dumbest quotes

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"George Bush was not elected by a majority of the voters in the United States. He was appointed by God." –Lt. Gen. William Boykin, the defense undersecretary in charge of hunting down top terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan

well churchies you were right, there is a god.

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Lt Gen Boykin doesn't really have a good grasp of politics and PR now does he? It was a pretty stupid thing to say. It was also ancient history.

For that matter, all elections (how far back? is it all the way back to Washington?) are won on electoral votes, of course. The popular vote was a majority of "those that voted" to be specific. But that has no bearing on the actual election process. If you're religious, though, I guess you can say that and consider yourself right for everything that happens. I'm sure it simplifies life greatly.

Here's a good quote - Howard Dean "Aaaaaaaaarrghhhhaaaaahhhahhhhyarghhhh"

Do a search here, there's a ton of both left and right wing stupid quotes. Many of the same quotes are attributed to several different people even - if some politician somewhere says something stupid, you can be it'll be attributed to anyone in high visibility on both sides of the aisle. I think that's more interesting that the actual quotes themselves - that excitable types will grab at any straw to make the other guy look bad rather than find someone decent on their side.

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[popsjumper 2]

Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?

Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever,"
--Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[kallend 2,027]

Guess who said:

50. "I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here." —at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002

49. "We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease." —Gothenburg, Sweden, June 14, 2001

48. "You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.'' —Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

47. "We both use Colgate toothpaste." —after a reporter asked what he had in common with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Camp David, Md., Feb. 23, 2001

46. "Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a — you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004 (Watch video)

45. "I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2003

44. "I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." —as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War

43. "I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport." —Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2001

42. "The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize himself." —Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 29, 2003

41. "I saw a poll that said the right track/wrong track in Iraq was better than here in America. It's pretty darn strong. I mean, the people see a better future." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2004

40. "Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties." —discussing the Iraq war with Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson, as quoted by Robertson

39. "I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft." —presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004 (Watch video)

38. "Haven't we already given money to rich people? Why are we going to do it again?" —to economic advisers discussing a second round of tax cuts, as quoted by former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neil, Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2002

37. "We need an energy bill that encourages consumption." —Trenton, N.J., Sept. 23, 2002

36. "After standing on the stage, after the debates, I made it very plain, we will not have an all-volunteer army. And yet, this week — we will have an all-volunteer army!" —Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 16, 2004 (Watch video)

35. "Do you have blacks, too?" —to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001

34. "This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating." —as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002

33. "I got to know Ken Lay when he was head of the — what they call the Governor's Business Council in Texas. He was a supporter of Ann Richards in my run in 1994. And she had named him the head of the Governor's Business Council. And I decided to leave him in place, just for the sake of continuity. And that's when I first got to know Ken and worked with Ken." —attempting to distance himself from his biggest political patron, Enron Chairman Ken Lay, whom he nicknamed "Kenny Boy," Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2002

32. "It is white." —after being asked by a child in Britain what the White House was like, July 19, 2001

31. "I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah." —at a White House menorah lighting ceremony, Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2001

30. "For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it." —Philadelphia, Penn., May 14, 2001

29. "I don't know why you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an army." —during a Dec. 2002 Oval Office meeting with Rep. Tom Lantos, as reported by the New York Times

28. "You forgot Poland." —to Sen. John Kerry during the first presidential debate, after Kerry failed to mention Poland's contributions to the Iraq war coalition, Miami, Fla., Sept. 30, 2004

27. "I'm the master of low expectations." —aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

26. "I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things." —aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

25. "I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe — I believe what I believe is right." —Rome, Italy, July 22, 2001

24. "We need to counter the shockwave of the evildoer by having individual rate cuts accelerated and by thinking about tax rebates." —Washington, D.C. Oct. 4, 2001

23. "People say, how can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002

22. "I wish you'd have given me this written question ahead of time so I could plan for it…I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with answer, but it hadn't yet….I don't want to sound like I have made no mistakes. I'm confident I have. I just haven't — you just put me under the spot here, and maybe I'm not as quick on my feet as I should be in coming up with one." —President George W. Bush, after being asked to name the biggest mistake he had made, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2004

21. "The really rich people figure out how to dodge taxes anyway." —explaining why high taxes on the rich are a failed strategy, Annandale, Va., Aug. 9, 2004

20. "My plan reduces the national debt, and fast. So fast, in fact, that economists worry that we're going to run out of debt to retire." —radio address, Feb. 24, 2001

19. "You know, when I was one time campaigning in Chicago, a reporter said, 'Would you ever have a deficit?' I said, 'I can't imagine it, but there would be one if we had a war, or a national emergency, or a recession.' Never did I dream we'd get the trifecta." —Houston, Texas, June 14, 2002 (There is no evidence Bush ever made any such statement, despite recounting the trifecta line repeatedly in 2002. A search by the Washington Post revealed that the three caveats were brought up before the 2000 campaign — by Al Gore.)

18. "See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." —Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003

17. "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." —State of the Union Address, Jan. 28, 2003, making a claim that administration officials knew at the time to be false

16. "In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard." —repeating the phrases "hard work," "working hard," "hard choices," and other "hard"-based verbiage 22 times in his first debate with Sen. John Kerry

15. "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001

14. "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." —Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002

13. "But all in all, it's been a fabulous year for Laura and me." —summing up his first year in office, three months after the 9/11 attacks, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2001

12. "I try to go for longer runs, but it's tough around here at the White House on the outdoor track. It's sad that I can't run longer. It's one of the saddest things about the presidency." —interview with "Runners World," Aug. 2002

11. "Can we win? I don't think you can win it." —after being asked whether the war on terror was winnable, "Today" show interview, Aug. 30, 2004

10. "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace." —Washington, D.C. June 18, 2002

9. "I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job." —to a group of Amish he met with privately, July 9, 2004

8. "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed." —speaking underneath a "Mission Accomplished" banner aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003

7. “We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories … And we'll find more weapons as time goes on. But for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them." —Washington, D.C., May 30, 2003

6. "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere!" —President George W. Bush, joking about his administration's failure to find WMDs in Iraq as he narrated a comic slideshow during the Radio & TV Correspondents' Association dinner, Washington, D.C., March 24, 2004

5. "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." —Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000

4. "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 (Watch video)

3. "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." —Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004 (Watch video)

2. "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 (Watch video)

1. "My answer is bring them on." —on Iraqi insurgents attacking U.S. forces, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2003

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Guess who said:

Let's see, Kallend posted it - I forget, who are you obsessed with?.......

is it Kiran Chetry?

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[kallend 2,027]

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Guess who said:

Let's see, Kallend posted it - I forget, who are you obsessed with?.......

is it Kiran Chetry?

You'd better re-read them.

I particularly like "My plan reduces the national debt, and fast. So fast, in fact, that economists worry that we're going to run out of debt to retire.

Isn't it wonderful?

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[masterblaster72 0]

Gee, could it be this dipshit?

How supporters can read this stupidity and still support him is beyond me. I'd hate to say it's because they can relate to it...surely there must be a better reason. In my couple months of posting here on SC I still haven't read a half-decent explanation.

Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up.

[kallend 2,027]

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Gee, could it be this dipshit?

How supporters can read this stupidity and still support him is beyond me. I'd hate to say it's because they can relate to it...surely there must be a better reason. In my couple months of posting here on SC I still haven't read a half-decent explanation.

The man condemns himself quite adequately with his own words. I don't think any value is added by photos like that, and they just inflame the righties.

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[Vallerina 2]

You make me laugh, John!

There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

[kallend 2,027]

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You make me laugh, John!

I see you changed your sig again. Did the last one get you into more trouble than normal?

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[Vallerina 2]

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I see you changed your sig again. Did the last one get you into more trouble than normal?

Oh, silly, John. Do you think I could ever get in trouble for my last sig line which was nothing but wonderful?

There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

[Darius11 12]

Dude I just E-mailed that to everyone I know.

I wonder witch will be funnier and at the same time sadder.
Who is the leader of our country ? or the excuses that the bush supporters will bring up?

Thanks for that post

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

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Dude I just E-mailed that to everyone I know.

I wonder witch will be funnier and at the same time sadder.
Who is the leader of our country ? or the excuses that the bush supporters will bring up?

Thanks for that post

Here's some more funny quotes your friends will enjoy

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"Hell, if you work for Bill Clinton, you go up and down more times than a whore's nightgown." —James Carville

"If President Reagan could be an actor and become president, maybe I could become an actor. I've got a good pension. I can work for cheap." —Bill Clinton, speaking at a Hollywood fundraiser


"I don't think anybody will have anything to say about it if I spend a night with my wife." —President Clinton, on making trips to Washington


"Clinton's only steady companions in Chappaqua are his dog, Buddy, and a former White House valet who has helped him learn modern skills he never needed to master before: getting cash from an ATM, operating his PalmPilot, even putting a phone call on hold" (Chicago Sun-Times, 3/19/01).



"All content submitted for use on the Clinton Presidential Center becomes property of the Center and cannot be returned ... We will not accept materials of a prurient quality." —Submission guidelines for Clinton's Web site

"I know about the Salem Witch Trials; I could sort of identify with those witches." —President Clinton, speaking at Salem State College

"He's going around the country ... basically thanking himself for being our president." —MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Clinton's farewell tour

"I may not have been the greatest president, but I've had the most fun eight years." —Bill Clinton

"I don't know whether it's the finest public housing in America or the crown jewel of the federal prison system." —Bill Clinton, on life in the White House

"Once I was deflowered, they weren’t interested in me." —Bill Clinton, who, when touring a citadel in India, had been followed by a group of monkeys until he shed his garland


"Last year, the vice president launched a new effort to help make communities more liberal." —Bill Clinton, attempting to praise Al Gore during his 2000 State of the Union Speech. He meant to say "more livable," and made the same slip-up in a subsequent sentence.

"What's a man got to do to get in the top fifty?" —Bill Clinton, reacting to a survey of journalists that ranked the Lewinsky scandal at the 53rd most significant story of the century

"Last time I saw (Clinton) he was swinging on the chandelier in the Oval Office with a brassiere around his head, Viagra in one hand and a Bible in the other, and he was torn between good and evil." —Congressman James Traficant, Jr. (D-Oh.)

"If the dress doesn't fit, we must acquit. If it's on the dress, he must confess." —Congressman James Traficant, Jr.


"Say what you want about the President, but we know his friends have convictions." —Congressman Dick Armey (R-Tex.), on President Clinton





"I've learned not to put things in my mouth that are bad for me." —Monica Lewinsky, on CNN's Larry King Live discussing her miraculous Jenny Craig weight-loss.

"You know, if I were a single man, I might ask that mummy out. That's a good-looking mummy" —Bill Clinton, looking at "Juanita," a newly discovered Incan mummy on display at the National Geographic museum

"Probably she does look good compared to the mummy he's been fucking." —Mike McCurry, making an off-the-cuff joke to reporters.

"I want to make it very clear that this middle-class tax cut, in my view, is central to any attempt we're going to make to have a short-term economic strategy and a long-term fairness strategy, which is part of getting this country going again." -- ABC News, Primary Debate, Manchester, NH 1/19/92 "You just can't promise something like that just to get elected if you know there's a good chance that circumstances may overtake you." - Bill Clinton, East Lansing MI debate, Mon Oct 19 1992


"[the United States] can't be so fixed on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans..." -- President William Clinton, March 1, 1993 during a press conference in Piscataway, NJ source: Boston Globe, 3/2/93, page 3

"It is a disgrace to the American people that the President of the United States would make a claim that is so baseless, that is so without foundation, so shameless..." -- Presidental Candidate William J. Clinton, October 1992, in response to Bush campaign commercials that claimed Clinton's campaign promises would require raising taxes on every family earning over $36,600

"I am not interested in raising taxes if we cannot get the spending cuts." -- President Clinton, Feb. 1993

"You know the one thing that's wrong with this country? Everyone gets a chance to have their fair say." -- President William Clinton addressing the people of Philadelphia, May 28, 1993 in the Courtyard, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA

"We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans.." -- President William Jefferson Clinton, USA TODAY 11 Mar 93

"I don't like to use the word sacrifice." - Bill Clinton, May 1992
"It will not be easy, it will require sacrifice." - Bill Clinton, Jan 1993

"I wish we could give people more control over their lives, not less." --- Bill Clinton

"...unfortunately we can't control the actions of everyone." --- Bill Clinton 1993-04-20

"You can't say you love your country and hate your government." - Bill Clinton, 1995

"Keep in mind that most of our problem is with working Americans" -Bill Clinton

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Once again, the defense for Bush as a good president: "but Clinton...."

Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up.

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Once again, the defense for Bush as a good president: "but Clinton...."

Once again the failure to see that everybody says dumb things sometimes.

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Once again the failure to see that everybody says dumb things sometimes.

Sure Clinton said stupid things sometimes. Only thing is Bush says them 100 times as much, at 100x the magnitude of stupidity.

Sorry, but the lists of quotes do not compare. I don't see anything in Clinton's list nearly as disturbing as sh.it like

"I trust God speaks through me..."

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15. "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001

14. "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." —Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002
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"Do you have blacks, too?"

"If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator."

"There ought to be limits to freedom"

And that 50-item list just scrapes the surface of the drivel uttered over the last five years. I think there will be volumes of this stuff by January 2009.

Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up.

[kallend 2,027]

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Once again, the defense for Bush as a good president: "but Clinton...."

Once again the failure to see that everybody says dumb things sometimes.

I didn't see a whole lot of "dumb" quotes in there. Some were in bad taste, some were vindictive like the Carville and McCurry quotes ("Probably she does look good compared to the mummy he's been fucking."), and some were fairly witty and self-deprecating.

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[Darius11 12]

Even after reading all of them.

Bush is so much more of a simpleton. You can’t even compare.
All the stuff posted about bush the 50 quotes were said by him not what others said about him.
If we post all the stupid shit he has said and what others have said about him it would take months just to read.

So nice try but the bush stuff is way funnier and sadder.

I don’t know how you can defend him after reading the stuff he has saidand things he has done and failed to do.
Why are people so loyal to him? When again and again he shows his incompetence and stupidity.

How can our standard for a president be so low?

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

[billvon 2,991]

>How can our standard for a president be so low?

He appeals to many americans who dislike "smarty pants" presidents. He uses simple words that they understand, speaks in the same sort of grammar they use, and does things that they do like "clear brush."

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Wow, a single quote from a stupid general and suddenly it's a left wing feeding fest on the CoC.

Don't waste your time, GM, if it's not a slam on Bush you'll get shouted down and maybe hit with a pie.

Enjoy patting yourselves on the back, ladies.

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[kallend 2,027]

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Wow, a single quote from a stupid general and suddenly it's a left wing feeding fest on the CoC.

Don't waste your time, GM, if it's not a slam on Bush you'll get shouted down and maybe hit with a pie.

Enjoy patting yourselves on the back, ladies.

Who's patting themselves on the back? How can anyone here be congratulated if people in high office say unbelievably dumb things?

Do you deny that any of the quotes are real? Does it make you feel good that we have a president who can't make a speech without saying something dumb?

Addressing anyone who disagrees with you as "ladies" is offensive and unnecessary too.

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suddenly it's a left wing feeding fest on the CoC

Maybe that's because the Bush lackeys have been so quiet. And maybe that's because Bush lackeys have no valid argument for Bush as a good president. This doesn't have to be left-lopsided -- that's boring.

Instead, stand up and offer a substantive defense for your president and try starting a two-sided discussion rather than worrying about getting shouted down.

Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up.

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suddenly it's a left wing feeding fest on the CoC

Maybe that's because the Bush lackeys have been so quiet. And maybe that's because Bush lackeys have no valid argument for Bush as a good president. This doesn't have to be left-lopsided -- that's boring.

Instead, stand up and offer a substantive defense for your president and try starting a two-sided discussion rather than worrying about getting shouted down.

I have no interest in defending the president. It's clear many issues important to me won't get addressed by 2008.

My point - When did this become a pro-Bush vs anit-Bush thread? (edit: I looked, it was you post #14 - you and Funks out to get together sometime) The original poster quoted a general. Someone threw in Bushisms (good ones), then someone threw in Clintonisms (good ones also). Then it suddenly became us vs them because 'you guys' couldn't stand to read anything Clinton said? Look, just admit you guys can't enjoy stupid quotes unless they are about someone you don't like. It's petty, but that does define some people's humor. And it was pretty clear that GM was shouted down. Instead of getting political, post some more, post some Dukakisms, post some Gorisms, post some Quaylisms, Ross Perot had some doozies.

Here's one from Ronald Reagan, your party will allow you to enjoy it because Ronny was a republican. Now he's dead so it's even funnier - "My blood is as black as yours"

that's also funny

Edit: Kallend - "Ladies" is a Simpsons quote, it's meant in fun. don't be upset. "Hey,,,,, this lesbian bar doesn't have any fire exits. Enjoy your firetrap, Ladies." "What's wrong with her?"

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

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He appeals to many americans who dislike "smarty pants" presidents. He uses simple words that they understand, speaks in the same sort of grammar they use, and does things that they do like "clear brush."

As opposed to those who would vote for the other guy, you know people who look down on your average, imperfect grammar using, brush clearing, hardworking Americans. Those same people seem to be confused when the people they look down upon don't elect them. Meanwhile they make a strong point to court the poor and less educated segments of US society by promising more socialist policies and calling the Republican Party the party of the wealthy businessmen. Some people even find it curious that the "smarty pants" candidates even support letting people who don't have any grasp of english grammar vote... because they don't speak any english at all.

Oh, hello again!

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Instead of getting political, post some more, post some Dukakisms, post some Gorisms, post some Quaylisms, Ross Perot had some doozies.

Ok.

"I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people."

-- J. Danforth Quayle


"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." -- J. Danforth Quayle

"Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child."

-- Vice President Dan Quayle

"Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts." --

Vice President Dan Quayle


"Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe."

-- Vice President Dan Quayle, 8/11/89



"What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is."

-- Vice President Dan Quayle


"The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century."

-- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/15/88



"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'."

-- Vice President Dan Quayle, 12/6/89



"We don't want to go back to tomorrow, we want to go forward." -- Vice

President Dan Quayle



"I have made good judgements in the Past. I have made good judgements in the Future."

-- Vice President Dan Quayle


"The future will be better tomorrow." -- Vice President Dan Quayle


"We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world."

-- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/21/88



"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."

-- Vice President Dan Quayle to Sam Donaldson, 8/17/89

"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a *part* of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a *part* of Europe." -- Vice

President Dan Quayle


"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."

-- Vice President Dan Quayle



"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." --

Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/22/90


"For NASA, space is still a high priority." -- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/5/90


"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."

-- Vice President Dan Quayle, 9/18/90


"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."

-- Vice President Dan Quayle

Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up.