The Root Cause Of Dumb Political Statements Is Politicians
“The root cause of terrorism is terrorists.”
– MP Pierre Poilievre, former parliamentary secretary of Prime Minister Stephen Harper
You Know What He’s Talking About – A Woman In A Sexy Military Uniform Is Just Asking For It!
“What did these geniuses expect when they put men and women together?”
– Donald Trump on the news that rape in the United States military has increased
You Mean, More Than When Peter Mansbridge Lost His Desk?
“Without a strict, arm’s-length relationship and independence from the government, the CBC will lose its credibility.”
– Ian Morrison, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
Right Up There With Earthquakes And Bird Flu
“This is one of the greatest days in Toronto history.”
– Mayor Rob Ford after City Council rejects tax raises to fund public transit
It Probably Doesn’t Mean Anything To You, But Most Women Can’t See You Doing Comedy, Either
“I can’t see women doing comedy. It bothers me. I cannot sit and watch a lady diminish her qualities to the lowest common denominator. I just can’t do that.”
– Jerry Lewis
We’ll Take The Even Easier Way Out And Raise Deficits
“It is not good enough to take the easy way out and raise taxes.”
– Alberta Premier Alison Redford
Really? Ask Lady Macbeth About How That Story Ends
“In an age of terror, it’s not possible to rule with clean hands.”
– David Brooks, New York Times
And, He Talks Out Of His Ass! Children Love That Shit!
“He is such a vibrant, dynamic actor who brings amazingly vivid characters to life.”
– Sabrina McCarthy, president of Perseus Distribution Client Services, explaining why it is publishing Jim Carrey’s children’s book
They Know That When Mike Duffy Talks About Mike Duffy In The Third Person, Mike Duffy Is Not Being Pretentious (Although It May Be A Clue That Mike Duffy Is Being Economical With The Truth…)
“Canadians know Mike Duffy.”
– Senator Mike Duffy
“I’m Not Willing To Give Up Those Powers, Myself. But, Maybe Some Day, Some President Will. Stranger Things Have Happened…”
“Unless we discipline our thinking, our definitions, our actions, we may be drawn into more wars we don’t need to fight, or continue to grant presidents unbound powers more suited to traditional armed conflicts between nation states.”
– US President Barack Obama arguing against eternal war
I Have No Patients For Such Poor Proofreading
“Dr. George Doodnaught leaves court yesterday. He is charged with sexually assaulting patients more than 20 patients.”
– photo cutline in the Toronto Sun
That’s A Sad Statement
“There’s not a more honest politician than I am…”
– Rob Ford
You Just Realized That Now? Have You Been Living In A Cave All This – Oh…
“Now I understand why people keep calling my stuff dark. There’s actually a lot of really dark stuff.”
– musician Nick Cave
No, Pandering To Your Core Constituency’s Homophobia Makes You A Bigot
“Just because I believe that states should have the right to define marriage in the traditional way does not make me a bigot.”
– Republican bright light Marco Rubio
Would It Help You Understand If You Knew That They Were Smoking Pot While VIEWING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY?
“I certainly have no sympathy for child molesters, but I do have some grave doubts about putting people in jail because of their taste in pictures… So it is a real issue of personal liberty, to what extent we put people in jail for doing something in which they do not harm another person.”
– former adviser to Prime Minister Stephen Harper Tom Flanagan
If Your First Statement Was True, Wouldn’t You Be Able To Answer Your Own Question?
“I have a pretty good feeling of what they want out there. How can people say no to this?”
– Toronto Mayor Rob Ford about getting a casino in the city
I Look At Mister Brazeau, When He Started In Politics, And Now? His Head Is Fatter
“I look at Miss Spence, when she started her hunger strike, and now? She’s fatter.”
– Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau shows his party’s appreciation of native Idle No More protests
A Quote That Is A Nice Summation Of Her Career
“And I don’t mean to be petty here, but…”
– Republican Representative Michele Bachmann on her perception of the excesses of Barack Obama and his family in the White House
My Spelling Was Implacable…Impeckerwood…Impeccant – It Was Very Good
“I feel that I was, in other respects, good at what I did.”
– Thomas Adrian Foster, who was suspended as a teacher of grades six and seven for dragging students into hallways and hanging them upside down by their feet, among other verbal and physical abuse
One Of The Central Characteristics Of Sun Culture Is To Make Provocative Statements That Fuel Blind Prejudices – Shh…Don’t Tell The CRTC…
“One of the central characteristics of [Roma] culture is that their chief economy is theft and begging… The phrase ‘gypsy’ and ‘cheater’ have been so interchangeable historically that the word has entered into the English language as a verb: he gypped me. Well, the gypsies have gypped us. Too many have come here as false refugees.”
– Sun News Network…journalist is too strong a word…on-air person Ezra Levant
Like Most People Are Fascinated By Car Crashes? Because, You Know, That Really Doesn’t Help Anybody Involved…
“You know, our government’s policy on Israel, I’m with it 1,000 per cent… But, I’m fascinated by the Arab world.”
– Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird
No-brainers Are The Only Ideas Some Politicians Can Grasp
(But, At Least He Was Honest About It…)
“I didn’t know how they [some city councillors] can refuse $150 million to $200 million in revenue, 10,000 good paying jobs. To me, it’s a no-brainer.”
– Rob Ford on the bid to build a casino in downtown Toronto
They’re Not Hiring Employees, Either – More Like Indentured Servants
“We are not hiring employees. We are working with suppliers.”
– Zabeen Hirji, chief human resources officer, RBC, on its offshoring practices
You Might Want To Better Inform CANADIANS First
“The challenge we face in the United States is to better inform the American public.”
– Environment Minister Peter Kent on Canadian efforts to protect the environment