THEY SAID IT!
John Hawkins at Right Wing News has done the world a tremendous service. After exhaustive research, John has come up with the “40 Most Obnoxious Quotes of 2004.”
Let’s just say he had a lot of material to work with.
And lest John be taken to task for rampant partisanship, there are several quotes in there from Republicans; like this gem from Alan Keyes:
15) “Christ would not vote for Barack Obama, because Barack Obama has voted to behave in a way that it is inconceivable for Christ to have behaved.” — Alan Keyes
No wonder Keyes lost by 40 points.
How about this, said on LIVE TV by Convention producer Don Mischer:
38) “Go, balloons. Go, balloons. Go, balloons - What’s happening balloons? There’s not enough coming down. All balloons! Why the hell is nothing falling? What the f*ck are you guys doing up there?” - Democratic Convention producer Don Mischer on CNN as balloons failed to drop from the ceiling of the Fleet Center in Boston
Here’s one of my favorites:
35) “(Bush is) just a sick f***. I think we’d be hard-pressed to get someone worse than Bush. I think if you had to sum it up he’s an incredibly selfish man and his administration in my opinion puts Americans ahead of people in other countries.” — MCA from the Beastie Boys
Imagine that! Putting “Americans ahead of people in other countries.” Jeez…and I thought we elected an American President to put the interests of people from Tonga ahead of us silly yanks! Maybe we could get Clinton to feel their pain. Maybe we could get Michael Moore to fart in their general direction. Maybe we could get Margaret Cho to say more silly things like this:
34) “Despite all of this stupid bullsh*t that the Republican National Committee, or whatever the f*ck they call them, that they were saying that they’re all angry about how two of these ads were comparing Bush to Hitler? I mean, out of thousands of submissions, they find two. They’re like f*cking looking for Hitler in a haystack. …George Bush is not Hitler. He would be, if he f*cking applied himself.” — Margaret Cho at a MoveOn Award Ceremony
Ah yes…and this passes for intellectual discourse on the left.
Here’s more Bushitler. One wonders if the left isn’t just a teensy bit obsessed with the Austrian Corporal…maybe to the point of preternatural paranoia:
28) “People don’t realize that by voting Republican, they voted against themselves….I worry that some people are entertained by the idea of this war. They don’t know anything about the Iraqis, but they’re angry and frustrated in their own lives. It’s like Germany, before Hitler took over. The economy was bad and people felt kicked around. They looked for a scapegoat. Now we’ve got a new bunch of Hitlers.” — Singer Linda Ronstadt
Ronstadt had the distinction of making the list twice. Remember this goody?
9) “It’s a real conflict for me when I go to a concert and find out somebody in the audience is a Republican or fundamental Christian. It can cloud my enjoyment. I’d rather not know.” — Singer Linda Ronstadt
Next time I’m at a Linda Ronstadt concert to listen to a medley of her greatest hit, I’m gonna bring a 50 foot sign saying “JESUS WAS A REPUBLICAN.” That just might do the trick.
Finally, here’s my personal favorite:
2) “Let the people see what war is like. This isn’t an Xbox game. There are real repercussions to Bush’s folly. That said, I feel nothing over the death of mercenaries. They aren’t in Iraq because of orders, or because they are there trying to help the people make Iraq a better place. They are there to wage war for profit. Screw them.” — Markos Moulitsas Zúniga on the four Americans who were murdered by terrorists and then had their corpses desecrated in Fallujah, Iraq
And we’re supposed to take “compassion lessons” from nitwits like this? This guy has the temerity, the cohones, the unmitigated gall to accuse Republicans of being unfeeling, uncaring monsters?
What else should you expect from the “Reality Based Community.”
What’s the #1 most obnoxious quote? You’ll have to follow the link to find out!