A ludicrously dressed child tasked with ensuring the safe transport of the back of Queen Elizabeth II's dress into and out of the House of Lords on Wednesday appeared, tragically, to die of boredom earlier this morning when he collapsed in the middle of the Queen's speech to Parliament. Fortunately, he had only fainted.

A lady fainted during Bill Clinton's remarks at a rally for trigger-happy West Virginia Senate candidate Joe Manchin today. Clinton very modestly said that he's too old now to make gals swoon, but c'mon: he'll privately take credit. Video below.

It appears that John McCain's endless droning was enough to make America's most famous general, David Petraeus, ill during a Senate hearing on Afghanistan today. Petraeus briefly fainted, blaming it on dehydration. McCain's expression is priceless! Is this guy soft?

During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama made audience members faint on a near-daily basis with his astounding coolness. Now that he's president, he's turning his swoon-inducing powers to federal employees.