I would say only - that is some of my judgements were wrong. And some WERE wrong
Napoleon once said, “In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.”
These soundbites don’t dispel that idea.
And I I will tell you, it's three agencies when I get there that are gone,”
Commerce, Education and, uh, what’s the third one there? Let's see.
Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we’re counting down our picks for top 10 dumb things said by United States politicians.
It was obscene period in our nations history. [About Holocaust]
Not on our nations, but in world war II !
I mean we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century.
For this list, we’re taking aim only at American politicians elected to the government of the people, by the people, for the people,
and are calling them out for their ignorant, reckless, unintelligent and or illogical statements and misstatements.
The things that She said, the things that She does.. What it is that She represents but She's a perfect spokesperson !
If you want to see if the stars said anything equally idiotic, be sure to check out our video on the Top 10 Dumb Things Said by Celebrities!
So what's this empty nonsense about Ronald Reagan being just an actor?
#10: “Trees cause more pollution than automobiles.” Ronald Reagan
When you look into that camera in closeup
You better be telling the truth
Or that camera will reveal it.
It probably came as a surprise to no one familiar with Ronald Reagan’s environmental policies that he’s no damn, dirty, tree-hugging hippie.
On the contrary: Teflon Ron entered the office of President in 1981 cynical of environmental causes and unconvinced of their political importance,
and therefore he significantly reduced funding of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Even with all that info, critics were blind-sided when Reagan wrongly made the assertion that trees pollute more than cars.
Though he claimed to’ve been quoted out of context, whether it was sheer ignorance or deliberate misinformation,
Reagan’s ridiculous reference still resonates in Republican thought today.
They love Him beyond logic - last year they tried to elect his haircut.
#9: “Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.” Nancy Pelosi
First off Nancy Pelosi is a dingbat
This prominent Democrat musta flunked math, or at the very least she forgot to do a quick and simple calculation before delivering this statistic in a press conference.
Pelosi made this slip of the tongue in 2009, while she was the House Speaker trying to drum up support for President Barack Obama’s significant stimulus package.
So You're gonna raise taxes on guys like me ? Off a guys like Me, you'll make milions of dollars a year.
. Let’s do a quick math rundown on this one, shall we?
Pelosi claimed 500-million Americans would lose their jobs every month if the package were not approved.
Single payer ! Single payer ! Single payer !
There are 300-million Americans in the U.S. and prior to the 2008 financial meltdown,
about half of them were working. Pelosi may’ve had to stay behind after Congress to redo her homework.
I do think the house of representatives at this time is an unsafe place for children and other living things.
#8: “Life is indeed precious and I believe the death penalty helps to affirm that fact.” Ed Koch
So what ? So what ? So what ?
Mayor of NYC from 1978-89, this liberal stalwart often deviated from the party line and his Democratic Party colleagues.
It's all a part of being mayor
The secret is to enjoy it.
This was perhaps never more clear than in 1985, when he wrote an essay entitled “Death and Justice: How Capital Punishment Affirms Life.”
Though it definitely sparked debate, Koch’s declaration infuriated many of the era’s top progressive minds
– even though he was echoing the feelings of many Americans who supported capital punishment.
But you can see where they’d get confused:
killing people who kill people to show people that killing people is wrong could be considered oxymoronic at best.
I'm going to now take a short recess and I will be back
#7: “Binders full of women” gaffe Mitt Romney
In what new ways do you intend to ratificate the inequalities in a workplace
Specifically regarding females making only 72% of what their male counterparts earn.
Picture this: it’s the second debate of the 2012 U.S. Presidential election between incumbent President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
Romney is asked how he’d deal with equal pay and gender inequality in America.
His response, where he outlines that he keeps female and male job applications separate, adds fuel to arguments that Romney and the GOP are sexist.
I went to a number of women's groups and said : Can you help us find folks ? And they brought us a binders full of women.
Within minutes, backlash on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr spawns memes depicting Mitt as an elitist male with old-fashioned ideas about women’s rights.
The debate debacle not only put Romney’s and the GOP’s gender track record in the spotlight, but also brought women’s issues front-and-center in general.
I think governor Romney maybe has to spend enough time looking at how our military works. You mention the Navy for example. And that we have fewer ships that we had in 1916.
Well governor he also have fewer horses and bayonettes
Because the nature of our military's changed. We have theese things called aircraft carriers when planes land on them.
#6: “If Lincoln were alive today, he’d be turning over in his grave.” Gerald Ford
In this "i dare not depend upon my personal sympathy"
as a long time friend of a former president.
Nor my proffesional judgement has a lawyer.
Less than a month after being sworn in as President, Gerald Ford granted Richard Nixon a full pardon for his involvement in the Watergate scandal.
I would say only - that is some of my judgements were wrong. And some WERE wrong
That’s one reason why this quote regarding that scandal seemed paradoxical.
But beyond that, it’s just a dumb thing to say: Ford dragged a dead president from his grave and then put him back in it.
It was a hyperbolic and unintelligent statement that did nothing but add fire to America’s biggest scandal involving a living president.
FYI, this quote appears in a book of bad English quotes, entitled “Anguished English.”
I must admit that many of them do not look at all the same as the hypothetical questions that i have answered freely..
#5: “We’ve got to stand with our North Korean allies. We are bound to” Sarah Palin
A gaffe machine second possibly only to George W. Bush, this former Alaska Governor faced several obstacles when she was campaigning for VP in 2008 alongside fellow maverick John McCain
– not the least of which was her own mouth.
Palin was asked by Glenn Beck how she’d handle a conflict in North Korea.
Her response may have angered the U.S. Defense and State Departments, as well as South Koreans,
given the fact that the “South” is America’s closest ally and the “North” perhaps America’s last true enemy.
It's funny that a comment like that was kinda made to... I don't know. You know.
Mocked ? yeah, mocked I guess that's the word, yeah.
Palin’s statement was either another painful Palin geography slip-up [“I can see Russia from my house”]
or part of a liberal conspiracy that manipulated Glenn Beck into putting this “gotcha” question to Palin to undermine the right-wing patriot movement.
I believe that diplomacy should be the cornersotne of any foregin policy.
And I can see Russia from my house !
#4: “I took the initiative in creating the Internet.” Al Gore
In this 1999 CNN video, Wolf Blitzer interviews Vice President Al Gore. In a way, Gore was being interviewed for a job. It just so happens that job was POTUS
In many job interviews, people over exaggerate past achievements.
And sometimes those answers are so dumb you wish you could take them back.
Now, while we feel fairly confident that what Gore meant was that he was a key factor in terms of the advancement of economic and legislative aspects of the internet
– which is true – and not that he’d outright invented the thing, this is still pretty awkward.
Luckily for Gore, Americans fall into a coma whenever he addresses the nation, so most people probably missed this.
Body language makes a difference than debate bet
between Al Gore and George W. Bush aswell. Gore sighs over and over again and Bush the underdog suprises by winning the debate and the election
#3: “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” Todd Akin
One of the things that i love about this country is fact that Americans do consider life really important.
Todd Akin had everything going for him in 2012: he’d won the Missouri Republican Senate primary against some fierce competitors, and looked poised to go places.
But on that campaign trail, he made one fatal mistake: Akin was asked about his abortion policy, a hot-button issue to be sure.
Akin’s inexplicable response, which he has since reiterated was not a misstatement but his true belief,
basically outlined that the female uterus magically prevents unwanted pregnancy after rape.
Even more, Akin was grilled for using the qualifier “legitimate” to describe such rapes,
as if it had to pass a, “was she or wasn’t she asking for it” test. The damage was done.
What He said was "I used the wrong word", but I said "legitimate" right. What i meant forcible because that's the word poor Ryan used
Then nobody even refuded the other part. The part about "The magical uterus"
#2: “Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.” Richard Nixon
By definition. Exactly
When reliving the blunders of American politicians, one name stands out: Nixon.
His Watergate scandal scarred the political scene for years, and caused him to become the first – and so far only – U.S. President to resign.
I have never been a quitter
To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body.
Nixon fell victim to the terrors of technology and the media multiple times during his career,
whether it was on TV [Kennedy/Nixon debates] or through pesky tape-recordings [Watergate tapes].
But Nixon’s goofiest gaffe came after he’d stepped down: during 1977’s famous Frost/Nixon interviews,
the disgraced former President evidently slipped up and answered David Frost’s question on national security by declaring that the president is above the law.
And he wanted us to believe he was not a crook?
No, there will be no picture
No, after the broadcast. You've taken your picture. You need to take one, just now ?
That's it !
Before we unveil our number one pick, here are some honorable – or in this case dishonorable – mentions:
I was aware that the agreement was reached. The words settlement versus the word of agreement. You know, I'm not sure what they called it.
#1: Everything He’s Ever Said George W. Bush
She seems like I was here yesterday
I was
Everything’s bigger in Texas and nothing’s bigger than the list of Bush Jr.’s gaffes.
Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we.
They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do We.
Son of President George H.W. Bush, this 43rd President pushed the English language to terrifying new frontiers with his myriad Bushisms.
The best way to defeat this enemy in the long run is to deny them the recruiting tools and recruitiments made possible by...
He’s credited with coining new terms and expressions – many of which were lampooned by the likes of Jon Stewart and “Saturday Night Live”.
First time I met Putin, stared right into His eyes, through His eyes into the back of his skull.
And He said "what's up, why you're looking at me like that ?" And i Just said : "I'm staring into your soul
That makes me think - Do you ever use that as a dyplomatic strategy ?
Creeping out, on purpose, other world leaders?
And all the questions about whether or not our children “is” learning,
statements on how his opponents had “misunderestimated” him, and assertions that fish are our friends were just the icing on the cake.
I know that human being and fish can coexist peacefully.
Often caught with his foot in his mouth or the odd shoe in his face, Bush is a Saudi oil well of dumb political quotes. Don’t mess with Texas.
There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee that says : fool me once, shame on shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.
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