Saturday, August 28, 2010

The week in one-liners - PATRICK GAVIN | POLITICO CLICK

8/27/10

The week's Top 10 quotes in politics:

"J.D. Hayworth is deader than Elvis." — Brian Rogers, a spokesman for Sen. John McCain, in the lead-up to Tuesday's GOP primary in Arizona.


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"Eric Massa's back rubs — too rough." — Comedian Bill Maher, listing one of the things he does not like about Washington in an interview with Capitol File Magazine.

“I mean, he really is smoking the drapes if he thinks the policies that they adopted, that they championed, that drove us into the ditch are the ones that we should return to." — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, responding to remarks made by Rep. John Boehner on the economy.

"I made the mistake of turning on this network in prime time last night, and my head almost blew off ..." — MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, lamenting life as one of the network's only conservatives.

"...like a milk cow with 310 million tits..." — Sen. Alan Simpson, providing his opinion of Social Security in an e-mail to the executive director of the National Older Women's League.


"I have no interest in changing my hair color." — CNN's Anderson Cooper, responding to a group's offer to pay him to dye his hair.

"We're buying shrimp, guys, come on." — President Barack Obama, deflecting questions on Iraq while vacationing.

"I really don't think mayor is about qualifications." — Levi Johnston, explaining why he thinks he could win public office in Alaska.

“Girl, you can be my mentor.” — Rapper 50 Cent, tweeting some thoughts about Michelle Obama.

"What's the moose hunting like in the Beltway?" — U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller, getting excited about a possible election night victory against Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

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