12/20/2007
Larry Craig and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Among 2007 Notable Quotables
Larry Craig's quote "(I have) a wide stance when going to the bathroom" and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's statement "In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country" made a list of year-end "best quotes" compiled by Fred R. Shapiro, an associate librarian and lecturer at the Yale Law School. Shapiro is the editor of The Yale Book of Quotations.
See the full list AFTER THE JUMP...
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, referring to the Bush administration in an interview with 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."
Sen. Joseph Biden, referring to rival Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama
8. "(I have) a wide stance when going to the bathroom."
Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig, explaining why his foot touched the foot of an undercover police officer in an airport men's room
7. "I'm not going to get into a name-calling match with somebody who has a 9 percent approval rating."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, referring to Republican Vice President Dick Cheney
6. "There's only three things he (Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani) mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11."
Sen. Joseph Biden, speaking during a debate for Democratic presidential candidates
5. "I don't recall."
Former U.S. Attorney Alberto Gonzales' repeated response to questions from members of Congress about the firing of U.S. attorneys
4. "That's some nappy-headed hos there."
Radio personality Don Imus, referring to the Rutgers University women's basketball team
3. "In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country."
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during a speaking engagement at Columbia University in New York
2. "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."
Lauren Upton, the South Carolina contestant in the Miss Teen America contest, when asked why one-fifth of Americans cannot find the U.S on a map
1. "Don't tase me, bro."
Andrew Meyer, a senior at the University of Florida, after being hauled away by campus police during a speech made by Sen. John Kerry
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Let me be the first to say I'm offended by whatever is going to be written next! Lighten up guys!!
Posted by: jim | Dec 20, 2007 4:37:13 PM
Where's "Leave Britney ALONE!!!!"?
Posted by: Willem van Oranje | Dec 20, 2007 5:52:49 PM
"In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country."
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, MISTRANSLATED during a speaking engagement at Columbia University in New York.
Posted by: A.J. | Dec 20, 2007 6:40:04 PM
I had to go back to You Tube and watch the video. Samberg is the only one left on SNL that is funny. One of the best hits on bigotry this year. That and Jon Stewart. Let's hope the strike ends soon.
Posted by: patrick nyc | Dec 20, 2007 7:22:13 PM
"In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country." Well, it is true they don't have homos, since they killed them all.
@A.J. -- Oh, horse puckey.
Posted by: Wheezy | Dec 20, 2007 8:25:20 PM
If only those people wouldn't take have taken our maps away!!! It would be cool if they put maps on the internet. Then everyone would have maps.
Posted by: Mark Glen-Walker | Dec 20, 2007 10:03:02 PM
that's a pretty good list there, and I especially like the biden quote about giuliani. quite true
but really, how can anyone compile such a list and not have some gem by george w.("wreck the language") bush is beyond me
Posted by: michael72 | Dec 20, 2007 11:25:47 PM
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