What was the dumbest quote of 2004?

[BrainRants]

Although Chimpie gets credit for the greatest number of dumb things one person can say in 365 days, who gets credit for saying the dumbest thing during the past year? (Politcal, entertainment, etc.)

You know...the kind of quote that when you read it you said "You Idiot!"

[NightTrain]

1. "They never stop thinking of ways to harm our country...

...and neither do we."

--Guess who? :eyes:

[BrainRants]

3. Like shooting fish in a barrel isn't it?

:)
n/t

[The Doctor.]

5. You stole mine!...

I love that one.

[Lex]

10. Heh. That's the first one I thought of too! n/t

[mslux]

15. This has my vote unless

he hasn't said it yet.

[auntAgonist]

20. that's my all time favourite !!

if favourite is the word, idiotic really.

[kalidas]

24. You're right. It took the cake.

Anyone who voted for Bush after he uttered those words was out of their freakin' minds.

[Hello_Kitty]

2. "Doctors can't practice their love on women"

And "I hear there's rumors on the internets"

And "It's HARD WORK!"

[MichiganVote]

4. Hands down.

[Goathead]

8. "You for got about Poland"

Let us never for get... about Poland

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. That one wins in my opinion.

:hi:

[Radical Activist]

32. I own a lumber company? Need some wood?

God what a moron.

[Vincardog]

6. BRING IT ON nt

[MSgt213]

7. Need some wood? He he he

[BiggJawn]

27. Yeah, that one's at the top of the list...

He should have a top 10...

[Mabus]

9. Don't have the exact quote

but it has to be something in conjunction with the CNN reporter who feels the army used him as part of a pysops aimed at the insurgents in Iraq.

Jeez, now he knows how the educated and informed public feels everyday we watch the MSM news.

on edit: article at FAIR http://www.fair.org/press-releases/cnn-psyops-fallujah.html

In an October 14 on-air interview, Marine Lt. Lyle Gilbert told CNN Pentagon reporter Jamie McIntyre that a U.S. military assault on Fallujah had begun. In fact, the offensive would not actually begin for another three weeks. The goal of the psychological operation, according to the Times, was to deceive Iraqi insurgents into revealing what they would do in the event of an actual offensive.

This operation raises obvious questions about the government's use of media to broadcast disinformation at home and abroad-- not to mention questions about journalistic gullibility and reluctance to question official claims. But the CNN story has received little pick-up so far from other news outlets-- and when it is covered, it's treated like an isolated episode, even though recent history shows that U.S. government plans to deceive journalists and the public are widespread and systematic, not aberrational.

[Champ]

11. "Fool me once..."?

Was that in '04?

[BrainRants]

17. Not sure. It was at the end of...

Fahrenheit 9/11, so it was probably before '04.

[Dr.Phool]

12. John Kerry

When he said even knowing what he knows now, he would still vote for the Iraqi war resolution,

Even I a big supporter had to step back and say WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT ABOUT!?!?!?!?!?

[BrainRants]

14. Sadly, I second that sentiment.

I was a huge Kerry supporter also, but it painted him right into a corner and made anyone who was looking for a Shrub alternative say "WTF's the difference?"

edit: grammar

[tuvor]

13. "It’s kind of one of those exaggerations."

No, it's kind of one of those innumerable lies.

(I trust the context is well-known.)

[WithStamina]

16. Not the dumbest

But this was the most damaging:

"I actually did vote for the $87 billion - before I voted against it!"

[CatWoman]

19. low blow

and taken out of context.

[MercutioATC]

23. Intentionally mistunderstood, yes, but a career politician should know

better than to make idiotic statments like that. I mean, what an incredibly moronic thing to say, especially during a close national race...

[BrainRants]

21. I understand your context.

I think we understood what Kerry meant, but you're right it got way too much mileage from the wingnuts who couldn't hold two opposing thoughts in their heads.

[vinnievin777]

18. We will honor our seniors

but for our young workers we need a different strategy.

George Bush 3rd debate.

The first thing I thought of was the first post and then the John Kerry one. You guys beat me to that.

Vinnie Vin
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1932852344/qid=1086103239/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-2438201-2251026?v=glance&s=books&n=507846


http://www.vinnievin.com

[north houston dem]

25. I really liked Colin powells remark

about the elections in the ukraine.

That one made me really laugh.

[Lady Effingbroke]

26. hi, north houston dem!

from a Pasadena dem! :hi:

Welcome to DU!

[Historic NY]

28. "I've heard rumors on the internets". n/t

[Forkboy]

29. "Stop it,you're arousing me"

DrDon326 down in I/P in response to another poster commenting on the wish to walk into a Palestinian funeral with machine guns blazing.

[billie_]

30. "peance freeance Iraq..." n/t

[darkism]

31. "Need some wood?"

booo someone beat me to it and i didn't notice :x