enlisted the top 10 weirdest moments of 2009. 1. Obama gets sworn
in - twice Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony as US President drew a crowd of
millions. But when it came time for Chief Justice John Roberts to administer the
oath, he fumbled the words, putting the adverb "faithfully" in the wrong place.
Obama balked, but followed Roberts's example, misstating the oath. He was made
to take the oath again. 2. Sarah Palin resigns Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
sudden resignation from the governorship remains one of the year's most talked
about political event. After deciding not to run for reelection in 2010, Palin
said, she had concluded it did not make sense to stay in office as a lame duck.
3. Sheila Jackson-Lee addresses Michael Jackson's funeral "I can tell you as a
member of the United States Congress, we understand the Constitution, we understand
laws and we know that people are innocent until proved otherwise. That is what
the Constitution stands for." So declared Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) at
the Los Angeles memorial service for Michael Jackson. At a moment when other politicians
hesitated to honour the controversial musician, Jackson-Lee delivered an enthusiastic
paean to the man she called a "global humanitarian" before a crowd of tens of
thousands. 4. Patti Blagojevich teams up with Heidi and Spencer on reality TV
After the Illinois Legislature impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a judge denied
the governor's request to appear on the reality show "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me
Out of Here." Patti happily stepped in, flying to Costa Rica to join "The Hills"
star and other nominally famous people for misadventures in the jungle. 5. The
White House beer summit After years of debating which politicians Americans would
want to have beers with, Washington finally got to see a president drinking with
a couple of guys. Obama decided to host the event after getting embroiled in the
controversy over Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s arrest. The White House
beer summit of July 30, 2009, was anything but a casual affair - and had more
to do with damage control than with alcohol. 6. Sanford confesses Known for his
clean image, conservative politician Mark Sanford attracted criticism after vanishing
for several days in June, leaving his staff with only vague information about
his whereabouts, the prospective 2012 presidential candidate resurfaced at Hartsfield-Jackson
International Airport in Georgia. Hours later, he held a tearful press conference
announcing that he'd been in Argentina visiting a mistress. 7. Tom DeLay goes
on "Dancing With the Stars" Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) burst
back into public view on the show "Dancing with the Stars" last fall but eventually
withdrew from the competition, citing stress fractures in his feet. 8. Bloomberg,
Gingrich and Sharpton team up During the 2008 campaign, candidate Obama pledged
to bring together new political coalitions in the White House. Few could have
imagined he'd end up hosting an Oval Office meeting with such an unlikely trio
as New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and the
Rev. Al Sharpton. 9. Who's the leader of the GOP? A month after Michael Steele
won the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, he found himself scrambling
to make peace with Rush Limbaugh. 10. Doug Hoffman says ACORN stole his election
The small-town accountant, who forced moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava from
the race as his bid for Congress on the Conservative Party line caught fire, fell
narrowly short of beating Democrat Bill Owens at the polls. But after conceding
defeat on Nov. 3, Hoffman "un-conceded" a few weeks later and released a statement
blaming the community organizing group ACORN for his loss. |
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