February 2012
32 posts
“Roscoe is pro-stache, but he does not believe Americans should pay for...”
– Deborah Burrell, chief of staff for Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md. The American Mustache Institute had claimed Bartlett supported the ‘Stache Act, which calls for a $250 tax break for facial hair grooming.
“People who don’t have money don’t understand the stress.”
– Alan Dlugash, a partner at accounting firm Marks Paneth & Shron LLP in New York who specializes in financial planning for the wealthy.
“I’ll tell you what. Ten thousand bucks. A $10,000 bet.”
– Number 7 on a list of Romney’s top 10 wealth gaffes. More.
“I’m telling you, I was almost walking out with three puppies. It’s...”
– Jennifer Aniston on getting a dog. In Sophie’s Choice, a mother at Auschwitz has to choose whether her 10-year-old son or 7-year-old daughter will live.
“You’re going to have to figure out how to live your own miserable life…...”
– Newt Gingrich on what the United States should tell Afghanistan.
“I have somewhat of an evil mind and I have thought of a lot of other ways to...”
– Nebraska Sen. Burke Harr, during debate on a voter ID bill.
“You bet that makes you throw up.”
– Rick Santorum, reiterating his reaction to President John F. Kennedy’s famous 1960 speech about the separation of church and state.
“Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans. But I have some friends who are...”
– Mitt Romney, at the Daytona 500, asked whether he follows NASCAR.
“I drive a Mustang and a Chevy pickup truck. Ann drives a couple of Cadillacs,...”
– - Mitt Romney on his love for Detroit-made cars. In a speech that seems to be quite similar to one he’s already given.
“My job description as I have defined it is to save Western civilization.”
– Newt Gingrich in a 1979 address to his congressional staff, via The Washington Post’s recent review of thousands of documents, spanning nearly three decades, that detail the politician’s career.
“He should just write a check and shut up.”
– New Jersey Governor Chris Christie informing CNN’s Piers Morgan that he’s heard enough about Warren Buffett.
“I’m against very wealthy people attempting to or influencing elections. But as...”
– Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire who, with his wife and family, has donated $11 million to a pro-Newt Gingrich super PAC.
“As you can imagine, at these kinds of parties you’re not always dressed,...”
– A lawyer for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, offering a defense for his client who is now being questioned in France as part of a probe into a prostitution ring.
“In the vast majority of these cases, these are matters of lifestyle convenience.”
– Todd Gilbert, a Virginia state delegate, on abortion. He apologized later in the day.
“Congresswoman, you saw what happened to Whitney Houston. Step away from the...”
– Fox News host Eric Bolling referring to Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Ca. After a commercial, Bolling said, “I was kidding. Just kidding.”
“As you understand, toys, especially imported toys, are not only not citizens of...”
– Andrei Lyapunov, a spokesman for Barnaul, Russia. The city denied a petition for a protest featuring hundreds of Lego people, model soldiers and other toys. Last month, a similar protest included teddy bears holding banners decrying corruption and electoral malpractice.
“If the Colombian Chamber of Commerce wants to spend a little bit of money to run...”
– Bradley Smith, a former FEC commissioner and the co-founder and chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics. Foreign contributions are illegal in the U.S, but Smith advocates eliminating campaign-finance restrictions.
“Focus on electing the most conservative Republican who can win in each House...”
– Grover Norquist, founder and president of the Americans for Tax Reform advocacy group.
“I was a severely conservative Republican governor.”
– Mitt Romney, speaking to activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.
“Insurance Commissioner’s Award: Presented to the girl with the biggest t**s.”
– An email sent by the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner’s office to thousands of people who are attending an upcoming tornado preparedness conference. The commissioner apologized and said the staffer who wrote the “unauthorized draft of an email” has been disciplined.
“I’ve been involved in the legislative process for 35 years. Chaos is standard...”
– Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) on congressional gridlock.
“A year ago, Ohio ranked 48th in job creation. We trailed only Michigan and...”
– Ohio Gov. John Kasich, in his 2012 State of the State address.
“You can’t feed a family on potato chips and Mountain Dew.”
– Florida State Sen. Ronda Storms, who introduced a bill to bar welfare funds from being spent on junk food.
“More on Planned Parenthood, abortion by the wholesale.”
– Rep. John Fleming (R-La.) on his Facebook wall, linking to a fake story in The Onion about an $8 billion “Abortionplex.” He deleted the post.
“Your economy get very weak. Ours get very good.”
– An Asian actress in a campaign ad for Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich. Hoekstra said it was meant to reflect China’s increasingly competitive education system.
“There are some things that you just can’t imagine happening in your life. This...”
– Mitt Romney, on Donald Trump endorsing him during a joint appearance in Las Vegas.
“It was the worst meeting I’ve ever had in my life, honestly.”
– U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, on her meeting with Edward DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. According to Boxer, DeMarco said “his interest is making sure Fannie [Mae] and Freddie [Mac] do well financially,” not making homeownership more affordable.
“He’s thinner, he’s better looking, he’s younger. But you asked...”
– Newt Gingrich, during an interview on the “Rich Stevens Radio Show.”