Looking Back At 2006: Republicans and Conservatives In Their Own Words
Remember these quotes? Take a stroll down Memory Lane:
"The only way we can win is to leave before the job is done."
- George Dubya Bush, in another Bushism (November 4th, 2006)
"We thank God for those young people that do it every day and every night --to fight this enemy that's a taxi cab driver in the daytime, but a killer at night."
- Conrad Burns (August 25th, 2006)
"I don't want to face that eventuality because I don't think it's going to happen...I think it's going to be tough, but I think we'll do OK." [And jokingly:] "I think I'd just commit suicide."
- John McCain, on the prospects of the Democrats taking back the Senate in the November election (October 18th, 2006)
"This fellow here, over here with the yellow shirt, macaca, or whatever his name is. He's with my opponent. He's following us around everywhere. And it's just great... Let's give a welcome to macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia."
- George Allen (August 11th, 2006)
"I'm not a scientist, I don't want to deal with global warming."
- Antonin Scalia, during oral arguments (November 29th, 2006)
"I just the other day got, an internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday and I just got it yesterday. Why? Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the internet commercially...They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the internet. And again, the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes. And if you don't understand those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and its going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube enormous amounts of material, enormous amounts of material."
- Ted Stevens, trying to explain how the Internet works during a debate about Net Neutrality (June 28th, 2006)
"I have to say President Bush has a much healthier attitude toward this than I do. Because if I can get away with it, boy, I'd go in with a hand grenade."
- Bill O'Reilly, to on air guest Larry Sabato, expressing a desire to destroy the blogosphere (October 18th, 2006)
"God is the one who chooses our rulers....If you are not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin."
- Katherine Harris (August 24th, 2006)
"And don't forget, Sherrod Brown is black. There's a racial component here, too. And now, the newspaper that I'm reading all this from is The New York Times, and they, of course, don't mention that."
- Rush Limbaugh, falsely stating Sherrod Brown's race (February 14th, 2006)
"You may end up with a different math, but you're entitled to your math. I'm entitled to the math."
- Karl Rove, to NPR, talking about preelection polls (October 24th, 2006)
"Sometimes, based on the votes that get cast, you wonder whether they're more interested in the rights of the terrorists than in protecting the American people."
- John Boehner (September 12th, 2006)
"As the hobbits are going up Mount Doom, the Eye of Mordor is being drawn somewhere else.... It's being drawn to Iraq and it's not being drawn to the U.S. You know what? I want to keep it on Iraq. I don't want the Eye to come back here to the United States."
- Rick Santorum, comparing Iraq to the Lord of the Rings (October 19th, 2006)
"We're not going to tell you what our plan is, Jon, because you're just going to go out and blow it."
- Conrad Burns, on the "secret plan" he and Bush have (or had) to win the Iraq war, in a debate with newly elected Senator Jon Tester (October 17th, 2006)
"Thanks to all of you, SaveOur30Tabs Initiative 917 got enough signatures (300,353) to qualify for the ballot."
- Liar and failure Tim Eyman (July 7th, 2006)
"We're never been stay the course, George."
- George Dubya Bush, in an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos (October 22, 2006)
"My No. 1 goal is to not go to jail."
- Minnesota Republican (and incoming freshman) Michele Bachmann, on her recent election to Congress (November 13th, 2006)
"I hate to tell you, but it's not always pretty up there on Capitol Hill and there have been other scandals as you know that have been more than simply naughty e-mails."
- Tony Snow, downplaying the Mark Foley scandal (October 2nd, 2006)
"I have been nervous about this interview with you, because what I feel like saying is, 'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies.' I'm not accusing you of being an enemy, but that's the way I feel, and I think a lot of Americans will feel that way."
- CNN personality Glenn Beck (November 14th, 2006)
"Nick Handys claim that the July 7 receipt showed 265,806 signatures is demonstrably false. Sam Reeds people shouldnt be making false statements to cover up what happened they should be investigating what happened to the missing 34,000 voter signatures."
- Liar and failure Tim Eyman (July 23rd, 2006)
"As it turns out, Mr. Foley has had illicit sex with no one that we know of, and the whole thing turned out to be what some people are now saying was a - sort of a joke by the boy and some of the other pages."
- Focus on the Family chieftain James Dobson (October 6th, 2006)
"The momentum shift is clearly in the Republican direction on a national level - our base is 'coming home' and that is critical in the closing days of this election."
- State Republican chairwoman Diane Tebelius (November 6th, 2006)
One final entry from the end of the year is here.
Also see Media Matters' Most Outrageous Statements of 2006. Any more quotes to add? Feel free to add them in the thread.
"The only way we can win is to leave before the job is done."
- George Dubya Bush, in another Bushism (November 4th, 2006)
"We thank God for those young people that do it every day and every night --to fight this enemy that's a taxi cab driver in the daytime, but a killer at night."
- Conrad Burns (August 25th, 2006)
"I don't want to face that eventuality because I don't think it's going to happen...I think it's going to be tough, but I think we'll do OK." [And jokingly:] "I think I'd just commit suicide."
- John McCain, on the prospects of the Democrats taking back the Senate in the November election (October 18th, 2006)
"This fellow here, over here with the yellow shirt, macaca, or whatever his name is. He's with my opponent. He's following us around everywhere. And it's just great... Let's give a welcome to macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia."
- George Allen (August 11th, 2006)
"I'm not a scientist, I don't want to deal with global warming."
- Antonin Scalia, during oral arguments (November 29th, 2006)
"I just the other day got, an internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday and I just got it yesterday. Why? Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the internet commercially...They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the internet. And again, the internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes. And if you don't understand those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and its going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube enormous amounts of material, enormous amounts of material."
- Ted Stevens, trying to explain how the Internet works during a debate about Net Neutrality (June 28th, 2006)
"I have to say President Bush has a much healthier attitude toward this than I do. Because if I can get away with it, boy, I'd go in with a hand grenade."
- Bill O'Reilly, to on air guest Larry Sabato, expressing a desire to destroy the blogosphere (October 18th, 2006)
"God is the one who chooses our rulers....If you are not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin."
- Katherine Harris (August 24th, 2006)
"And don't forget, Sherrod Brown is black. There's a racial component here, too. And now, the newspaper that I'm reading all this from is The New York Times, and they, of course, don't mention that."
- Rush Limbaugh, falsely stating Sherrod Brown's race (February 14th, 2006)
"You may end up with a different math, but you're entitled to your math. I'm entitled to the math."
- Karl Rove, to NPR, talking about preelection polls (October 24th, 2006)
"Sometimes, based on the votes that get cast, you wonder whether they're more interested in the rights of the terrorists than in protecting the American people."
- John Boehner (September 12th, 2006)
"As the hobbits are going up Mount Doom, the Eye of Mordor is being drawn somewhere else.... It's being drawn to Iraq and it's not being drawn to the U.S. You know what? I want to keep it on Iraq. I don't want the Eye to come back here to the United States."
- Rick Santorum, comparing Iraq to the Lord of the Rings (October 19th, 2006)
"We're not going to tell you what our plan is, Jon, because you're just going to go out and blow it."
- Conrad Burns, on the "secret plan" he and Bush have (or had) to win the Iraq war, in a debate with newly elected Senator Jon Tester (October 17th, 2006)
"Thanks to all of you, SaveOur30Tabs Initiative 917 got enough signatures (300,353) to qualify for the ballot."
- Liar and failure Tim Eyman (July 7th, 2006)
"We're never been stay the course, George."
- George Dubya Bush, in an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos (October 22, 2006)
"My No. 1 goal is to not go to jail."
- Minnesota Republican (and incoming freshman) Michele Bachmann, on her recent election to Congress (November 13th, 2006)
"I hate to tell you, but it's not always pretty up there on Capitol Hill and there have been other scandals as you know that have been more than simply naughty e-mails."
- Tony Snow, downplaying the Mark Foley scandal (October 2nd, 2006)
"I have been nervous about this interview with you, because what I feel like saying is, 'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies.' I'm not accusing you of being an enemy, but that's the way I feel, and I think a lot of Americans will feel that way."
- CNN personality Glenn Beck (November 14th, 2006)
"Nick Handys claim that the July 7 receipt showed 265,806 signatures is demonstrably false. Sam Reeds people shouldnt be making false statements to cover up what happened they should be investigating what happened to the missing 34,000 voter signatures."
- Liar and failure Tim Eyman (July 23rd, 2006)
"As it turns out, Mr. Foley has had illicit sex with no one that we know of, and the whole thing turned out to be what some people are now saying was a - sort of a joke by the boy and some of the other pages."
- Focus on the Family chieftain James Dobson (October 6th, 2006)
"The momentum shift is clearly in the Republican direction on a national level - our base is 'coming home' and that is critical in the closing days of this election."
- State Republican chairwoman Diane Tebelius (November 6th, 2006)
One final entry from the end of the year is here.
Also see Media Matters' Most Outrageous Statements of 2006. Any more quotes to add? Feel free to add them in the thread.
