金斯利失言,又称金斯利口误,是美国的政治比喻。一般用来形容政客们无意中说了实话,使自己的政治形象受到损害。此短语源自记者迈克·金斯利的一句名言:“政客说实话谓之失言。”(A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.)[1]

例子

  • 2012年,在共和党党内总统初选中,作为候选人之一的米特·罗姆尼说:“我并不关心很穷的人们”,掀起轩然大波,罗姆尼不得不多次出面更正澄清。[2]

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