Quotable Quotes of 2007 (Trees And Things)

Steve Urkel: Winner! 2007 quote of the year

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:42:55 EST

"When I was a child, I had roundworms more than once." - Jimmy Havok.

Nameless Cynic: Republicans first

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:30:45 EST

Mitt Romney on lying about Dad and MLK:

"You know, I'm an English literature major as well. When we say, 'I saw the Patriots win the World Series,' it

skeptic: Re: The Haircut Issue

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:25:22 EST

My mistake, I should have said that poor people in Venezuela collectively have a lot of votes, and no Venezuelan Presidential campaign can succeed without them. Sometimes I forget which country I am talking about.

Joking aside, you do make an exce

permazorch: Re: My nomination to be added to the list.

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:40:09 EST

Well, it's really a Clinton Cack Machine.

zyxwvutsr: Re: The Haircut Issue

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:01:38 EST

All Presidents present themselves as champions of America and of all Americans, rich or poor. That's how politics is done in a democracy

Not by John Edwards, apparently.

Poor people collectively have a

skeptic: Re: The Haircut Issue

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:16:36 EST
Even if Bush has not explicitly presented himself as the champion of the poor, neither does he claim to be the champion of the rich (although, of course, that's what he is). All Presidents present themselves as champions of America and of all America

zyxwvutsr: Re: The Haircut Issue

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:48:09 EST

Why criticize Edwards for being part of the wealthy class..?
I don't. I criticize him for being a hypocrite.

George W. Bush could legitimately be called a plutocrat, being a man of immense inherited wealth,

skeptic: The Haircut Issue

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:19:13 EST
Of course, one can read all sorts of significance into John Edwards' $400 haircuts if one so desires. For example, comedians have been taking this as an indication of Edwards' vanity. He can be imagined to have far too much concern about his ap

Coelacanth: This list lacks a certain something.

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:21:47 EST
"I'm the decider, and I decide what is best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the Secretary of Defense."

Lou: Re: Liars!

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:43:36 EST
Actually...kind of a lot of "local" news stories. You're right though...hunger is just local, and maybe anecdotal.

zyxwvutsr: Re: Liars!

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:26:46 EST
That the liberals who believe that there is a growing hunger problem in the US are encouraged in their beliefs by lazy and stupid journalists is unfortunate, but it doesn't make the underlying beliefs any less false. (Extending the comparison to Christian

Lou: Liars!

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:47:40 EST
things such as the idea that hunger is widespread in the US (and growing!)
Absolutely, Z...everyone is so darned full in this country that all of those lying chicken liberal

thefadd: Re: Alberto Gonzales reprises St. Reagan

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:56:23 EST
Maybe it hasn't always meant this but I feel like "If anyone was offended..." gives a wink and not to the vast majority of people who weren't offended in most cases were that apology is required. It's akin to a pc defense mechanism.

zyxwvutsr: Re: Alberto Gonzales reprises St. Reagan

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:49:47 EST

The thing is that western culture strikes me as a bit more brash so the level of circumlocution required to achieve the phrase really makes it stands out
Yes, I suppose there's something to that. In Japan (or China or Korea)

skeptic: Re: Another Good Biden Quote

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:15:54 EST
I personally believe that many people are nervous about the prospect of either a female President (Hillary Clinton) or an African-American President (Barack Obama) simply because of the possibility that, however reasonable and mainstream these two candidat

gerrymander: Re: Alberto Gonzales reprises St. Reagan

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:59:36 EST
"If anyone was offended..."

wetkarma: Re: Alberto Gonzales reprises St. Reagan

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:01:09 EST
zyx,
undoubtedly oriental cultures are past-masters in the art of 'denial of complicity apology'. The thing is that western culture strikes me as a bit more brash so the level of circumlocution required to achieve the phrase really makes it stands out.

zyxwvutsr: Re: Alberto Gonzales reprises St. Reagan

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:58:36 EST

To me this phrase approaches genius level within western culture -- at once acknowledging that something went wrong, but leaving culpability somewhat undefined. Its almost implies "mistakes were made by mistakes"
I don't unde

zyxwvutsr: Re: Another Good Biden Quote

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:28:16 EST
"I don't think John Edwards knows what the heck he is talking about...John Edwards wants you and all the Democrats to think, 'I want us out of there,' but when you come back and you say, 'OK, John... what about the chaos that will ensue? Do we have any
MayorBob: Re: My nomination to be added to the list. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:08:55 EST I'm also thinking the Clinton Cackle has the potential of being the most annoying ringtone known to man. Lou: Re: My nomination to be added to the list. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:06:29 EST "Clinton Cackle Machine" Now there's a phrase that could go somewhere.wetkarma: Alberto Gonzales reprises St. Reagan Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:48:00 EST In regard to the US attorney firings, the Attorney General using the passive voice and the now classic deniability line used from Richard Nixon to the Catholic Church said :