"And they said, 'Oh, Hamas won.' And I thought, 'Oh my goodness, Hamas won?'" Ms. Rice's credibility was further damaged when she delayed calling for a cease-fire as Israel plunged into a two-front war in Lebanon and Gaza that summer.
His reputation was further damaged when it emerged last weekend that more than one scientist had informed the minister that cases of the disease existed in Germany, but that he had ignored the warnings.
This comes after a chaotic week in which Gillard's standing was further damaged when her government failed to force through a controversial media bill that would have introduced a statutory regulator for newspapers.
His reputation was further damaged when he was arrested in 2007, with other Hmong activists and a retired US military officer, for conspiracy to procure weapons of war, including Stinger missiles, to launch a terrorist attack on strategic buildings in Vientiane, the Laotian capital.
His approval rating was further damaged when he decided to target the mining sector with a "super tax" on their profits.
Widely vilified in Italy for leaving his ship while passengers were still on board, Capt Schettino's reputation was further damaged when transcripts suggested he had not told the coastguard initially of the gravity of the damage to the ship.
Pierce's administration was further damaged when several of his diplomats issued the Ostend Manifesto, calling for the annexation of Cuba, a document which was roundly criticized.
Oliver's confidence is further damaged when he mishandles a case, which results in a mother leaving her son to die alone.
Her reputation was further damaged when many of the Romantic poets she had inspired in the heyday of the French Revolution turned against her in their later, more conservative, years.
The reputation of the agency was further damaged in September when an invader jumped the White House fence and made it inside the building before he was stopped.
