ABC News Shocker: The 'All Time Dumb Quotes' Are All From Republicans

Publius' Forum ^ | 1/02/09 | Warner Todd Huston

[Mobile Vulgus]

Looks like ABC News is starting out 2009 with a partisan bang. On its main page, ABC News is hosting a slide show featuring what it is calling the "All Time Dumb Quotes." Now, these are not all strictly political dumb quotes, to be sure. They also have the empty headed Christina Aguilera, that sharp as a tack Jessica Simpson and other denizens of the Hollywood Mensa club among the 16 featured quotes -- and some of them are doozies, too. But, there are six political quotes five by Republicans and one by Tina Fey making fun of a Republican (Palin, naturally), yet there are no "All Time Dumb Quotes" from any Democrats. Not a one. Apparently ABC doesn't think there's ever been a dumb Democrat?

Even more absurdly, all these "dumb quotes" are from the last year or so. Apparently, ABC also is not aware of anything "dumb" that was ever said before contemporary history. Yet, even as all these supposedly "All Time Dumb Quotes" are recent, they have one quote.... just one... from farther back in time than just recently. And guess who it’s from? Amazingly, the ONLY "All Time Dumb Quote" ABC can find from before the year 2008 is a 1988 quote by... drum roll please... Dan Quayle!

Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...

[Mobile Vulgus]

Not surprising.

[raccoonradio]

“This tunnel will be a bargain”—John Kerry, referring to Boston’s Big Dig, a $15 billion boondoggle at the time

and many many more

[Brilliant]

“I invented the internet.” Al Gore

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

Surely they must have looked closely at all 57 states, with only....ah....3....yes....3 more to go!

[Tarpon]

Yes, but all the stupid people are Democrats.

[Hoodlum91]

Biden alone could produce more than 6 in a week.

[ozark hilljilly]

Nothing about FDR addressing the nation on TV??!!

Y’know all the Biden stuff would be a category unto itself!

[NonValueAdded]

The existence of Joe Biden alone points out the glaring errors of omission!

[cowboyway]

Stand up Chuck! Let em see ya out there!

[mewzilla]

Hey, if ABC's looking for all-time dumb quotes, here's a motherlode...

Fannie Mae's Patron Saint

Gee, however did the folks at ABC miss this...?

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

I was listening to talk radio, and their ABC news break came on announcing the attacks on Gaza. They opened with “Israel has assassinated a high ranking Palestinian official, and even though the bombing is ineffective, the Hamas rocket attacks have greatly increased and are reaching deeper into Israel than ever before.”

I could sense the level of hope and excitement in the announcer's voice.

[mewzilla]

I don’t suppose ABC bothered to mention that the dead terrorist had offered up his own son as a homicide bomber...?

[mewzilla]

I’m just so glad I’m not a shareholder. Those folks need their collective head examined.

[pennyfarmer]

Just because you are stupid doesn’t make you a Democrat, but being a Democrat does make you stupid.

[LiberConservative]

Cynthia McKinney thinking we landed on Mars.
0bama thinking we had 57 states.
Tina Fey misquoting Governor Sarah Palin by saying "I can see Russia from my house!"

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

These people are complete traitors. It is just that simple.

But just wait, after the Military is gutted and are turned over to the UN command, (an oxymoron) the attacks on our soil will have them explaining to the public as to why they supported opening the back and frond door for Terrorists to attack us.

All the apologetics or demagoguery in the World will not be able to avoid the reality they have worked so hard to create.

[kidd]

“I did not have sex with that woman” (wagging finger in feigned anger) - Bill Clinton

[Doctor Raoul]

I never watch ABC News. Probably haven’t for a decade.

[Tarpon]

The twisted ways of a wordsmith ... BUT — I think you may be on to something. I am beginning to believe that Democrats do circulate pseudo-science and half truths until like a cult, they all believe the lies. They seem not to be able to engage their own brains. I came to know a few CNN only watchers, and the effect was quite obvious.

Being a Democrats means you have to switch off your brain.

[muir_redwoods]

"you know...you know....you know...you know...you know...."

Caroline Kennedy