Outrageous Quotes

[Big Ol' Smitty 0]

I thought we could use a thread to just fill with stupid things that politicians and other public figures say. So whenever Pat Robertson, John Kerry, Trent Lott, etc. stick their foots in their mouths, we can log those here.

 

I'll start with Tom Delay.

 

By charging this big lie, liberals have finally joined the ranks of scoundrels like Hitler.

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), in his new book No Retreat, No Surrender, on being charged with violating Texas campaign-finance laws

[snuffbox 0]

Lieberman gave him a good talking-to for that bit last night. Maybe the GOP faithful, desperate to have the 'conservative' wool pulled over their eyes yet again, will enjoy a Newt/Delay ticket next year.

[Toshiaki Koala 0]

"I felt like a nigger."

 

--Ralph Nader in 2005, on being left off presidential ballots in some southern states. It happened two years ago but it's too hilarious not to mention.

[CanadianGuitarist 0]

"It's a proof because it's a proof. A proof is proven, and how do you know it's a proof? Because it's proven" - Jean Chretien in late 2002, in the fading days of his mind.

[Dr. Zaius 0]

Oh, how we've missed you...

 

"We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto"

-Newt Gingrich, Ph.D.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/31/gin...l.ap/index.html

[LaParkaMarka 0]

"It's a proof because it's a proof. A proof is proven, and how do you know it's a proof? Because it's proven" - Jean Chretien in late 2002, in the fading days of his mind.

 

Poor Chretien. He could speak both French and English, but never really made any sense in either language. It's probably why he held power for so long.

[CanadianChris 0]

It's like shooting fish in a barrel, so I'll only pick one from Mister Dubya:

 

"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."

[Ginger Snaps 0]

Oh, how we've missed you...

 

"We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto"

-Newt Gingrich, Ph.D.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/31/gin...l.ap/index.html

 

He's right though.

[snuffbox 0]

When isn't Newt right though?

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Oh, how we've missed you...

 

"We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto"

-Newt Gingrich, Ph.D.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/31/gin...l.ap/index.html

 

He's right though.

 

You racist. What do you have against poor people?

 

No, seriously, I agree with Newt on this (I know you're all shocked).

[Ripper 0]

Because everyone that doesn't speak English lives in the ghetto.

[Dr. Zaius 0]

The other half of that was him calling English the "language of prosperity." What the hell does that even mean?

[Ripper 0]

And to tack on, Newt doesn't think American kids should be taught any other language and that bi lingual studies erode the strength of this country. So its not only in America that everyone should speak English. All those other ghetto countries should learn english to so when we visit they can speak to us.

[Dr. Zaius 0]

And to tack on, Newt doesn't think American kids should be taught any other language and that bi lingual studies erode the strength of this country. So its not only in America that everyone should speak English. All those other ghetto countries should learn english to so when we visit they can speak to us.

 

Eddie Izzard said it best:

[Dobbs 3K 0]

To get ahead in the United States, you really do need to speak English fluently. That is an undisputable fact.

[Ripper 0]

To get ahead in the United States, you really do need to speak English fluently. That is an undisputable fact.

 

 

Except its not.

 

Real Estate, Stock Market are both big industries that have plenty of people getting ahead and not being able to speak English fluently. They have a working understanding of the language.

 

Plus once again, Newt doesn't want american kids to learn any other language. How is that helpful?

 

Newt is nothing but that old racist xenophobe that yells at people in public for not speaking english because this is AMERICA.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

OK, I see your point. Maybe "fluently" was the wrong choice of word, so I'll give you that.

 

And, yes, I think it's admirable to want to learn another language. I've tried, and it's tough (especially when you're into high school).

[Ripper 0]

I took the pussy way out and took Latin. But I can make out quite a few sentences when I am staring at women on Telemundo, so I guess it wasn't a total waste of 4 years.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Ugh...I hated Latin even more than German.

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

I took Latin, too. Can't remember much of anything now, though.

[Guest Tzar Lysergic]

I could probably go to europe and know if anyone was cursing at me, but that's about it.

[Prime Time Andrew Doyle 0]

Did Italian from Prep to Year 9 and I can hardly remember a single thing.

[Copper Feel 0]

"Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country" - Margaret Thatcher

 

Because anyone who opposes your authority must be punished!

[Big Ol' Smitty 0]

The war in Iraq was the dominant issue [in the election] and the President’s approval rating was so low that it rivaled that of gonorrhea.

Representative Marty Seifert (R-21A), House Minority Leader, on why Republicans lost in 2006 elections

[Dobbs 3K 0]

The war in Iraq was the dominant issue [in the election] and the President’s approval rating was so low that it rivaled that of gonorrhea.

Representative Marty Seifert (R-21A), House Minority Leader, on why Republicans lost in 2006 elections

 

That's awesome.

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Because everyone that doesn't speak English lives in the ghetto.

 

You're right, he screwed up, he should have said "barrio" and we would have known what he meant anyway.

 

look on the bright side, black people aren't the least favorable minority anymore

[Big Ol' Smitty 0]

Oh, how we've missed you...

 

"We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto"

-Newt Gingrich, Ph.D.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/31/gin...l.ap/index.html

 

http://atrios.blogspot.com/2007_04_01_atri...574315104993352

 

Oh God. This is great. No comment.

[Dr. Zaius 0]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/04/gin...nish/index.html

 

Yeah, he's back-tracking big time.

[snuffbox 0]

"He's still right, though"

[Dobbs 3K 0]

I don't think it's fair to call Newt a racist, but yeah, it was a pretty brutally bad choice of words.