5. Best Spokesman Ever
The Job: President’s Spokesman
The Mess Up: Not speaking for the President
The Cost: Dignity
Rising to the top in politics isn’t an easy task. Landing a job working closely with the President of the United States is like trying to win the lottery. However, the lucky few that get there end up right in the firing line in tense situations. For example, take the President’s spokesman.
It’s his or her job to talk about awkward issues so the man himself doesn’t have to, but what happens if he can’t speak for the President at all? CNN really milked this moment with a tongue-in-cheek headline that soon went viral on sites like Twitter.