Best quotes of 2007

[cannon_fodder]

A list of the Best Quotes of 2007 has been published by The Yale Book of Quotes.  The first set is mostly political crap (and universally anti-republican) but the top 5 are certainly good ones:

10. "I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history." -- Former President Jimmy Carter in an interview in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper.

9. "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." -- Biden describing rival Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

8. "(I have) a wide stance when going to the bathroom." -- Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig's explanation of why his foot touched that of an undercover policeman in a men's room.

7. "I'm not going to get into a name-calling match with somebody (Vice President Dick "go F yourself" Cheney) who has a 9 percent approval rating." -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat

6. "There's only three things he (Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani) mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11." -- Sen. Joseph Biden, speaking at a Democratic presidential debate.

5. "I don't recall." -- Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' repeated response to questioning at a congressional hearing about the firing of U.S. attorneys.

4. "That's some nappy-headed hos there," said Don Imus to some nappy headed hos.

3. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's October comment at Columbia University in New York, "In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country."

2. Asked why one-fifth of Americans are unable to locate the United States on a map, Mrs. somewhere replied:

"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps and I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and Iraq and everywhere like such as and I believe that they should our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S. or should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for us."

(still awesome)

#1, the big pooba, the grand daddy...

"Don't Tase Me, Bro,"

http://blogs.reuters.com/ask/2007/12/19/most-memorable-quotes-of-2007/
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I was disappointed in the first ones. The clear political slant detracts from them.  The Craig one is good, the Carter one is amazingly ironic, but otherwise its meh.  The "I do not recall" is  the lamest... probably the most commonly uttered phrase in any political investigation.

There has to be some good ones out there missing.  Not tongue in cheek statements (a la Arnold's "Money does not make you happy.  I have $50mil now and I am not more happy than when I had $48mil.") but good old fashion quotes.  Lets fill out that list a little better, local emphasis encouraged.

[inteller]

I like nappy headed hos.  That was funny.[}:)]

and after a 9 month vacation (or pregnancy haha) imus is back on the air.  He apologiiized!

[Conan71]

And the most memorable from the controversial river vote:

"DON'T TAX ME BRO!!!!"

[cyndezu]

"you're mean"
Johnny Fairplay about Danny Bonaduce.

[Rico]

"Deciderer" or something like that....[]

[restored2x]

"Like such as" is my pick for national winner.

Don't have a local pick.

[Rico]

Her is my local pick.... and I would preface this with;
Only in Oklahoma can something sound like a "racial slur".... and be about a sandwich.

US Beef the company that owns the Arby's in Oklahoma and Kansas... and possibly other states is now running a TV add for their new sandwich.

"The Flatbread Sammie".

I'm sorry but this is like something off the old Black and White sit-com "Amos and Andy".

Sounds like something Sinatra may have called Sammy Davis.

Strangely enough... the man that owns US Beef Corp has the last name of Davis.

No insult intended.