Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Top Ten Memorable Quotes of 2007

I don't quite understand why they can't wait until 2007 is over before coming up with this list - I mean, what happens if someone else says something quote-worthy - but, I thought this list was pretty good. I personally think Miss South Carolina's response at the Miss America Pageant should have won top honors, but oh well.

I bring you the Top Ten Most Memorable Quotes of 2007 (I found some of them on youtube for your viewing pleasure):

1. "Don't Tase Me, Bro." (followed by painful sounds of course)

2. "I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps and I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and Iraq and everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S. or should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for us." (Miss South Carolina)

3. "In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country." (president of Iran)

4. "That's some nappy-headed hos there," (Don Imus)

5. "I don't recall." -- Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' repeated response to questioning at a congressional hearing about the firing of U.S. attorneys.

6. "There's only three things he (Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani) mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11." -- Sen. Joseph Biden, speaking at a Democratic presidential debate.

7. "I'm not going to get into a name-calling match with somebody (Vice President Dick Cheney) who has a 9 percent approval rating." -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat.

8. "(I have) a wide stance when going to the bathroom." -- Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig's explanation of why his foot touched that of an undercover policeman in a men's room.

9. "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." -- Biden describing rival Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

10. "I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history." -- Former President Jimmy Carter in an interview in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper.

1 comment:

Rochelle said...

Great examples of open mouth insert foot for most of them
Number 1 is sad reality