“I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport.”
~ George W. Bush
“I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport.”
~ George W. Bush
“The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.” --Bertol Brecht
“I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family.”
~ George W. Bush
“The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.” --Bertol Brecht
“I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.”
~ George W. Bush
“The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.” --Bertol Brecht
“I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.”
~ Dan Quayle
“The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.” --Bertol Brecht
“I love this state. The trees are the right height.”
~ Mitt Romney, campaigning in Michigan (February 2012)
“The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.” --Bertol Brecht
“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.”
~ Dan Quayle
“The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.” --Bertol Brecht
Actually not something Quayle said.Originally Posted by DiabloViejo
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/quayle.asp
It was a joke of a RI US representative, who told it as a factual statement, but then admitted it was a joke a sentence or two later. It's been misreported as a fact since then. (See some other actual Quayle quotes at the link, however.)
A medium sized fish [...]
Thanks! I stand corrected.
“The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.” --Bertol Brecht
No problem. A target-rich environment, the many whacked statements of this man, so no need to gild that lily.
A medium sized fish [...]
“If we took away the minimum wage-if conceivably it was gone-we could potentially virtually wipe out unemployment completely because we would be able to offer jobs at whatever level.”
~ Michele Bachmann
“The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.” --Bertol Brecht
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