This Week In Quotes: Sept 9 – Sept 15

by John Hawkins | September 16, 2011 12:31 am

“That’s why I said of President Bush today, I mean, imagine being president, having that news (of 9/11) given to you and having to react and trying to compute all this and figure exactly where to go. I mean, and I thought the way he handled events from that moment until we took down the Taliban was — was textbook. — Joe Biden[1]

(Maxine Waters), I think, actually, is very very stupid – despite the fact that she’s black! It is possible to be black and stupid. — Ann Coulter[2]

Well, (Operation Fast and Furious) went all the way to the White House, whether it went to people who knew or should have known to stop this, remains to be seen, but our committee has been following the trail that has been impeded by the administration, particularly, by the justice department. And each time we get to a certain level of clearness, somebody gets fired, somebody gets changed, and we keep going. Well, stop throwing the little guys under the bus and just tell us that somebody did something stupid by allowing this so that we can be assured it won’t happen again. So far, we don’t get that. — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California)[3]

The memory of 9/11 has been irrevocably poisoned; it has become an occasion for shame. And in its heart, the nation knows it. — Paul Krugman[4]

The controversy stems from comments Robertson made recently on the “700 Club” program on Christian Broadcast Network. His comments came in response to a caller who said that a friend had begun dating other women while his wife lies seriously ill with Alzheimer’s, and justifies it by saying that “his wife, as he knows her, is gone.”

Robertson said he agrees with the man: “What he says basically is correct. I know it sounds cruel, but if he’s going to do something, he should divorce her and start all over again, but make sure she has custodial care and somebody looking after her.”

His co-host pressed Robertson about whether that violates the marriage vows. Robertson responded that Alzheimer’s “is a kind of death” and added, “I certainly wouldn’t put a guilt trip on you” for choosing divorce in such a scenario. — Los Angeles Times[5]

You miserable son of a bitch, Rumsfeld! You miserable, murderous war criminal! sending people to die…sending American soldiers to die with your flip comment, ‘You go to war with the army you have!’ Sending people over there overprotected you slime ball! And you call Krugman’s post repugnant? You should be in the dark, put on trial and if the same laws applied to you as we applied to the German high command your ass would have been hanged months ago! You found Krugman’s column repugnant – the balls you people have – you and Cheney and Bush and all of you! — Mike Malloy[6]

Our president is committing war crimes. What does that make him? A war criminal.– Cynthia McKinney[7]

If you love me, you gotta help me pass this bill. — Barack Obama[8]

Over the last couple of months there have been Democrats who voiced concerns and nervousness about, well, in this kind of economy, isn’t this just – aren’t these just huge headwinds in terms of your reelection? And I just have to remind people that, here’s one thing I know for certain: the odds of me being reelected are much higher than the odds of me being elected in the first place. — Barack Obama[9]

I’ve got another message for the president. We’ve gotta bill to help solidify thousands of jobs in South Carolina. Pass this now. If you want to be in favor of jobs — Pass this bill now. If you want to be in favor of jobs you’ve got to be in favor of corporations. Quit going around the country and criticizing American corporations. Boeing can take these jobs overseas. Would you rather see these jobs go overseas. Mr. President, support this legislation now. — Senator Rand Paul[10]

I am actually for gun control: Use both hands. — Rick Perry[11]

For years I have tried to prove that the GOP isn’t the Party of elitist, stereotypical people that lack compassion. When did creativity and growth become secondary to hate? Hearing the debate crowds go crazy over things like executions and the uninsured dying makes me sick and sad for my Party that I devote my time and efforts. — Jon Huntsman staffer Sarah Reidy[12]

I’ll put it this way. You don’t deserve to keep all of (your money) and it’s not a question of deserving because what government is, is those things that we decide to do together. And there are many things that we decide to do together like have our national security. Like have police and fire. What about the people that work at the National Institute of Health who are looking for a cure for cancer. — Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky[13]

Imagine you’re in the Obama White House, and this is what you face. Democrats lose a special election in a congressional district they have controlled since the 1920s and which was framed as a referendum on the president. There’s a possible scandal brewing over the White House’s effort to rush federal reviewers for a decision on a nearly half-billion dollar loan to a solar-panel manufacturer, Solyndra. The most recent Census Report shows median household earnings fell for the third consecutive year, back to 1996 levels. A record number of Americans are in poverty. In Afghanistan, the Taliban mounted a fierce assault on the U.S. embassy and NATO military headquarters in Kabul. A new CNN/ORC poll shows Obama’s disapproval rating has reached a new high while the number of Americans who think he is a strong leader has dropped to a new low. And that’s just today. — Paul Wehner[14]

Endnotes:
  1. Joe Biden: http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/11/vp-talks-911-at-flight-93-monument/
  2. Ann Coulter: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ann-coulter-on-maxine-waters-it-is-possible-to-be-black-and-stupid-%E2%80%9D/
  3. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California): http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/09/14/rep_issa_operation_fast__furious_went_to_the_white_house.html
  4. Paul Krugman: http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/11/the-years-of-shame/
  5. Los Angeles Times: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/09/pat-robertson-infuriates-faithful-with-alzheimers-comments.html
  6. Mike Malloy: http://m.newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2011/09/14/liberal-radio-talks-killing-rumsfeld-prehistoric-reptiles-tea-party
  7. Cynthia McKinney: http://theothermccain.com/2011/09/15/attackwatch-cynthia-mckinney-calls-bho-a-war-criminal/#.TnLk3IW2_Pk.twitter
  8. Barack Obama: http://townhall.com/tipsheet/greghengler/2011/09/14/obama_if_you_love_me,_you_gotta_help_me_pass_this_bill
  9. Barack Obama: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/obama-election-odds-better-in-2012-than-2008/
  10. Senator Rand Paul: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/09/14/sen_rand_paul_calls_on_congress_to_pass_this_bill.html
  11. Rick Perry: http://www.captainsjournal.com/2011/09/12/rick-perry-and-the-progressives-on-gun-control/
  12. Sarah Reidy: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/huntsman-staffer-says-she-sick-sad-republican-party-200101192.html
  13. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky: http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=2285496
  14. Paul Wehner: http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/09/14/obama-presidency/

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