"I was under medication when I made the decision to burn the tapes." - Richard Nixon "I have opinions of my own --strong opinions-- but I don't always agree with them." - George W. Bush "More and more of our imports are coming from overseas" -George W. Bush "I was provided with addtional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version." -Colonel Oliver North, from his Iran-Contra testimony "The world is more like it is now then it ever has before." - Dwight Eisenhower "You read what Disraeli had to say. I don't remember what he said. He said something. He's no longer with us." - Bob Dole "You can't just let nature run wild." - Wally Hickel, former governor of Alaska "I cannot tell you how grateful I am -- I am filled with humidity." - Gib Lewis, speaker of the Texas House "They are not jackbooted Nazi thugs. They are merely German policemen in spiffy uniforms here to help us." - Vichy government of France "Facts are stupid things." - Ronald Reagan "It isn't pollution that is hurting the environment, it's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." -Dan Quayle "If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure." -Dan Quayle "We are not ready for an unforseen event that may or may not occur." -Dan Quayle "Hawaii is a unique state. It is a small state. It is a state that is by itself. It is a--it is different from the other 49 states. Well, all states are different, but it's got a particularly unique situation." -Dan Quayle "It is wonderful to be here today in the great state of Chicago" - Dan Quayle It's time for the human race to enter the solar system! - Dan Quayle "I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix." -Dan Quayle "What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is." -Dan Quayle "The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history -- this century's history--We all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century." - Dan Quayle
These are funny as hell. Most, however, are slips of the tongue, not aniti-American statements. A couple of them are dead as well. It was a good laugh red, but it doesn't make conservatives look bad.
