May 14, 2007 07:29 PM UTC

My Grandmother Died, My Dog Ate My Homework...

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• by: Colorado Pols

Ladies and gentlement, please welcome Republican Presidential contender Tommy Thompson and his grab-bag of excuses…

As The Denver Post notes:

Tommy Thompson cited a dead hearing aid and an urgent need to use the bathroom in explaining Saturday why he said at a GOP presidential debate that an employer should be allowed to fire a gay worker.

Speaking to reporters after an address at the state GOP convention, Thompson also said he was suffering from the flu and bronchitis and had been admitted to a hospital emergency room three days before the May 3 debate.

The day after the debate, he apologized, saying he had misinterpreted the question. On Saturday, he elaborated by saying he has lost hearing in one ear and his hearing aid battery for the other ear was dead.

You’ve got to hand it to Thompson for his creativity – those are a lot of excuses to rattle off in such a short amount of time.