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And now add a new entry to the list of the greatest political gaffes of all time. Last week John McCain's chief economic adviser Phil Gramm said that the country's financial woes are merely a "mental recession." He then proceeded to call America a "nation of whiners."

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Wise words. And last week McCain had the perfect opportunity to be himself. Watch as he wows reporters with his "natural wit" and "tropism toward comedy..."

REPORTER: We've learned that exports to Iran increased by tenfold during the Bush Administration, the biggest export was cigarettes. Given that the, yeah... supposedly that the...

McINSANE: (interrupting) Maybe that's the way of killing them. (chuckles) I meant that as a joke.

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According to Think Progress:

During a breakfast with reporters yesterday hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, top McCain adviser Carly Fiorina talked up Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) preferred approach to health care by saying that "there are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication. Those women would like a choice."

"I certainly do not want to discuss that issue," the presidential candidate said when a reporter asked him about it on his campaign bus, the "Straight Talk Express."

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