I have a healthy contempt for politicians and bureaucrats as you’ve probably gathered if you’ve read much of this blog. And it’s well justified.
I could relate some stories to emphasize my point, but actually I don’t have to. The politicians themselves have proved it themselves. Here’s a short selection to show you what I mean.
Enjoy
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Hillary Clinton:
“We are the president.”
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Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President:
“I invented the internet.”
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Bob Dole, former Republican United States Senate Majority Leader from Kansas:
“Life is very important to Americans.”
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President Richard Nixon at French President Charles de Gaulle’s funeral:
“This is a great day for France!”
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Barack Obama at a campaign event in Beaverton, Oregon:
“I’ve now been in 57 states – I think one left to go.”
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Alaska Gov. Walter Hickel once justified a plan to kill hundreds of wolves by saying:
“You just can’t let nature run wild.”
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Strom Thurmond, U.S. senator from South Carolina:
“The U.S. Senate is a special place. I love all of you and especially your wives.”
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Vice President Dan Quayle:
“Desert Storm was a stirring victory for the forces of aggression and lawlessness.”
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger:
“I don’t understand how they can call me anti-Latino when I’ve made four movies in Mexico.”
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Frances “Sissy” Farenthold, Texas state representative:
“I am working for the time when unqualified blacks, browns and women join the unqualified men in running the government.”
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Miriam “Ma” Ferguson, Texas governor:
“If the King’s English was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me.”
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Tom Daschle, U.S. senator from South Dakota, denouncing spending on space-based missile defense:
“This isn’t rocket science here.”
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Larry Koon, South Carolina state representative:
“Women are best suited for secretarial work, decorating cakes and counter sales, like selling lingerie.”
Mr Koon’s face has been removed from this post for his own safety in light of these remarks
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Jay Dickey Jr., U.S. representative from Arkansas:
“I think incest can be handled as a family matter within the family.”
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Jerry Brown, former Governor of California:
“We’re going to move left and right at the same time.”
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Excerpt from Bill Clinton’s grand jury testimony:
“It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is” –