Adam Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 I'd say it was from Fahrenheit 9-11.......Moore insinuated that George HW Bush researched our defenses back in 2001, so he could assist the terrorists with their 9/11 attack. I'm embarrassed that I was fooled for a while by this buffoon. That is the most baseless accussation I've ever seen. Anyone with half a brain can see how false that HAS to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live&DieBillsFootball Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 How about: "I invented the internet." "I did not have sex with that woman." "We went to war over WMD." "I will fire anyone involved in the release of Valerie Plame's name...Umm unless it was Karl Rove." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 I think it would be the Republican caucas in my town last week when they actually decided to nominate to their own ticket the incumbent tax-and-spend (8 percent increase in town budget) Democrat because "he's too popular" and "he probably can't be beaten." Even though the last election was hardly a landslide and we were running the town drunk. Un. Fuggin. Believable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 First that comes to mind was Kerry's "I voted for it before I voted against it" statement. Yeah, I know what he meant...he should have said what he meant. His statement was dumb. Second is Gary Hart's answer in the Democratic Primary debates in '84 to the Czech airliner question...for those that don't remember, it was just after KAL 007 was shot down, and the question was along the lines of "If a Czech airliner was sighted over Kansas, how would you handle it." Hart went on this babbling spiel about how he'd order the jet fighters up to intercept, and have them fly along side and check in the windows to see if they were wearing uniforms... Mondale rebutted "What a stupid question. There's no way that's happening. A foreign airliner isn't getting to Kansas without us knowing it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Gant Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Quayle was a beauty: I believe we are on an irreversible trend towards more freedom and democracy, but that could change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Any time a politician promises not to raise taxes. Another is from the GOP here in Nassau County which blasted Democrat Tom Suozzi for raising taxes. They always left out that little tidbit that the reason why he had to raise taxes is because the previous Republican County Executive, Tom Gulotta, got the County in so much debt and in such financial hot water, it was practically bankrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Question: Senator Kerry, are you for or against gay marriages? Answer: Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin in Va Beach Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 "B word set me up." -Marion Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 "B word set me up." -Marion Barry 394913[/snapback] He said ridiculous, not hysterical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Gant Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 "B word set me up." -Marion Barry 394913[/snapback] It was an honest statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 QUOTE What is the most ridiculous political statement you evr heard? Of course, doesn't this question imply that, somewhere, there are political statements are being made that are NON-RIDICULOUS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 During WW2, Congressman Andrew May is credited with sinking ten U.S. submarines. Visiting Pearl Harbor, he was briefed that the Japanese had no idea how deep our submarines could go and set their depth charges too shallow. He reported this interesting fact in a press gathering on his return home which was duly printed. Of course, the Japanese picked up this fact and reset their depth charges. Got a lot of people killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Sen. Diane Feinstein did the same kind of thing at a local level when she was the SF mayor. Richard Ramierez, the Hillside Strangler had moved from LA to SF to avoid the cops. The cops had determined that the strangler had moved there. They were narrowing down who he was because they had shoeprints from a sneaker that had only sold <800 pairs. They had it down to maybe 20 possible people. Feinstein holds a press conference stating that they are using sneaker prints to track down the strangler. That day Ramierez threw them off the Golden Gate bridge. It took month longer to finally catch him and if I remember correctly, he killed some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseburger_in_paradise Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 How about: "You won't have Dick Nixon to kick around anymore." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 What is the most ridiculous political statement you ask? well, there are so many to choose from. but to narrow down the list, could you tell me what your definition of is is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 "I'm a uniter, not a divider." George W. Bush aka "The Great Divider" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 As far as pure stupidity goes, has to be one of Dan Quayles quotes. Its hard to decide which one is best "If we do not succeed, then we run the risk of failure." "We're going to have the best educated American people in the world." "I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix. " "Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts. " "Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it. " "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur. " "For NASA, space is still a high priority. " "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made. " ""It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."" "We don't want to go back to tomorrow, we want to go forward." And from the quayles 1989 christmas card "May our nation continue to be the beakon of hope to the world." Man that was some great times... As far as killing any future political aspirations, the dean scream was a killer, though im sure there are others which rival it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 As far as pure stupidity goes, has to be one of Dan Quayles quotes. Its hard to decide which one is best "If we do not succeed, then we run the risk of failure." "We're going to have the best educated American people in the world." "I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix. " "Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts. " "Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it. " "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur. " "For NASA, space is still a high priority. " "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made. " ""It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."" "We don't want to go back to tomorrow, we want to go forward." And from the quayles 1989 christmas card "May our nation continue to be the beakon of hope to the world." Man that was some great times... As far as killing any future political aspirations, the dean scream was a killer, though im sure there are others which rival it. 395649[/snapback] You forgot one of his best... "Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 "You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 "Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here." "What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is." "You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be." "El Salvador is a democracy so it's not surprising that there are many voices to be heard here. Yet in my conversations with Salvadorans, I have heard a single voice." "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy -- but that could change." "If we do not succeed, then we run the risk of failure." "Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things." "I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future." "We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world." "We have a firm commitment to NATO. We are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe." "I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix." "My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can and we will, never, never surrender to what is right." "I deserve respect for the things I did not do." "I feel that this is my first year, that next year is an election year, that the third year is the mid point, and that the fourth year is the last chance I'll have to make a record since the last two years; I'll be a candidate again. Everything I do in those last two years will be posturing for the election. But right now I don't have to do that." "This President is going to lead us out of this recovery." "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." "For NASA, space is still a high priority." "[The U.S. victory in Gulf War was a] stirring victory for the forces of aggression." "Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due to mismanagement." "The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century." "Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts." "Mars is essentially in the same orbit. Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If there is oxygen, then we can breathe." "The future will be better tomorrow." "People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have tremendous impact on history." "Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it." "We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made." "One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Vice President, and that one word is 'to be prepared.'" "Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge it is, because in 1988 the question is whether we're going forward to tomorrow or whether we're going to go past to the -- to the back!" "The loss of life will be irreplaceable." "Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good offense wins." "It's wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago." "This isn't a man who is leaving with his head between his legs." "Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists." "We lead in exporting jobs." -- Committing a Freudian slip while speaking to the Chamber of Commerce of Evansville, Indiana, a city which lost four large companies in the previous four years. He quickly changed the word 'jobs' to 'products.' "If you give a person a fish, they'll fish for a day. But if you train a person to fish, they'll fish for a lifetime." "We don't want to go back to tomorrow, we want to go forward." "Votes are like trees, if you are trying to build a forest. If you have more trees than you have forests, then at that point the pollsters will probably say you will win." "[it's] time for the human race to enter the solar system." "Clinton cannot possibly win in 2000." -- Referring to Bill Clinton, who had already served two terms as President by 2000. "The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make." "Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out, and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever." "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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