Recently in Clown of the Day Category
“Gay sex produces AIDS, which the state doesn’t have — or should have an interest in. They should charge homosexuals more for their — for their health insurance than they charge the rest of us. I mean, just like they charge — look, if I’m a tobacco smoker, I pay more, right?”
— Jim Quinn, conservative radio host
— Brad Blakeman, McCain Strategist
“I’m not dumb enough to get mixed up in a World Series between swing states, but I think I may have detected a little pattern with Senator Obama. When he’s campaigning in Philadelphia, he roots for the Phillies, and when he’s campaigning in Tampa Bay, he shows love to the Rays.”
— John McCain
— Veronica
“I don’t need lessons about telling the truth to the American people. And were I ever need any improvement in that regard, I probably wouldn’t seek advice from a Chicago politician.”
— John McCain
“Across this country, this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners. And the same standards of clarity and candor must now be applied to my opponent.”
“There’s a place in hell reserved for women who don’t support other women.”
“I do believe we could have gotten there today had it not been for this partisan speech the speaker gave on the floor of the House.”
— House Minority Leader John Boehner
“Patrick, great article. I agree with you wholeheartedly. Last thing we need is an inexperienced uppity at the helm. As a gay man, I’ve proudly voted GOP my whole life based on their core principles and values, and my partner and I look forward to seeing McCain in the White House 1/20/09.”
— A commentor with the handle rpcv84, at the Washington Blade Web site
“Barack Obama’s short career as a public servant has been defined by pessimism, defeatism, and weakness in the face of the great challenges of our time.”
— Tucker Bounds, McCain Spokesperson
“They ought to — there ought to be an adult who says, ‘Do we really need to go that far in this ad? Don’t we make our point and won’t we get broader acceptance and deny the opposition an opportunity to attack us if we don’t include that one little last tweak in the ad?’ ”
ALAN COLMES: [Sarah Palin] in an interview tonight with Charlie Gibson was asked about George Bush’s doctrine, which she didn’t know anything about, had to be told that the Bush doctrine is preemptive strike.
RUDY GIUALINI: Not if you look on Wikipedia. Do you know what that says on Wikipedia?
COLMES: Do you go by Wikipedia? Is that how you get your information?
GIUALINI: It will show you how unbiased Wikipedia is. Wikipedia says that the Bush doctrine’s some kind of irresponsible war monger.
“We grow good people in our small towns with honesty and sincerity and dignity.”
— GOP Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin, quoting right-wing columnist and rabid anti-semite Westbrook Pegler
— Georgia Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland
