[Alberta's Child]

Hey, dude -- was Ann Coulter's comment any less offensive than the one line you have on your profile page?

My fellow Americans, I have just signed legislation to outlaw Islam. The bombing began in October 2001.

[Mila]

“Hey, dude — was Ann Coulter’s comment any less offensive than the one line you have on your profile page?

My fellow Americans, I have just signed legislation to outlaw Islam. The bombing began in October 2001.

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I believe he is paraphrasing something that Ronald Reagan said, as a joke, in 1984.

“My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reagan%27s_%22We_begin_bombing_in_five_minutes%22_joke