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(A compendium of ridiculous Republican quotes)
“I like being able to fire people who provide services to me.” Mitt Romney, arguing for consumer choice in healthinsurance plans.
“I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them somebody else’s money.” Rick Santorum (Santorum later claimed he didn’t say “black.” He insisted that he said “blah,” as in “I don’t want to make blah people’s lives better.”) “From time to time there are going to be things that occur that are acts of God that cannot be prevented.” Rick Perry, on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. “I don’t know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We’ve had an earthquake; we’ve had a hurricane. He said, ‘Are you going to start listening to me here?’ Listen to the American people because the American people are roaring right now. They know government is on a morbid obesity diet and we’ve got to rein in the spending.” Michele Bachmann, on how God sent warnings to Americans to curb their budget excesses. “Corporations are people, my friend … of course they are. Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to the people. Where do you think it goes? Whose pockets? People’s pockets. Human beings, my friend.” Mitt Romney “There’s no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate.” Newt Gingrich, explaining why he cheated on his first two wives. “Interestingly enough, here is what they are forcing them to do – in an insurance policy, they or (sic) forcing them to pay for something that costs just a few dollars. Is that what insurance is for? The foundational idea that we have the government tells you that you have to pay for everything as a business. Things that are not really things you need insurance for, and still forcing on something that is not a critical economic need …” Rick Santorum on Barack Obama’s health-care program. “Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful. But there isn’t even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas.” Michele Bachmann “The reason that we fought the Revolution in the 16th century – was to get away from that kind of onerous crown, if you will.” Rick Perry (The American Revolution began in 1776 – well into the 18th century.)