Best/Worst political quotes of the year
(See how many you can identify without clicking through to the source.)
11. “I don’t even know who this woman is.”
10. “To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.”
9. “I am the government.”
8.“Journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to condemn.”
7. “When they ask me who is the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan I’m going to say, you know, I don’t know. Do you know?”
6. “You’re the state where the shot was heard around the world in Lexington and Concord.”
5. “Corporations are people, my friend.”
4. “Get the hell off the beach…you’ve maximized your tan.”
3. “His remark was not intended to be a factual statement.”
2. “I can’t say with certitude.”
1. “Oops”.
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no Obama quotes, what else is new.
rob verdi on December 11, 2011 at 12:20 PM
My fav:
“This is a napkin.”
“I can call this napkin a paper towel, but it is a napkin. And why? Because it is what it is. Right? You can call it whatever you want, but it doesn’t change the character of what it is.”
nice_poltergeist on December 11, 2011 at 12:22 PM
I found This Tim Pawlenty quote to be most inspiring:
“I don’t know. I wish I had an answer for you on that.”
Miss you T-Paw.
myrenovations on December 11, 2011 at 12:24 PM
Hi Rob. You can use this blog comment section to post your favorite quotes. Let’s get you started:
“Fifty-seven states.” – B. Obama
“Corpse Men.” – B. Obama
Now your turn!
nice_poltergeist on December 11, 2011 at 12:24 PM
Is the “blood libel” supposed to be a “best” or a “worst”?
VidOmnia on December 11, 2011 at 12:35 PM
I think Cillizza is usually pretty fair, but come on…only one Democratic quote.
K.T. on December 11, 2011 at 12:36 PM
“I’m the best friend Israel ever had”
tommyboy on December 11, 2011 at 12:37 PM
I’d suggest that any of the Obamateurism of the Day posts for 2011 could be posted at the WaPo article in response to their list that is 80% Republican quotes.
Volunteers?
Difficultas_Est_Imperium on December 11, 2011 at 12:41 PM
There’s two though: Cuomo at #9 and Weiner at #2. Still it ignores Obama and Biden totally and there’s many 2011 quotes to pick from those two clowns.
Difficultas_Est_Imperium on December 11, 2011 at 12:43 PM
“I need another term to finish the job.”
Makes my skin crawl.
Bishop on December 11, 2011 at 12:56 PM
You know who creates jobs? Unemployed people. – Obama
lorien1973 on December 11, 2011 at 1:01 PM
nice_poltergeist
I think the “horrors of self reliance” might be the winner.
rob verdi on December 11, 2011 at 1:12 PM
“They’re in the backseat, slurping on their Slurpees.”
oh wait, that’s soooo 2010.
John the Libertarian on December 11, 2011 at 1:13 PM
of course,one can just go here.
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/12/11/poll-what-was-the-obamateurism-of-the-week-121/
rob verdi on December 11, 2011 at 1:13 PM
Obviously he never read the OOTD And OOTW. Otherwise, Oboobi would top his list of dumb quotes by at least 500.
AH_C on December 11, 2011 at 1:32 PM
“You can have sex with animals”
bernverdnardo1 on December 11, 2011 at 1:44 PM
This news story is a month old?
vegconservative on December 11, 2011 at 2:25 PM
I guess that would make this thread Cold Air?
Rod on December 11, 2011 at 2:40 PM
WaPo manages to find two Democrats to ridicule vs. nine Republicans. That’s probably a higher ratio than conservatives to liberals on their staff. So, I guess, good effort at political introspection, WaPo!
RRFCL on December 11, 2011 at 3:04 PM
Journalist are truly despicable creatures constantly trying to mislead and misinform with revisionism.
This wasn’t a reaction to the attack on Gifford.
It was a reaction to blame the attack on the right and on Palin.
Journalists know it , but they stay away from truth as hard as they can.
the_nile on December 11, 2011 at 3:16 PM
Journalist are truly despicable creatures constantly trying to mislead and misinform with revisionism.
This wasn’t a reaction to the attack on Gifford.
It was a reaction to the media blaming the attack on the right and on Palin.
Journalists know it , but they stay away from truth as hard as they can.
the_nile on December 11, 2011 at 3:21 PM
LOL
This is great.
mythicknight on December 11, 2011 at 3:21 PM
“I didn’t hear [Eric Cantor] say anything when the Tea Party was out demonstrating, actually spitting on members of Congress right here in the Capitol, and he and his colleagues were putting signs in the windows encouraging them.”
RRFCL on December 11, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Uh, no. She was responding to being accused of inciting the shooting of Giffords.
ddrintn on December 11, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Exactly. I said essentially the same thing, but the filter got me with the a-word, I guess.
ddrintn on December 11, 2011 at 3:26 PM
“How many times has he said to us: ‘The Gospel of Matthew made me do it.’ So, in Charlie’s list of accomplishments, which are very too many to mention in this big crowd, standing this long — but they were about the Gospel of Matthew.” – Nancy Pelosi, about Democrat ethics standard-bearer, Charlie Rangel.
RRFCL on December 11, 2011 at 3:33 PM
the_nile
Right On. What do you expect from the Washington ComPost. They crowdsourced her emails. Sarah Palin was right and I love her for calling them out on it. She should be running.
CoolChange80 on December 11, 2011 at 3:37 PM
Morally repugnant corruptocrat Pelosi scores big with this one (money line is bolded):
tom daschle concerned on December 11, 2011 at 5:29 PM