Critics believed the outspoken, gaffe-prone ex-journalist was not serious enough for the post.
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The gaffe-prone Mr Fong could still make a fool of himself on television.
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Italy's gaffe-prone former premier Silvio Berlusconi has stoked controversy by praising Benito Mussolini on Holocaust Memorial Day - despite Il Duce's anti-Jewish laws.
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