Archive of Quotes for January 2008

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:24 pm

Quotes for January 15......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On Aging "When our memories outweigh our dreams, we become old." — Bill Clinton

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "I take a two-hour nap, from one o'clock to four." — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:04 am

Quotes for January 16......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On Alienation "Alienation as we find it in modern society is almost total. . . . Man has created a world of man-made things as it never existed before. He has constructed a complicated social machine to administer the technical machine he built. The more powerful and gigantic the forces are which he unleashes, the more powerless he feels himself as a human being. He is owned by his own creations, and has lost ownership of himself." — Erich Fromm

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "If you come to a fork in the road, take it." — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:55 pm

Quotes for January 17......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On America "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men {persons} are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." — Declaration of Independence {Thomas Jefferson}

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough, in the second half you give what's left." — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:10 pm

Quotes for January 18......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On Anger "When anger rises, think of the consequences." — Confucius

Stupidest and/or Scariest Quote from the Right for the Day: On Homeland Security "Even though I'm a tranquil guy now at this stage of my life, I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of our [Intelligence] sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious of traitors." — George H. W. Bush at the dedication ceremony for the George Bush Center for Intelligence, 4-26-99. {George W. "War Criminal" Bush is said to have skipped this ceremony because he feared it meant getting a dose of intelligence, something he rightfully felt ill-equipped to use.}

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "Ninety percent of the putts that are short don't go in." — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Quotes from the Right of the Day taken from Take Them at Their Words: Startling, Amusing and Baffling Quotations from the GOP and Their Friends, 1994-2004 Compiled by Bruce J. Miller with Diana Maio ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:23 pm

Quotes for January 19......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On Animal Rights & Vegetarianism "True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to fore only when its recipient has no power. Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental test, consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals." — Milan Kundera

Stupidest and/or Scariest Quote from the Right for the Day: On A Balanced Budget or The Dive to Red Ink "Mr. Speaker, House Democrats, searching vainly for an issue to sidetrack the Contract With America, have now decided to attack the Speaker regarding a book he has not written yet. Instead of attacking Republicans for writing books, I suggest the Democrats write their own book. The suggested title might be "The Gang That Wouldn't Shoot Straight." After all, Democrats are not being straight with the American people regarding their agenda. They are not being straight on why they do not want to pass the Balanced Budget Amendment. In fact, they want to spend more money. They are not being straight with the American people on why they opposed the unfunded mandates bill. In fact, they like unfunded mandates . . ." — Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA). Congressional Record, H308, 1-18-95. The Speaker, Newt Gingrich, had signed a book contract with Rupert Murdoch's HarperCollins publishing house at a time when various legislation affecting Murdoch's interests was pending.

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "I made a wrong mistake." — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Quotes from the Right of the Day taken from Take Them at Their Words: Startling, Amusing and Baffling Quotations from the GOP and Their Friends, 1994-2004 Compiled by Bruce J. Miller with Diana Maio ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:03 pm

Quotes for January 20......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On Anti-Intellectualism "Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'" — Isaac Asimov

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken." — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:23 pm

Quotes for January 21......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On Apathy "If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime." — Jack Kerouac

Stupidest and/or Scariest Quote from the Right for the Day: On Let Them Eat Cake or Leave No Millionaire Behind "Who is this guy, back on the streets after doing time for dealing drugs? He's got a nice rent-controlled apartment to come home to, courtesy of you." — Voice-over on an ad aired in upstate New York—not in New York City—by the Community Housing Improvement Program, a landlords' lobbying group. The screen showed a man walking through Times Square to make a drug deal. This ad campaign was of an ongoing effort to eliminate rent controls. Dan Morton, "Landlord Ads Sour Big Apple Upstate," Newsday, 5-3-97.

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "Yeah, but we're making great time!"—replying to the suggestion that he and another person were lost — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Quotes from the Right of the Day taken from Take Them at Their Words: Startling, Amusing and Baffling Quotations from the GOP and Their Friends, 1994-2004 Compiled by Bruce J. Miller with Diana Maio ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:18 am

Quotes for January 22......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On Atheism & Agnosticism "It does no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God." — Thomas Jefferson {Now what does quotation say for those claiming the Founding Fathers were founding "A Christian Nation?" About the same as their selective quoting and interpretation of the bible, they're a bunch of manipulative jerks.}

Stupidest and/or Scariest Quote from the Right for the Day: On Fuzzy Math "One negative influence on the rate of new hires in every recovery is the distorting effect of unemployment insurance. The increase in the maximum duration of unemployment benefits that Congress enacted last year has delayed the current employment recovery even more than usual." — Martin Feldstein, Harvard Professor and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors under President Reagan. "There's No such Thing as a 'Jobless' Recovery," Wall Street Journal, 10-13-03. {This statement refers to the practice of only counting as unemployed those actively receiving unemployment benefits. This is why when the chronically unemployed stop receiving benefits and are no longer counted, an economic "recovery" is declared because unemployment numbers decrease.}

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel." — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Quotes from the Right of the Day taken from Take Them at Their Words: Startling, Amusing and Baffling Quotations from the GOP and Their Friends, 1994-2004 Compiled by Bruce J. Miller with Diana Maio ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:40 am

Quotes for January 23......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On Authority "If you obey all the rules you will miss the fun." — Katherine Hepburn

Stupidest and/or Scariest Quote from the Right for the Day: On Campaign Strategies "Heard the one about Republicans "cutting" Medicare? The fact is Republicans are increasing Medicare spending by more than half. I'm Haley Barbour, and I'm so sure of that fact I'm willing to give you this check for a million dollars if you can prove me wrong." — Republican National Committee 1995 newspaper ad with a picture of Haley Barbour, then RNC Chairman, promoting the "Million Dollar Medicare Challenge,' to counter Democratic claims that the Republicans would cut Medicare. The eighty people who entered the contest were told their responses were incorrect. One of the contestants, Robert Shireman, filed a lawsuit in Washington D.C. Superior Court to claim the Million dollars he said he was owed by the Republican Party.
Haley Barbour responded to this filing an action of his own in U.S. District in Mississippi. All eighty people who responded to the advertisement received "a summons notifying then that if they wanted to claim they deserved the $1 million prize, they would have to respond to the court in Mississippi." Dan Balz, "After One 'Medicare Challenge' Entrant Goes to Court, Party Sues Them All," Washington Post, 1-30-97.

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "It's never happened in the World Series competition, and it still hasn't." — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Quotes from the Right of the Day taken from Take Them at Their Words: Startling, Amusing and Baffling Quotations from the GOP and Their Friends, 1994-2004 Compiled by Bruce J. Miller with Diana Maio ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:09 pm

Quotes for January 24......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On Belief "The price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that someday they might force their beliefs on us." — Mario Cuomo

Stupidest and/or Scariest Quote from the Right for the Day: On SexSexSex "During routine systems checks conducted on staff office computers during the first week of June 1999, certain inappropriate material was discovered. This resulted in immediate and appropriate disciplinary actions being taken against those involved. In deference to legitimate privacy concerns, our office plans no further comment." — Gary Hoitsma, spokesman for Sen. James Inhofe(R-OK). Three male staffers in the Senator's office downloaded so many porno files, the computer system malfunctioned. Hoitsma would not say if the staffers had been fired. Ed Henry, "Pornography Problem, Heard on the Hill Column," Roll Call, 6-14-99. {Knowing the penchants of Republicans, one is forced to wonder if it was kiddie or homosexual pornography.}

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "How long have you known me, Jack? And you still don't know how to spell my name."—after receiving a check from Jack Buck made out to "BEARER" — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Quotes from the Right of the Day taken from Take Them at Their Words: Startling, Amusing and Baffling Quotations from the GOP and Their Friends, 1994-2004 Compiled by Bruce J. Miller with Diana Maio ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:42 am

Quotes for January 25......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On the Bible "While reading the Ten Commandments is great, living them is even better—particularly the biblical admonition about tending to the least among us." — Arianna Huffington

Stupidest and/or Scariest Quote from the Right for the Day: On Down & Dirty "That's not policy, that's bullshit." — Steve Largent, former Congressman and gubernatorial candidate (R-OK), during a televised interview on Oklahoma City's Fox affiliate, KOKH. Largent objected to news anchor Andrew Speno's questions about his whereabouts during George W. Bush's first State-of-the-Union address. Largent claimed to have been in Washington when in fact he had been filming a commercial for the NRA in New Mexico. Chuck Ervin, "Largent foe takes aim at remark," Tulsa World, 10-16-02.

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "I'd say he's done more than that."—when asked whether infielder Don Mattingly exceeded expectations — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Quotes from the Right of the Day taken from Take Them at Their Words: Startling, Amusing and Baffling Quotations from the GOP and Their Friends, 1994-2004 Compiled by Bruce J. Miller with Diana Maio ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:23 pm

Quotes for January 26......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On Bigotry & Prejudice "The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of an eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract." — Oliver Wendell Homes

Stupidest and/or Scariest Quote from the Right for the Day: On Judicial Activism "All these so-called culture wars reflect this incredible disconnect between an out-of-control, despotic, high-handed elite in the courts and the other two branches, which still seem to have some responsiveness and some accountability to the electorate." — Mary Parker Lewis, chief of staff to Alan Keyes. Abby Goodnough, "Victory in Florida Feeding Case Emboldens the Religious Right," New York Times, 10-24-03.

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "The other teams could make trouble for us if they win." — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Quotes from the Right of the Day taken from Take Them at Their Words: Startling, Amusing and Baffling Quotations from the GOP and Their Friends, 1994-2004 Compiled by Bruce J. Miller with Diana Maio ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:44 pm

Quotes for January 27......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On Books "I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us." — Franz Kafka

Stupidest and/or Scariest Quote from the Right for the Day: On Family Values "Some day I hope I will have the courage to be as much a man as he [Paul Hill] was." — Anti-abortion crusader Dan Holman. Patrick Condon, "Judge restricts anti-abortion activist who praised killer," Chicago Tribune, 10-30-03.

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "He can run anytime he wants. I'm giving him the red light." — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Quotes from the Right of the Day taken from Take Them at Their Words: Startling, Amusing and Baffling Quotations from the GOP and Their Friends, 1994-2004 Compiled by Bruce J. Miller with Diana Maio ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:15 pm

Quotes for January 28......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On Bush, George W. "War Criminal" "George W. Bush is a liar. He has lied large and small. He has lied directly and by omission. He has misstated facts, knowingly or not. He has misled. He has broken promises, been unfaithful to political vows. Through his campaign for the presidency and his first years in the White House, he has mugged the truth not merely in honest error, but deliberately, consistently, and repeatedly to advance his career and his agenda." — David Corn {How true and yet the SOB is not subject to impeachment or the regular checks and balances, are we to mourn the experiment that was American democracy?}

Stupidest and/or Scariest Quote from the Right for the Day: On Cracks in the Melting Pot "Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty, free at last." — Mississippi Governor-elect Sonny Perdue, celebrating his victory which ended 130 years of Democratic governors in that state. Mia Taylor, "Activists offended at Perdue's quote of MLK," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 11-7-02.

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?" — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Quotes from the Right of the Day taken from Take Them at Their Words: Startling, Amusing and Baffling Quotations from the GOP and Their Friends, 1994-2004 Compiled by Bruce J. Miller with Diana Maio ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

A Proud Liberal · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:29 pm

Quotes for January 29......

Best Liberal Quote of the Day: On Censorship "The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is continuously under attack. Private groups and public authorities in various parts of the country are working to remove books from sale, to censor textbooks, to label "controversial" books, to distribute lists of "objectionable" books or authors, and to purge libraries." — American Library Association and Association of American Publishers

Stupidest and/or Scariest Quote from the Right for the Day: On Barney Fag & Lesbian Spear-Chuckers
"Chris Matthews: Are you being hotted up by this effort by [Republican National Committee Chairman Ed] Gillespie to razz you up about the issue of this Reagan movie? Would you watch it anyway? Would you watch a movie like that about . . .

Janet Parshall: No. No. No, no, no. I wouldn't watch it . . . The producers, by the way, folks—let's be honest here—two homosexual activists. Do you think this is going to be revisionist history or it's going to be the real story?

Matthews: Why would two homosexual activists. . . . Why would they choose to revise history per se?

Parshall: Because they made up conversations that didn't take place because they didn't like Reagan's stand on AIDS when it came out. But, remember, he did put together an AIDS commission, they still want their pound of flesh. They don't like the way he did it.

Matthews: God you've got in Shylocks and everything here." — Talk Radio Host Janet Parshall on the then as-yet-unaired two-part CBS TV mini-series, "The Reagans." "Hardball," MSNBC, 10-31-03.

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day: From the world of Sports "It ain't the heat; it's the humility." — Few sports figures—and indeed, few figures of any endeavor—have achieved the verbal notoriety of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, former catcher of the New York Yankees. This is one of the indescribable utterances of Hall of Shame member #6.

Liberal Quotes of the Day taken from The Best Liberal Quotes Ever: Why the Left Is Right Compiled by William P. Martin ©2004

Quotes from the Right of the Day taken from Take Them at Their Words: Startling, Amusing and Baffling Quotations from the GOP and Their Friends, 1994-2004 Compiled by Bruce J. Miller with Diana Maio ©2004

Dumbest Thing Said for the Day taken from 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said Edited by Steven D. Price ©2004

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