Quotes of the Month: June 2014

Quote of the Month: "Mr. President, you love to trade people. Why don’t we set up a trade? But this time, instead of five Taliban, how about five Democrats? I’m thinking John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi; couldn’t we send them to Mexico? "It was a joke. Except for Nancy Pelosi, I was serious about her."

-Rand Paul

　
Stupid Quote of the Month: "We need to consider whether we can talk about trying to reduce population growth and whether that’s compatible with the very reasonable concerns people have about women’s right to control their life decisions and their reproduction."


-Professor Peter Singer on controlling women to stop climate change.

　

and the rest...
"We all say stupid stuff when we're mad."

-David Price on David Ortiz

"There were times—there are still times—when I turn on the TV and I wish they'd just beheaded him on TV and gotten it over with."


-One of Sgt. Bergdal's would-be rescuers
"You see that there's that unfortunate bubble in the White House where they are too often isolated on something like this."


-Bob Woodward on The Obama Administration
"They [the Obama administration] have no idea what they actually did. Even those of us who might grudgingly accept the cost of that swap would understand that this is a defeat for the United States."

–Charles Krauthammer

"But there will be hell to pay if we find they go on to kill Americans."


-Senator Mark Kirk
"Where’s the dishonesty in the portrayal of Bergdahl so far? I haven’t seen it. What’s been misconstrued about him so far?"


-Chris Matthews
"If [President Obama] just tried to empty that jail, people would be calling for his impeachment,"

-Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

"This is the coward's way out, in my opinion."


-Owner of California Chrome on his competition not running in the Kentucky Derby
"We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt."


-Hillary Clinton
"Rarely has a U.S. President been so wrong about so much at the expense of so many."


-Dick Cheney
'History has proven that you got it wrong in Iraq'


-Megyn Kelly to Dick Cheney
"I don't believe you."


-Paul Ryan to the IRS Commissioner
"I hate that man Obama more than any man I've ever met, more than any man who ever lived."


-Bill Clinton
"Not only does the president regularly ignore the law, he brags about it and brags about his willingness to change it unilaterally."


-John Boehner

Quotes of the Month: April 2013

Quote of the Month: “This is our [expletive] city, and nobody is going to dictate our freedom. Stay strong.”

-Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz after the terror attack on the Boston Marathon

Stupid Quote of the Month:

“We have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents or kids belong to their families and recognize that kids belong to whole communities.”

 -Melissa Harris-Perry on MSNBC

And the rest…

“Drudge hurts what we are trying to do.”

-Obama Advisor Dan Pfeiffer

"I'll see you at the movies."

-Roger Ebert

“She also happens to be, by far, the best looking attorney general in the country.”

-Barack Obama

 “We're in deep doo-doo."

 -Dick Cheney on North Korea

"I think Carlos Quentin went to Stanford, something like that? I heard there's smart people at Stanford. That wasn't too smart."

-Matt Kemp after Quentin charged Zach Greinke

“Is everyone else sick of this shit?”

-Craig Ferguson on terrorism

"CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody."

-Boston P.D. Tweet

Do you know my name?

 -Reese Witherspoon to cops after her husband was stopped for DUI

 "There was a time in my life when I wasn't likely to be found at a library, much less found one."

 -George W Bush

 “That we expanded freedom at home by raising standards at school and lowering taxes for everybody, that we liberated nations from dictatorship and freed people from AIDS. And that when freedom came under attack, we made the tough decisions required to make the American people safe.”

 -George W Bush

“I’m not the same Muslim Socialist I used to be.”

-Barack Obama

"The truth of the matter is, Barack knows it, I know, had the economy not collapsed around your ears, John, in the middle of literally--as things were moving--I think you probably would have won.”

-Joe Biden

“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.”

-JASON COLLINS

“I should just pack up and go home.”

-Barack Obama

Quotes of the Month: November 2010

Quote of the Month: "You touch my junk, and I'm going to have you arrested."


-John Tyner to a TSA guy

Dumb Quote of the Month: "Today China has not only a more vigorous economy, but actually a better functioning government than the United States."

-George Soros

and the rest:

“Paybacks are a Behar.”

-Dennis Miller

"Sparky Anderson will always be measured by his number of victories and his place in baseball's Hall of Fame. But all of that is overshadowed by the type of person he was. Sparky not only spiked life into baseball, he gave life in general something to smile about. Never in my lifetime have I met a man as gentle, kind and courageous as Sparky."

-Dan Ewald

“People will suffer.”

-Cowboys owner Jerry Jones after his team’s 45-7 loss to Green Bay

"We've had trouble getting 14 people to agree on what time of the day to meet."

-Sen. Kent Conrad

"We have harpooned every whale in the ocean - and some minnows."

-Debt Commission Co-Chair Alan Simpson

“History is beginning to come around"

-Dick Cheney on the Bush Presidency

“u trashed my brand new prada purse dude not cool - how u managed to rip the strap off and put 2 holes in it is beyond me.”

-Porn Star Capri Anderson to Charlie Sheen

"I PRAISE YOU 24/7!!!!!!" AND THIS HOW YOU DO ME!!!!! YOU EXPECT ME TO LEARN FROM THIS??? HOW???!!! ILL NEVER FORGET THIS!! EVER!!! THX THO..."

- Buffalo Bills player Steve Johnson after dropping a game winning TD pass

“I've made mistakes, I clearly did, but what I was hoping for was that some other dumbass would get on the front page and take me off the hook. I miss Lane Kiffin."

-Tennessee Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl

Assorted Ramblings

Item: Protesters meet Barack Obama at Notre Dame

Thoughts: First, the Tea Parties and now this? Conservative protesters strike twice in one year? These are two different groups of conservatives. The Tea Protesters were concerned about ridiculous spending and high taxation. Notre Dame was a social conservative event. Either way, something might be afoot and it's at the grass roots level. This is not a top down movement right now. If Conservatives are protesting, are the 60s not far behind?

Item: Nancy Pelosi has been lying about the CIA.

Thoughts: She is in deep trouble. First, she has po'd the bureaucrats, and they protect their own. Second, her speakership is in danger. Third, this could distract the congress for months. Last, her resignation would be the best thing for the country. She's too loony to be speaker.

Item: Dick Cheney won't go away.

Thoughts: If the GOP was able to get a message out, he could retire!

Item: My house has lost $100,000 in value.

Thoughts: ouch!

Item: Star Trek made lots of money at the box office.

Thoughts: Amazing what hype can do. In one weekend, this film doubled the entire take for the last film. That one did not have the ad campaign and was up against Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.

Fun in the Florida Sun: The 2000 Election

Al Gore was in a quandary. Does he use Bill Clinton to help his campaign or does he run and hide from the president? Clinton was popular amongst Democrats and was seen as the savior of the party. On the other hand, Republicans and Independents viewed him as a self indulgent man child. After easily defeating Bill Bradley for the Democratic nomination, Gore decided to turn his back on his president.
George W. Bush had problems of his own. He had the pesky John McCain to deal with. After a bitter campaign that left wounds that still exist today, Bush beat “The Straight Talk Express.” Bush campaigned as a “Compassionate Conservative.” The moniker was designed to draw a contrast between himself and the Newt Gingrich wing of the party. The term reinforced his conservative credentials and his reform message. Bush promised to restore dignity to the White House. Meanwhile, Gore was running from Monica’s messy dress. Gore decided to make a hard left. He ran a populist campaign. The Veep bragged he was for the people and not the powerful at the same time Bush promised to lead and make hard decisions as opposed to dodging them. Both campaigns were taking swipes at Clinton.
Each man made interesting choices for Vice President. Gore chose moderate Senator Joe Lieberman from Connecticut. Lieberman was well respected and liked by both sides. Bush selected the then-well respected Dick Cheney for his #2. Cheney served as the Defense Secretary under Bush 41 and had loads of experience. Lieberman would balance Gore’s liberalism while Cheney would balance Bush’s lack of foreign policy and Washington experience.
The two Vice Presidential candidates performed well on the stump and during the debates. Meanwhile, the Presidential debates opened a gash Gore could not patch up. During the first debate, he sighed impatiently whenever Governor Bush spoke. During another debate, Gore wore so much make-up, he looked like a drag queen.
Gore’s populist message combined with his debate performances and occasional delusional gaffe (I took the initiative and created the internet) cost Gore the election, but it was close. Bush held a 5 point lead going into the final weekend when word of a DUI back in the 1970s came out. On election day, Bush won 30 states, but Gore won the popular vote by a smidge. Had Gore run a better campaign, he could have won a triumph similar to George HW Bush’s in 1988. Instead, the election was a draw that came down to Florida.
The media declared Florida for Gore and then retracted when they discovered the panhandle was still voting. Then, they declared for Bush. Then, they undeclared everything. Gore conceded at first. Then, he changed his mind and un-conceded. This led to a recount.
After the recount, Bush won, but the Democrats wanted another one. Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris tried to certify for Bush, but the case ended up in court. The Florida Supreme Court ignored election law and ordered another recount. Bush continually won the recounts being held in Democratic precincts. For some reason, the recounts only occurred in Democratic precincts and not all of Florida. Eventually, the case went to the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 5-4 decision, the Supremes ordered an end to the recount. Bush won and Gore conceded again.
The Democrats could not win in 2000. The Florida Legislature was going to send results for Bush to the US Congress. If the Democrats had cast enough votes for Gore after the fact, the US Congress would have had two sets of returns. The Republicans controlled the House of Representatives and would have certified for Bush. The only reason for the Democrats to contest Florida and demand recounts in Democratic only areas was to injure Bush before he assumed office in the hopes of creating a lame duck. They failed. After the election, Gore would become the world’s savior. John McCain would finally become the GOP nominee for president. Joe Lieberman was expelled from the Democratic Party for making too much sense. Dick Cheney became the most unpopular governmental figure ever...at least until Nancy Pelosi became speaker!