Debacles

The conclusion sounds right -- that Obama is in reasonably good shape, but that it's a mistake to extrapolate from 1982 and 1994 and conclude that just because Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton followed up midterm debacles with landslides, Obama is sure to do so. ❋ Jonathan Bernstein (2010)

I never had to see 'em lose to Michigan while I was (and still am) at Ohio State, this is almost so monumental those two national title debacles are almost forgiven. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In short, Kathy Shaidle and Loki, the reason the Conservative party hasn’t become involved in these latest little Human Rights Commission debacles, is that they tend to invite comment from intellectual dwarfs who think that Ernst Zundel has “nothing offensive” on his site. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As Obama looks to the experiences of Clinton and Reagan, who both rebounded from midterm debacles to win re-election, the lessons differ ... ❋ Brendan Nyhan (2010)

Instead of dwelling on the past, let's focus on how we can work toward the future and ensure that "debacles" as you call them don't happen in the future. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Council member C.O. Bradford, who acknowledged some of the crime lab "debacles" occurred during his watch as police chief from ❋ Unknown (2010)

The 2,500-word essay published on the PBOC's Web site late Thursday did not single out the U.S. or European regulatory agencies by name, but identified Enron and WorldCom as "debacles" that should have been red flags for more supervision. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Look, I could spend hours pointing out various other "debacles" under this regime over the years that parallel this latest snafu which was also picked up by the press (i.e. their West Coast office, various other hirings, movies, etc.), but neither time nor space permit. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Officiating debacles such as ended Rutgers' chances to advance in the Big East Tournament remind us of the human fallibility of even the most experienced and well-trained sports officials and the worldwide electronic scrutiny under which they now must work. ❋ Larry Strauss (2011)

Between downright disgusting Google search results, debate debacles, alleged affairs, and challenges for seven three-hour, one-on-one debates, the Republican candidates have already become a never-ending source of jokes for late-night TV. ❋ Daniel Koas (2012)

After watching Standard & Poor's performance in the Enron and housing debacles, it's hard to stomach its decision to downgrade America's credit. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"Wow, the @VirginAmerica backend #fail is one of the most disruptive, drawn out debacles on the web in recent history," tweeted Sam Johnston , a technology executive who couldn't upgrade his seat or check-in online and then faced check-in kiosks that crashed at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday. ❋ Jack Nicas (2011)

Me: "I say [Horton], this is quite the [debacling] [physics] problem." Horton: "Indeed it is." ❋ Tim_Dayton (2004)

"we knew that [the patriot's] defense was one of the weakest links of the team...but what happened tonight was that the strength of the patriot's team got...[DEBACLED]!" --emmitt james smith III ❋ Holdenfunk (2008)

[Mangini's] decision to replace Quinn with Anderson was the debacleization that ended up costing him the head [coaching] position for [the Browns]. ❋ Petergozinya (2009)

Ben was quite [debacled] when I seemed to have injured my [ankle], but then jumped up and ran away when he came to [investigate]. ❋ Tim_Dayton (2004)

[By Jove] my [lovelies] this is a complete [debacle]! ❋ Ms_12 (2019)

Since the whole [Tennessee] debacle, when Terrible [Todd] [pissed on] everyones heads, he is no longer invited to any more Fly-Ins. ❋ Erdy (2005)

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Pwned [Nitwit]: Man, [I gotta go] to [Vegas] to find out what this S.S. Debacle is! ❋ Moraleboatanchor (2013)

Last night I found that [we were out] of [saran wrap] so I gave Jamie a [waffle debacle] instead! ❋ Macnatty24 (2011)

I went to an orgy in Sacramento-it was the worst sex event of my lifetime. Everyone was [so fucked] up, no one got their needs met. It was [a straight up] [COCK DEBACLE] ❋ WonRace (2022)