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Eight Awful Quotes From 2008 Presidential Candidates |
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To get you in the mood:
“The Republican presidential debate was held tonight in California, and ten candidates took part. Political experts say that the ten Republican candidates represented all races, creeds, and colors of rich white men.” –Conan O’Brien
And on to the quotes.
“We see only the oppressive side of authority. Maybe it comes out of our history and our background. What we don’t see is that freedom is not a concept in which people can do anything they want, be anything they can be. Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do.”[ Interruption by someone in the audience. ]
“You have free speech so I can be heard.”
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told CNN that that President Bush’s escalation in Iraq is going so well, “General Petraeus goes out there almost every day in an unarmed humvee.†On Monday, he told radio host Bill Bennett that there “are neighborhoods in Baghdad where you and I could walk through those neighborhoods, today.â€
Then, the next day:
“Well, I’m not saying they could go without protection. The President goes around America with protection. So, certainly I didn’t say that.â€
“the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.”
“It’s a ridiculous amount of money for a haircut,†Edwards told reporters after a campaign stop on Adel’s town square. “I’m actually embarrassed by it.
Edwards joked about the haircut fallout during his talk to 150 voters. He said his personal story is an example of why people want to come to America.“They want to come here because people like me … the son of a mill worker … can now be running for president and paying $400 for a haircut.”
“I’m not a big-game hunter. I’ve made that very clear,” he said. “I’ve always been a rodent and rabbit hunter. Small varmints, if you will. I began when I was 15 or so and I have hunted those kinds of varmints since then. More than two times.”
“The American people believe English should be the official language of the government. … 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.”
“I have said that I’m not running and I’m having a great time being pres — being a first-term senator.”
Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack [heroin] though.
And for good measure, some kind words from the peanut gallery
“Reverend Al Sharpton announced yesterday he is not running for president. In a related story, nobody asked.” –Conan O’Brien
“Rudy Giuliani … now leads Senator McCain in the latest polls by 22 points. 22. Or, as Giuliani himself might phrase it, ‘Twice the number of points as the day of the month on which the World Trade Center was attacked while I was mayor. Did I mention I was mayor … when the world was attacked … on 9/11?’” –Jon Stewart
“John Kerry has announced he will not run for president in 2008. But, he has not ruled out losing in 2012.” –Jay Leno
Have you seen worse? I’d love to hear about it in the comments.
Politicians often nit-pick about their words being taken out of context. Many of those quotes stand on their own–no context needed. Great selection, J-Ro! I look forward to many more during the 2008 campaign.
Oh sure, give Jason all the credit.
Man, seems politicians these days have a bad case of foot in mouth disease…Wonder where that comes from?
Obama also said that 10,000 people died in the Kansas tornadoes. 10,000! That’s 3 times more than 9/11!
We need to start fighting those spinning bastards. The “War on Weather” is on.