Political gaffes of 2011
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Bachmann mixes up movie star and serial killer
Obama signs 2008 in guest book
Cain stumbles on Libya question
Mitt Romney's $10,000 bet
Anthony Weiner can't "with certitude" ID a crotch shot
Biden ties jobs bill to rape and murder
Sarkozy gets caught calling Israeli leader "a liar"
Gingrich attacks Paul Ryan's Medicare plan
Romney compares corporations to people
Jon Kyl and "factual statement"
Sarah Palin on Paul Revere's midnight ride
Bachmann misplaces "shot heard around the world"
Perry places the American Revolution in the 16th century
Gingrich suggests poor children should be janitors
"I tried for years to have a very simple model," he said in remarks at Harvard. "Most of these schools ought to get rid of the unionized janitors, have one master janitor and pay local students to take care of the school. The kids would actually do work, they would have cash, they'd have pride in the schools, they'd begin the process of rising." Later, he tried to clarify that he does not condone having young children doing "heavy, dangerous" janitorial work. "On the other hand ... there are a number of things done to clean buildings that are not heavy or dangerous," he said. "So what if you took kids in danger of dropping out and instead you said, 'If you'll stay in school, we'll give you a three-hour or four-hour-a day job and we'll allow you to work after school and you'll have cash and you'll be able to go do things.'"