0Embarrassing Moments 2009From balloon boy's dad to Carrie Prejean to Kanye West, we revisit the year's most excruciating politicians, athletes, and celebrities.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 8:15PM EDT / Published Dec. 04, 2009 10:35AM EST Chris Hondros / Getty Images John EdwardsChris Hondros / Getty Images Carrie PrejeanMichael Loccisano / Getty Images Michele BachmannAlex Wong / Getty Images Richard HeeneDavid Zalubowski / AP Photo Levi JohnstonMatt Sayles / AP Photo Tareq and Michaele Salahi, and Desiree Rogers Gerald Herbert / AP Photo Jon GosselinJean Baptiste Lacroix, WireImage / Getty Images Mark SanfordDavis Turner / Getty Images Tiger WoodsAP Photo Contessa BrewerKris Connor / Getty Images Lindsay LohanDominique Charriau / WireImage John ThainAP Photo Christian BaleMatt Sayles / AP Photo Audra Shay Jeremy PivenChris Pizzello / AP Photo David PatersonNathaniel Brooks, Pool / Getty Images Silvio Berlusconi Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty Images Kanye WestJason DeCrow / AP Photo Billy Ray CyrusSamir Hussein / Getty Images Joe JacksonRetna Chris BrownGina Ferazzi / AP Photo
John EdwardsChris Hondros / Getty Images Carrie PrejeanMichael Loccisano / Getty Images Michele BachmannAlex Wong / Getty Images Richard HeeneDavid Zalubowski / AP Photo Levi JohnstonMatt Sayles / AP Photo Tareq and Michaele Salahi, and Desiree Rogers Gerald Herbert / AP Photo Jon GosselinJean Baptiste Lacroix, WireImage / Getty Images Mark SanfordDavis Turner / Getty Images Tiger WoodsAP Photo Contessa BrewerKris Connor / Getty Images Lindsay LohanDominique Charriau / WireImage John ThainAP Photo Christian BaleMatt Sayles / AP Photo Audra Shay Jeremy PivenChris Pizzello / AP Photo David PatersonNathaniel Brooks, Pool / Getty Images Silvio Berlusconi Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty Images Kanye WestJason DeCrow / AP Photo Billy Ray CyrusSamir Hussein / Getty Images Joe JacksonRetna Chris BrownGina Ferazzi / AP Photo