Politicians' 11 dumbest tweets of 2013

Twitter is one of the few places where the public can get an unadulterated dose of a politician's true personality. That's not always a good thing.

Sen. John McCain
(Image credit: (Mark Wilson/Getty Images))

In a political world where elected officials' every statement seems scripted and predictable, it's almost inexplicable that PR staff and political consultants allow their bosses to run around with cell phones that can immediately blast their innermost musings to the world via social media. But they do. And we're oh so glad.

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