267 Stupidest Things Said by Democrats (Republicans)

The 267 Stupidest Things Said by Democrats ^ | Ted Rueter

[AgThorn]

Stupid DEMOCRATIC Statements

BILL CLINTON

"Give Bill a second term and Al Gore and I will be turned loose to do what we really want to do."
--Hillary Rodham Clinton, campaigning in 1996

DISASTERS

"This is the worst disaster in California since I was elected."
--Pat Brown (governor of California, 1959-1966), discussing a flood.

ELDERLY

"Old people have a duty to die and get out of the way."
--Richard Lamm (governor of Colorado, 1975-1987)

MONICA

"If the dress doesn't fit, we must acquit. If it's on the dress, he must confess."
--James Traficant (representative from Ohio, 1985-)

POOR PEOPLE

"I stay out of their way at Kmart."
--Willie Brown (mayor of San Francisco), 1996-), asked what he did to help the poor.

PROMISCUITY

"I just have no firsthand experience."
--Al Gore, when asked whether today's young women are too promiscuous.

RACISM

"The laws in this city are clearly racist. All laws are racist. The law of gravity is racist."
--Marion Barry (former mayor of Washington, DC)

SEX

"The Gulf War was like teenage sex. We got in too soon and out too soon."
--Tom Harkin (senator from Iowa, 1985-)

VAGUENESS

"A little vagueness goes a long way in this business."
--Jerry Brown (governor of California, 1975-1982)

WOMEN

"I cook ocassionally just to see how easy women's work is."
--Tip O'Neill (representative from Massachusetts, 1953-1986)

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Stupid REPUBLICAN Statements

AFRICAN-AMERICANS

"I'll hire blacks as long as they can do the cotton-pickin' job."
--Evan Mecham (governor of Arizona, 1987-1988)

BONDAGE

"Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child."
--Dan Quayle

BILL CLINTON

"We're never said to the press that Clinton is a philandering, pot-smoking draft dodger."
--Mary Matalin (1992 Bush deputy campaign manager)

CRIME

"The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It's only the people who make the unsafe."
--Frank Rizzo (mayor of Philadelphia, 1972-1980)

DIVERSITY

"We have every mixture you can have. I have a woman, two Jews, and a cripple."
--James Watt (Secretary of the Interior, 1981-1983), describing an Interior Department advisory group.

FUTURE

"We see nothing but increasingly brighter clouds every month."
--Gerald Ford (president, 1974-1977), speaking to a group of Michigan businessmen about the economy.

LANGUAGE

"People said that my language was bad, but Jesus--you should have heard LBJ!"
--Richard Nixon

NEGATIVISM

"In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism."
--Spiro Agnew (vice president, 1969-1973).

POVERTY

"We're the only nation in the world where all our poor people are fat."
--Phil Gramm (senator from Texas, 1985-)

TEEN PREGNANCY

"Statistics show that teen pregnancy drops off significantly after age 25."
--Mary Anne Tebedo (Colorado state senator, 1989-)

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[AgThorn]

Apparently these extracts from this webpage are from Ted Rueter's book which is available at Amazon. Thought it would be fun to add our own nostalgic references to this thread.

[Kerberos]

"Statistics show that teen pregnancy drops off significantly after age 25." --Mary Anne Tebedo (Colorado state senator, 1989-)

Ah, I would think it would drop off completly after age 19.

[Castro]

I love GW, but some of the his quotes on this page are funny. He should have Blair give him a course in effective elocution.

[Fraulein]

James Traficant's One-Minute Speeches, 1998

James Traficant's One-Minute Speeches, 2000

James Traficant's One-Minute Speeches, 2001

[billorites]

"We're the only nation in the world where all our poor people are fat."

I was out of the country last year for a while touring France (please don't hit me).

The first thing I noticed when I returned to the States and landed in Boston were all the fat people. Young fat people, old fat people, tons and tons of fat people...

[CyberAnt]

I don't agree - I think the mispronunciations are kinda cute. It makes him more human and down to earth.

Besides I love "misunderestimation of the strategery"!!

[jocon307]

"tons and tons of fat people..."

And poor, all poor, all those poor fat people. Forced to spend their meager resources on diet supplements! Our society is cruel, cruel! Can you feel their pain? Can you feel anything after you're squashed into a subway car with them?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

"We have every mixture you can have. I have a woman, two Jews, and a cripple."

I believe Watt actually said, "a black, a woman, two Jews, and a cripple."

[Castro]

I don't think they're bad, they do give him an "in the trenches" persona, rather than the polished look that Clinton portrayed.

[knews_hound]

Reference Bump.

Cheers,

knews hound

[Allegra]

The first thing I noticed when I returned to the States and landed in Boston were all the fat people. Young fat people, old fat people, tons and tons of fat people...

When I was traveling to Argentina fairly often for work in the late 90's, we always remarked how there were no fat people down there. Then, on about my fourth trip, we saw a fat guy in a crowd waiting to cross a street in Buenos Aires. We all laughingly commented that gosh, there was at least one fat person. As we approached the crowd, we heard the fat guy speak to his companion. Turned out he was American. LOL

[mdittmar]

Me thinks they have misunderestimated Bush to their own detrition,but that's just my opinionative.

[JoeSixPack1]

"The laws in this city are clearly racist. All laws are racist. The law of gravity is racist." --Marion Barry (former mayor of Washington, DC)

Well, Marion, that might be the only law you haven't broken yet!
Most don't get to break it twice. <--(pick your own reference):-)

[AgThorn]

Couple more from this author:

Repub - Dan Quayle on parenting:
"Republicans understand the importance of bondage between mother and child"

Dem - Jerry Brown on drug policy
"At least when I was governor, cocaine was expensive"

[teokee]

me too

[Fraulein]

Other gems:

"A zebra does not change its spots." -- Gore, attacking President Bush in 1992.

"When my sister and I were growing up, there was never any doubt in our minds that men and women were equal, if not more so." (NY Times, 08/12/00)

"I have a brother who's a drug adddict. I'm very proud of him" -- Clinton

"I didn't realize I was in a Buddhist temple." -- Gore

"Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again." -- Barbara Boxer

"You know the one thing that's wrong with this country? Everyone gets a chance to have their fair say." -- Clinton

"What we have are two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns and a healthy democracy. You can't have both." -- Gephardt

"We are the president." -- Hitlery

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." -- Clinton

"We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur." -- Gore

[Utmost Certainty]

Lol, I noticed the same thing when I went to Italy in November 2001.

[AgThorn]

Great post!! ... found some more myself ..

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Character
"Character doesn't matter." - Bill Clinton

"I don't think the Republicans can damage my character" - Bill Clinton

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Farrakhan on Iraq

"I don't think that Saddam Hussein is deliberately starving his own people. I would think that a man who gets 99 percent of the people to vote for him in an election and the people love him so much, how would they love a man that is starving them?" - Louis Farrakhan

"I believe he [Saddam Hussein] wants a better relationship with America." - Louis Farrakahn

"I hope, when I go to Iraq, that I will be able to report to the American people that here's a man that is ready to sit down, talk with the American administration," - Louis Farrakhan

[Fraulein]

"The internet is a great way to get on the net." -- Bob Dole

"I issued a number of denials to people I thought needed to hear them" -- Clinton, Grand Jury Testimony

"If a President of the United States ever lied to the American people he should resign." -- Clinton

"For anybody willing to find it, and write about it, and explain it, is this vast right-wing conspiracy that has been conspiring against my husband since the day he announced for President." -- Hitlery

"An innocent bureaucratic snafu" -- Clinton explaining why 900 GOP FBI files were in the White House

"When you get asked hundreds of questions, it's not possible to remember the answer to every one." -- Clinton

"I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law." -- Dinkins, Fmr. New York City Mayor

"I don't think that Saddam Hussein is deliberately starving his own people. I would think that a man who gets 99 percent of the people to vote for him in an election and the people love him so much, how would they love a man that is starving them?'' - Louis Farrakhan

"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the...if the...if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not -- that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement" -- Clinton

[CyberAnt]

ROTFLOL - I love it!!