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"Mr. Speaker, this bill is phony with a capital F."
- congressman, during a heated congressional debate
"I wouldn't want anything to happen to the President of the United States, even though I might be in some kind of line of succession. It probably will never happen, but it's nice to think about anyway."
- Senator Warren Magnuson, upon becoming president pro tem of the Senate
"Send all the details. Never mind the facts."
- telegram from the editor of the old New York World to his Washington correspondent
"I will not tolerate intolerance."
- Senator Bob Dole on Pat Buchanan
I'm sure he's very big back in his own country.
- New York City policeman commenting about Garth Brooks' free concert for over 250,000 fans in Central Park
I don't know anyone here that's been killed with a handgun.
- Representative Avery Alexander (D-New Orleans) during a Louisiana legislature debate on gun control.
"The Internet is a great way to get on the Net."
- Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole.
"The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It's only the people who make them unsafe."
- Frank Rizzo, ex-police chief and mayor of Philadelphia.
"The more killings and homicides you have, the more havoc it prevents."
- Richard M. Daley, mayor of Chicago, commenting on the rise of crime in his city
"Lead us in a few words of silent prayer."
- ex-Houston Oiler and Florida State coach Bill Peterson
"My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt."
- Chuck Nevitt, basketball player at NC State University
"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life."
-Brooke Shields
"I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law."
-- David Dinkins, New York City Mayor, answering accusations that he failed to pay his taxes.
"They're multipurpose. Not only do they put the clips on, but they take them off."
- Pratt & Whitney spokesperson, explaining why the company charged the Air Force nearly $1,000 for a pair of pliers
haha. i really love american bashing
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