A Very Quotable Year

cbsnews.com ^ | Dec. 28, 2004 | Dotty Lynch

[bitt]

As we say goodbye to 2004, Political Points can't resist getting into the top ten game. We've browsed through our sister publication, Washington Wrap, and came up with our favorite "quotes of the day" from the 2004 campaign.

[Baraonda]

"5. "I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein." President Bush gave Bushism collectors some more fodder with that remark (AP, 5/25)"

This has got to be the best of the ten, although not the best of the Bushisms. The best, in my opinion is:

"According to intelligence experts, Saddam Hussein uses up to three doubles. Today, president Bush said, 'Three doubles? That's six, right?'"

[Proud Conservative2]

"Didn't she say that about the Florida hurricane victims?"

No, it was said in reference to the victims in the Caribbean.

[Baraonda]

"No, it was said in reference to the victims in the Caribbean."

If she did say it, she, like her husband, is a leftist through and through. I'm glad I didn't vote for her consort.

[Crawdad]

GWB: "Need some wood?"

One of my all-time favorites.

...wife of Crawdad

[Christian4Bush]

One of the ROFLOL moments of the year:

"I own a lumber company? (laughter) That's news to me. (laughter)...need some wood?" (laughter)

(PRESIDENT George W. Bush to (senator) John Kerry at the second debate, when Kerry tried to denigrate the President (what else is new) by saying he owns a lumber company to avoid paying "his fair share" of taxes.)

[tang-soo]

6. "I don't know that she's ever had a real job." Philanthropist Teresa Heinz Kerry was talking about former teacher and librarian Laura Bush. (USA Today, 10/20) Her "Shove it" remark gets the first runner-up place for dominating the headlines on the opening day of the Democratic convention. Honorable mention goes to "Clothing is wonderful but let them go naked for a while." That was her advice on why people should give water and generators rather than clothes to hurricane victims in Florida. (AP, 9/16)

You missed his one ...

The following is a post from October of this year. This shows the true level of class of Miss T.

Jim Quinn and his producer have been instrumental the last several days in helping the people ravage by a huge flood in Sharpsburg - near Pittsburgh. They have worked on air and over the weekend in helping to raise and coordinate aid to ailing people and businesses - desperately trying to get the town back on its feet.

The following is a transcript from yesterday's show (Tuesday October 5) available at http://archives.warroom.com/archives.php The portion of the show starts around 01:12:40 into the broadcast.

The following is a transcript ...

QUINN: Also, a quick reminder, the folks down in Sharpsberg that Rose has been working with every day - tirelessly, getting herself down there in the choking dust and all that, actually rolling up her sleeves and doing it, are now looking for heaters and furnaces - water heaters and furnaces. If you have anything you would like to donate 412-782-5559, 782-5559, 782-5559.

By the way, the Rose Echo effect, (you've heard of the Limbaugh echo effect), That's when Rush says something and then it suddenly materializes in the political world, well, or the world of media.

Well, Rose yesterday said 'Where's Tereza? Where is she? She only lives up the hill. We're down here in Sharpsberg choking on the dust and the smell of rotting furniture and carpets and all that. Where's Tereza?'.

Well, sure enough within hours, Tereza shows up in Sharpsberg and says this.

TEREZA: I'm not in a position to do anything what-so- (catches herself) other than to find out. I want to find out.

QUINN: So Teresa shows up but she's not in a position to do anything. She's just here to talk about it. She stayed there for I don't know - not very long and stuck her head in one business and left - so I guess she can say she was there. But, she's not in a position - unfortunately to really actually help or do anything.

TEREZA: I'm not in a position to do anything what-so- (catches herself) other than to find out. I want to find out.

QUINN: Earth to Tereza, you have one thousand million dollars in the bank. I know people who are ordinary everyday people who bought fifteen refrigerators out of their own pocket. And ten stoves out of their own pocket. I know people that walked off the street who got out of ordinary Chevrolets and Fords and Pontiacs with checks for twenty-five hundred dollars. And a thousand dollars and five hundred dollars and fifteen hundred dollars but you are in no position to help.

That's remarkable. That is absolutely stunning. Tereza!

Let's hear this brilliant comment one more time from the people who care some much about the little guy

TEREZA: I'm not in a position to do anything what-so- (catches herself) other than to find out. I want to find out.

MULE SOUND: The BS detector.

QUINN: Congratulations Tereza. You just set off the BS detector on the Quinn in the Morning Show.

End of transcript.

[Max Combined]

Go tell it to the Marines. Or your buddies over at DU.

[GOPRaleigh]

We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." (Hillary Clinton, 28 June 2004, in San Francisco at a Democrat Party fund raiser.)

This one has my vote as well. Very telling....

[squarebarb]

Exactly. Aren't they all no-bid contracts?

And name me one political candiate of either party that has never been on the board of any corporation, or has been a consultant, advisor or part of a law firm for a major corporation.

These DU guys want to get Halliburton employees in Iraq killed, and I think they are succeeding. Terrorists follow leftist advice.

[Christian4Bush]

How funny, Crawdad, I just posted the "need some wood?"...right before I saw your post.

An honorable mention for me, also from Dubya (on the stump) was when he quoted Flurch Munster, when speaking about Yeeargh Dean, said "Those who doubt that the capture of...Hussein...has made America and the world safer...don't have what it takes to be president", (and then predictably flip-flopped and said the same thing), W said this:

"I couldn't agree more. Not so long ago, so did my opponent."

Honorable mention #2: VPOTUS Cheney at the GOP Convention, talking about Opie AmbalanceChaser's favorite phrase...

"John Kerry says that he sees 'two Americas'. That makes the feeling mutual. America sees two John Kerrys."

Honorable mention #3:

Much as I can't stand McRINO, he did give one of the great one-liners, when talking about the naysayers about the war:

"...and certainly not a disingenuous filmmaker (Michael Moore, who were both in attendance), who would have you believe..." It was so perfect, and so funny, the rest of the quote didn't matter.

Honorable mention #4:

"I have a certain swagger which, in Texas, they call 'walking'." -- President Bush, towards the end of his acceptance speech at the GOP.

Dishonorable mention:

"Uh...can I get me a huntin' license here?" --Lurch. Nuff said.

I could go on forever, but I just thought of another great one--VPOTUS, to the Breck Girl, at their debate:

--"Your local newspaper has taken to calling you 'Senator Gone'..."

--"I preside over the Senate every other Tuesday. The first time I met you, Senator, was here in this hall tonight."

Ouch.

[dagnabbit]

“We ought to have a system that recognizes people are coming here to do jobs that Americans will not do,” said Bush. “And there ought to be a legal way for them to do so.

[texasflower]

Thank you.

[texasflower]

Thanks

[Savage Beast]

"We didn't get the mule. So we decided we'd ride this donkey as far as it would take us."

You passed that point way back there, Al.

[Savage Beast]

"He understands...Kool-Aid. He understands you and me."

Make sure he drinks the Kool-Aid first, Jesse.

[Savage Beast]

"I don't want you to think I lie awake at night counting and recounting sheep."

What about votes, Al?

[Radix]

"The documents may be false, but the story is true!"


Whatever the real quote was, it was still a hoot, in hindsight!

[Savage Beast]

"Democrats do not exploit fear to divide and distract the nation."

Yeah, yeah, Nancy, and Clinton did not have sex with that woman.

(The most obnoxious thing about the Democrats is that they are so obvious.)

[good1]

"I'm John Kerry....and....[salute] I'm reporting for duty."

And the response of George W. Bush, Commander In Chief, "Dismissed."

And likewise also was response of the American people on November 2.