Sentences with phrase «public gaffes»

While John Stewart, Jay Leno, David Letterman and everyone else have made light of his somewhat public gaffes, any form of substance abuse issue (real or perceived) is sad.

The realization that this just was not feasible for many who lived in rural areas or areas with poor internet connectivity, Microsoft quickly changed suit by removing the requirement, but not after some embarrassing public gaffes.

Murphy argues that leaders will inevitably fail to find the right strategies for every situation, make occasional public gaffes, renege on commitments in the face of competing demands, be caught off guard and flummoxed as they struggle in a turbulent world, be misunderstood and unable to respond because of confidential information, and be rejected in their efforts to promote change or adopt new approaches.

Prince Philip's best and worst public gaffes ahead of his final royal engagement - relive 96 classic quotes.

The two leading figures were subsequently hauled before the National Executive Council of the party, reprimanded for their actions and made to render an unqualified apology for their public gaffe.

LABOUR»S Simon Danczuk racked up another public gaffe after forgetting his own son's age after a cinema trip.

After a huge plunge in the polls following long - term (and unopposed) Congressman Cam Brady (Ferrell) making a public gaffe by accidentally phoning a family and leaving a dirty message intended for his mistress, two power brokers (John Lithgow and Dan Aykroyd) manufacture a second candidate for the upcoming North Carolina elections.

When long - term congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district.

Directed by Jay Roach («Meet the Parents,» «Game Change «-RRB-, the film follows long - term congressman Cam Brady (Ferrell) who commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, causing a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district.

When long - term Congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of unscrupulous power brokers plots to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district.

Not exact matches

That was followed by a public relations gaffe, when Wilson said in a TV interview in early November that, «some women's bodies just actually don't work» for Lululemon's tight - fitting pants.

Fresh off the announcement that it was going to pay a $ 13 billion settlement over questionable mortgage practices, JPMorgan Chase made a social media gaffe big enough to make Anthony Weiner blush: With a straight face, it invited the public to ask one of its top executives for career advice.

David Cameron's popularity has hit a new low after a series of gaffes and scandals damaged his standing with the public.

By year's end Wal - Mart suffers its first quarterly profit drop in a decade, sees same - store sales decline in November's run - up to the crucial holiday shopping season, and suffers a series of public relations gaffes so stunning that it lands six spots in this year's edition of the 101 Dumbest Moments.

Eventually, Trippi believes that we'll laugh off minor gaffes like this, but at the moment, the Internet is encouraging a culture of authenticity at the same time that rival campaigns, the media, blogs, etc., will gang - tackle a candidate (or celebrity) for the slightest public or private mistake.

Trackers have long videotaped candidates at public events, but these days, perhaps more importantly, even the smallest gaffe seems to get recorded on a smartphone and uploaded to YouTube within minutes of the candidate's misstep.

It's good to see the almost always über - prepared County Executive Mike Hein commit the occasional gaffe in public.

A policy gaffe by Oliver Letwin over public spending cuts left the party with an own goal that Labour soon took advantage of.

Johnson had attracted criticism in the political media for a series of gaffes in recent weeks, but amongst the wider public he was the most positively perceived of the Labour leadership.

The gaffe is symbolic of the sense the public has that politicians are secretly sneering at them.

In a gaffe made worse by the speculation that Mr Miliband himself might one day stand for the Labour leadership, the environment secretary said that within six months of the chancellor taking over, the public would want Mr Blair back.

Hartzog, a Community Board 8 member, also experienced a public relations gaffe during his candidacy, and campaigned with a thin budget in the final weeks of the primary race.

(Trackers keep tabs on the public appearances of the opposing candidate and look to capture gaffes on camera.)

The risk is that your opponents seize on some apparent gaffe or spot a U-turn or conjure a tax - burdening measure that will drain public support from your party.

As usual, as well as the public presentation of all that's good in British science, there will be the inevitable crop of gossip and gaffes on the sidelines — and as usual, Feedback will be there to observe and record.

And as Avinash observes, while the big public mistakes can have disastrous consequences, the small, everyday, invisible gaffes can be as or even more destructive:

(Marshall also publishes the Ethics Scoreboard - an entertaining analysis of ethical gaffes in the public domain).