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“We are not without accomplishment. We have managed to distribute poverty equally.”
– Nguyen Co Thatch, Vietnamese foreign minister
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MY “TONGUE-IN-CHEEK” COLLECTION OF “LITTLE-KNOWN” QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS POSED TO AND ABOUT THE CURRENT CROP OF DEM CANDIDATES AND “LEADERS” OVER THE YEARS !!
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Hillary’s Personality: An assessment from a close friend
Well, let’s face it, she’s not Mother Teresa. Gandhi would have strangled her.
– Ken Kessler (Ruthless People, 1986)
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Question posed to Joe Biden at a rally
Are you crazy or just plain stupid?
– Mrs. Blue, Bubba’s Mother (Forrest Gump, 1994)
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Overheard at a Christopher Dodd Press Conference:
Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking… don’t they?
– The Scarecrow (Wizard of Oz, 1939)
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Hillary as President - Experts discuss the impact:
Dr. Peter Venkman: This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions.
Mayor: What do you mean, “biblical”?
Dr Ray Stantz: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath-of-God type stuff.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Exactly.
Dr Ray Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies. Rivers and seas boiling.
Dr. Egon Spengler: Forty years of darkness. Earthquakes, volcanoes…
Winston Zeddemore: The dead rising from the grave.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together - mass hysteria.
– Ghostbusters, 1984
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First impressions of the entire Dem lineup during the 1st Dem Debate:
They’re desperate. This is less exciting than a “CHIPs” reunion.
– Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
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Question posed to Al Gore at a press conference:
You behave as if stupidity were a virtue. Why is that ??
– Heinrich Dorfmann (The Flight of the Phoenix, 1965)
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John Edwards, lectured on his fading political prospects:
Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with a seat missing, but it hurts.
– Lt. Frank Drebbin (Naked Gun 2 1/2, 1991)
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Question posed to Dennis “Moonbeam” Kucinich from a very concerned psychiatrist:
What color is the sky in your world?
– Dr. Frasier Crane (Cheers)
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Question posed to John Kerry:
Do you have the slightest idea what a moral and ethical principle is? Do you?
– Jack Torrance (The Shining, 1980)
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Debate question posed to Howard Dean:
Can I borrow your doctor’s diploma? They are a little short in the latrine.
– Hawkeye (MASH)
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A Recollection of the 2004 Democratic Convention:
It was a rough place - the seediest dive on the wharf. Populated with every reject and cutthroat from Bombay to Calcutta. It’s worse than Detroit.
– Ted Striker (Airplane, 1980)
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Advice given to Bill Richardson:
Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
– Dean Vernon Wormer (Animal House, 1978)
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Comment to Barack Obama from an old girlfriend:
It only took me one night to realize if brains were dynamite you couldn’t blow your nose.
– Debbie Medway (American Graffiti, 1973)
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Overheard by 2 friends about to read the 2008 Dem Party Platform:
I won’t go schizo, will I? — Pinto
It’s a distinct possibility. — Jennings
(Animal House, 1978)
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Hillary, told while attempting to kiss a baby at a Political Rally:
Get away from her, you bitch!
– Ripley (Aliens, 1986)
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Question posed to Hillary at a campaign stop:
You ever seen a grown man naked?
– Captain Oveur (Airplane, 1980)
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Rebuttal from Hillary insisting her marriage is sincere and natural:
So is throwing up but I don’t want to look at it.
- Archie Bunker (All in the Family)
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Comment regarding Obama’s Health Care Proposal:
It’s like eating a spoonful of Drano: Sure, it’ll clean you out, but it’ll leave you hollow inside.”
– Lt. Frank Drebin (Naked Gun, 1988)
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Statement to John Edwards regarding his far left views:
You’re part of a dying breed, like people who can name all fifty states!
– Lt. Frank Drebin (Naked Gun, 1988)
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Overheard by 4 spectators during the 1st Dem debate:
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines
— Steve McCroskey (Airplane, 1980)
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Exasperated audience member in tears after the final Dem debate:
I weep for the future
– Maitre D’ (Ferris Bueller, 1986)
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Best Advice I’ve heard for getting through the Dem primary process:
My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.
– Bluto (Animal House, 1978)
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– Smitty, 7-4-07
July 12th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
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