DKW 86 7,419 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Post something funny that someone on your side of the aisle has said? Really, i want everyone to do your best to post up what someone you agree with said that was jaw-dropping-ly stupid or over the top. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Example: http://www.snopes.co...tes/guamtip.asp Senator Frank Johnson D-GA thinks that if we position 8K Marines on the Island of Guam..."IT IS GONNA TIP OVER AND CAPSIZE!" http://www.newsobser...s-targeted.html "I am the senator. You are the citizen. You need to be quiet." State Senator Tommy Tucker R-NC http://blog.clevelan...ver_said_b.html Department of cold showers Republican "The U.S. Senate is a special place. I love all of you and especially your wives." -- Strom Thurmond, U.S. senator from South Carolina Democrat "I would never approach a small-breasted woman." -- President Clinton, denying that he had sexually harassed Kathleen Willey Strongly against making sense Republican "Desert Storm was a stirring victory for the forces of aggression and lawlessness." -- Vice President Dan Quayle Democrat "We will not close any bases that are not needed." -- Les Aspin, secretary of defense Do you know who I am? Republican "It's not your job to stop me for speeding." -- Darrell Issa, Cleveland native and U.S. representative from California, after a border patrol officer stopped him going 90 mph through an interstate construction zone Democrat "I could be an incredible voice in the Senate. Why? Because the media will cover me every single day." -- Jerry Springer Hasta la vista, Hispanic votes Republican "I don't understand how they can call me anti-Latino when I've made four movies in Mexico." -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Democrat "Do you own sombreros? Do you know the Mexican hat dance?" -- Sidney Yates, U.S. representative from Illinois, addressing Hispanic high school students We'll have what they're having Republican "There are known knowns. There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know." -- Donald Rumsfeld, secretary of defense Democrat "In our soul's magnificence, we become conscious of the cosmos within us. We hear the music of peace, we hear the music of cooperation, we hear the music of love. In our soul's forgetting, we become unconscious of our cosmic birthright, blighted with disharmony, disunity, torn asunder for the stars in a disaster." -- U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich Careful what you wish for Republican "I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." -- Schwarzenegger Democrat "I am working for the time when unqualified blacks, browns and women join the unqualified men in running the government." -- Frances "Sissy" Farenthold, Texas state representative Don't let the facts get in the way Republican "For a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times." -- President Bush, a history major Democrat "If the King's English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me." -- Miriam "Ma" Ferguson, Texas governor Depends what "is" is Republican "Only one thing would be worse than the status quo. And that would be for the status quo to become the norm." -- Elizabeth Dole, U.S. senator from North Carolina Democrat "This isn't rocket science here." -- Tom Daschle, U.S. senator from South Dakota, denouncing spending on space-based missile defense What a country! Republican "We're no longer a superpower. We're a super-duper power." -- Tom DeLay, U.S. representative from Texas Democrat "In America, anybody may become president, and I suppose it's just one of the risks you take." -- Adlai Stevenson two-time Democratic presidential nominee Department of misogyny Republican "Women are best suited for secretarial work, decorating cakes and counter sales, like selling lingerie." -- Larry Koon, South Carolina state representative Democrat "I am not a chauvinist, obviously. . . . I believe in women's rights for every woman but my own." -- Harold Washington, mayor of Chicago You're joking, yes? Republican "I think incest can be handled as a family matter within the family." -- Jay Dickey Jr., U.S. representative from Arkansas Democrat "Schwarzenegger is going to find out that, unlike a Hollywood movie set, the bullets coming at him in this campaign are going to be real bullets." -- Bob Mulholland, campaign adviser for the California Democratic Party Wow, can you believe it? Republican "Do you have blacks, too?" -- President Bush, to Fernando Cardoso, president of Brazil Democrat "These people are just like us. They love their children and keep themselves clean." -- Paul Hardy, Louisiana gubernatorial candidate, after visiting a housing project in New Orleans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,122 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 This thread could last for as long as politicians exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,419 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 This thread could last for as long as politicians exist. The point is that we all need to recognize that stupidity reigns on both sides of the aisle.And this is just pols, not the fools in the media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,122 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 It's not just stupidity, like saying there are 57 states, or that Charleston and Savannah are gulf coast ports, but how a willing MSM can turn a innocent comment and turn into something the individual did NOT say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietfan 233 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Then there's the question of when someone was intentionally trying to be funny vs. when they are funny because they are being stupid. For example, I suspect the Adlai Stevenson quote--"In America, anybody may become president, and I suppose it's just one of the risks you take."--was intended as a joke. I can imagine it coming from the mouth of Mark Twain or Will Rogers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,419 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 And thanks for all the quotes on the thread folks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channonc 466 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 So I thought a might be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,419 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 So I thought a might be better. Sister, you actually are more macho than most on this board.Do you realize that you were the only one to even try and post something? <hat tip> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFAN78 3,894 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 "If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And that's a great way to shirk accountability for it with the public." Rachel Maddow Brainy quotes count right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFAN78 3,894 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 "If you begin to give people hope that there is a brighter future, there is a new tomorrow, then the people who were yesterday's terrorists become tomorrow's elected officials and they're part of the system." John Shelby Spong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFAN78 3,894 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 "Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please." Mark Twain Foresight? Speaking to the forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channonc 466 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 So I thought a might be better. Sister, you actually are macho than most on this board.Do you realize that you were the only one to even try and post something? <hat tip> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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