I'll take "Things Presidential Candidates Said Without Realizing They Were Near Live Microphones" for $100, Alex.

John Kerry: "These are the most crooked, you know, lying group I've ever seen, it's scary."

George W. Bush: "There's Adam Clymer, major league asshole from the New York Times."

Please note that the House just voted to raise the fine for using a term related to sexual or excretory functions on over-the-air broadcasts (things you can pick up with bunny ears or a radio) between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. to $500,000.

Not that I am saying I think what John Kerry said was any better, particularly if the group in question can prove they are not crooked liars and if Kerry can get his pronouns to agree with his antecedents. "Group" is a singular noun no matter how many people are in the group, so Kerry should have said "This is the most crooked, you know, lying group..." unless he was referring to more than one group of people, in which case "These are the most crooked...groups..." would be correct.

However, grammar aside, now that they've both inadvertently said something indiscreet into a live microphone, we'll just call this a point where no one has the moral high ground.