Much has been made in the press of President Obama ’s off - the - manacle , off - the - record input about Kanye West and his upstaging of Taylor Swift at the Video Music Awards observance . Even though Obama simply voiced what most viewing audience were thinking , there was a lot of media criticism / analytic thinking after the fact as to whether his comment should ’ve been made public . Of course , he ’s not the first public pattern to be foiled by a microphone . Here are four other instance …
1. Michael D. Duvall, 2009
Over in Sacramento , California , Michael D. Duvall , assemblyman for California ’s 72nd District , was apparently incognizant that his mike had already gone live in preparation for a telecast commission sense of hearing . Duvall , who had recently been placed on the Rules Committee that superintend member ethics , could n’t baulk sharing some chin wag with the fellow worker induct next to him . " She bear little eye - patch underwear,“ the married assemblyman confided , " And so , we had made honey Wednesday – a lot!“ The " she" in question was lobbyist Heidi DeJong Barsuglia , who was also wed . Duvall go on to describe the more informal details of his relationship with Ms. Barsuglia , unaware that his boast were being broadcast . He resigned from the California State Assembly on September 9 , 2009 .
2. Jesse Jackson, 1984
3. Newt Gingrich’s Mom, 1995
In January 1995 , old-timer spreader Connie Chung interviewed Kathleen Gingrich , mother of Newt , who was then the Speaker of the House of Representatives . The interview was to be send on the weekly magazine - trend showEye to Eye with Connie Chung , which was struggle in the valuation . She and her crew get in at Mrs. Gingrich ’s domicile early in the daytime and Connie spent several hours just chatting with 68 year old Kathleen in a cozy , adult female - to - woman manner . Once the cameras started rolling , Chung keep up the " in force girlfriends" ploy and ask Mrs. Gingrich what her son thought of First Lady Hillary Clinton . When Newt ’s mom hesitated , Connie leaned forrader and urged her to " whisper it , just between you and me . “ A more media - savvy interviewee would ’ve spotted that yap a mile off , but Kathleen Gingrich was not a veteran veteran soldier when it came to the imperativeness . Besides , this courteous noblewoman would n’t bewray he , would she ? So a guileless Gingrich scooted nearer to Chung and verbalize " She ’s a bitch" under her breath . This " scoop" did promote Chung ’s rating for one hebdomad , but the backlash ultimately did more hurt than good when it came to her calling .
4. Nancy Kerrigan, 1994
