The Most Ridiculous Things To Come Out Of CEOs' Mouths In 2012

You'll Never Believe All The Crazy Things CEOs Said This Year
FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, Donald Trump arrives for the opening ceremony at the Ryder Cup PGA golf tournament at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. Trump has deleted some of the Twitter tirade he posted following President Barack Obama's re-election and added new critiques of NBC's Brian Williams. Trump began tweeting before the election was called that it was a total sham and a travesty. After news outlets projected that Obama won the election, Trump tweeted, Well, back to the drawing board! He posted more than 10 angry tweets, declaring our nation is a once great nation divided and the world is laughing at us. He encouraged a revolution in this country.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, Donald Trump arrives for the opening ceremony at the Ryder Cup PGA golf tournament at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. Trump has deleted some of the Twitter tirade he posted following President Barack Obama's re-election and added new critiques of NBC's Brian Williams. Trump began tweeting before the election was called that it was a total sham and a travesty. After news outlets projected that Obama won the election, Trump tweeted, Well, back to the drawing board! He posted more than 10 angry tweets, declaring our nation is a once great nation divided and the world is laughing at us. He encouraged a revolution in this country.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

CEOs really put their feet (and anything else they could find) in their mouths this year.

With the presidential election and the looming fiscal cliff, CEOs have taken great pains to make sure they're heard, but in some cases their political interventions have backfired. There have been insensitive marketing campaigns, aggressive attacks on the president, and silly endorsements galore.

Now it's time to take a moment to appreciate all of the ridiculous moments that our favorite and least favorite CEOs have brought us this year.

Check out the most ridiculous statements from CEOs in 2012:

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