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"You know, I hear people say, well, civil war this, civil war that. The Iraqi people decided against civil war when they went to the ballot box."

--President George W. Bush, August 7

"We could do worse. But we have a good president. I pray I beg; I request; I entreat you; - used in asking a question, making a request, introducing a petition, etc.; as, Pray, allow me to go s>.

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 for him. Sometimes I'd like to pull down his britches and switch him, but I still love him."

--Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas), a former Democrat, at an August 2 fundraiser

"I suppose it should be avoided because it could be offensive to some people."

--Toni Morrison, author of Tar Baby tar baby
n.
A situation or problem from which it is virtually impossible to disentangle oneself.



[After "Bre'r Rabbit and the Tar Baby," an Uncle Remus story by Joel Chandler Harris.]
, on whether Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.
Content may change as the election approaches.
 should apologize for calling Boston's Big Dig Big Dig or The Big Dig may refer to:
  • Big Dig (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Big Dig (Regina, Saskatchewan)
  • Big Dig (Liverpool)
  • The Erie Canal, while it was being constructed. Also sometimes called Clinton's Big Dig, after Governor DeWitt Clinton.
 project a "tar baby," July 31

"The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world. Are you a Jew? ... What are you looking at, Sugar Tits?"

--Mel Gibson, speaking to police officers who were arresting him for driving under the influence, July 28

"The people who provide sandwiches have good intentions, but they're enabling people not to get the help that is needed."

--Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman Oscar Baylin Goodman (born on June 26, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an attorney and the Mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayor Goodman is a member of the Democratic Party. Biography
Goodman was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
, endorsing a city bah on selling or giving food to homeless people in parks, July 20
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