Nominations for best quotes, 2007
 

1. "Don't Tase Me, Bro," a phrase that swept the nation after a U.S. college student (Andrew Meyer) used it seeking to stop campus police from throwing him out of a speech by Sen. John Kerry, was named on Wednesday as the most memorable quote of 2007.

2. Second Shapiro's list was this tortuous answer by Lauren Upton, the South Carolina contestant in the Miss Teen America contest in August:

"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps and I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and Iraq and everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S. or should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for us."

3. Third was Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's October comment at Columbia University in New York, "In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country."

4. Shock Jok Don Imus comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team: "That's some nappy-headed hos there," was fourth.

5. "I don't recall." -- Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' repeated response to questioning at a congressional hearing about the firing of U.S. attorneys.

6. "There's only three things he (Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani) mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11." -- Sen. Joseph Biden, speaking at a Democratic presidential debate.

7. "I'm not going to get into a name-calling match with somebody (Vice President Dick Cheney) who has a 9 percent approval rating." -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat.

8. "(I have) a wide stance when going to the bathroom." -- Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig's explanation of why his foot touched that of an undercover policeman in a men's room.

9. "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." -- Biden describing rival Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

10. "I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history." -- Former President Jimmy Carter in an interview in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper.

"Why don't you shut up?" -- King of Spain

Should've been on the list.

"I don't particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it." --George W. Bush, Crawford, Texas, Nov. 10, 2007

I think a lot of folks misunderestimate W.;)

Tom W

Yeah, he's very misunderstood - :cool:

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90% of Bot's list would be hard to beat, but his No. 4 is overrated, IMHO.

I propose we delete Imus from the top ten and replace him with King Juan Carlos:

That is absolutely the truth. It started with Ann Richards and worked it's way through Al Gore to John Kerry and the entire political establishment of both parties. Even now, people confuse inept speaking with marginal intelligence. But if speaking ability de-marked intelligence, then movie stars and radio talk show hosts would all be geniuses, wouldn't they? Maybe they are, but I have seen little evidence to that effect.

People develop an image and become inflexibly wedded to it. The vision of Lincoln as the noble savior of the republic, Andrew Jackson as embodiment of vox populi, etc. It's all a crock.

Does this mean I defend Mr Bush? No. I think it means that I try to see him for what he is, based on the evidence of his remarkable political success. For example, since Mr Rove (aka Bush's brain) has departed, Bush has thoroughly trounced the Congress. How is that possible, given the multi-level marketing geniuses in the Congress? If Rove were the hand inside the Bush puppet, how was he able to accomplish that feat without his brain?

I agree completely. The man makes my skin crawl, but he has been kicking serious political butt for years. That would not have happened if he hadn't tapped into something very important to a whole bunch of Americans. In fact, Rove's bizarre performance since leaving public life makes me wonder which of those two really is the political genius.

I for one do not believe that Bush's brain has completely left. I give very little credit to Bush. I believe his success is due to his handlers. Assuming that Rove did leave, that does not mean the train just shuts down. There are plenty of people still in place to keep pulling the strings and make W's lips move.

He taps into the "regular folks" and he appears to be one of them. He does it quite well. "Regular folks" don't want a NE liberal as the President. It's hardly any more complicated than this.

When he does have some serious competition (McCain), he simply unleashes a torrent of negative ads to attack his opponent...........a level of integrity not previously seen among any of his peers.

I don't have any respect for such a man............his capabilities of beating his opponents are simply based upon his lack of integrity............and the fact that the general public is so stupid that they can't tell the difference.

He didn't run for the position of "Most Respectable". He ran for the position of "Most Powerful". And won. Twice.

Who was it that said, "Want a friend? Buy a dog."

B

You can respect him for his capability of winning two elections. If your respect is generated by his capabliity of winning voters due to his genial character and his method of attacking opponents with false accusations, I'd suggest to you that it's misplaced.

It's a sad commentary on the stupidity of the average person when such a man can be elected...........very sad.

And, it's even sadder when a man of character and intelligence has respect for a idiot like him.

Although he is wrongly misunderestimated, he is not a big believer in telling us the truth.

I cannot wait 'til he is gone.

I just hope we get someone who is actually better.

Tom W

The alternative is not possible.