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The 10 silliest things ever said by politicians
Published: 27 August, 2009, 08:00
Edited: 04 October, 2010, 12:23
George W. Bush
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Comedians would probably not exist without politicians, whose speeches have always been full of wisdom. Here is our rating of the 10 most stupid things ever said by politicians all over the world.
1. “Queen Elizabeth Taylor.” – Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa, referring to the Queen of England.
2. “In Iran, we don’t have homosexuals, like in your country." – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, referring to the USA while addressing Columbia University.
3. "I would never approach a small-breasted woman." – President Clinton, denying that he had sexually harassed Kathleen Willey.
4. “Life has become better, life has become more fun!” [«Ã–øть ÑÂтðûþ ûучшõ, öøть ÑÂтðûþ òõÑÂõûõõ!»] Josef Stalin. The irony of this phrase is that he said it at the peak of mass repressions organized by him at the end of 1930s.
5. “I am not a communist and neither is the revolutionary movement.” – Fidel Castro. But he also said: “I am a Marxist-Leninist and I will be one until the last day of my life.”
6. "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." – Washington, D.C., August 5, 2004 – George W. Bush.
7. "This is a great day for France!" – President Richard Nixon at French President Charles de Gaulle's funeral.
8. "I've now been in 57 states – I think one left to go." – Barack Obama at a campaign event in Beaverton, Oregon.
9. “We are not without accomplishment. We have managed to distribute poverty equally.” – Nguen Co Thatch, Vietnamese Foreign Minister.
10. Senator John McCain in his presidential run: “I was in Germany over the weekend and President Putin of Germany gave one of the old Cold War speeches as he addressed the conference there.”
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To all those spouting off that you can be marxist without being communist...
Marx WROTE the Communist Manifesto... Socialism was meant to be a transitive state between capitalism and communism. It was NEVER meant to be a fully working economic model. Marx knew that it couldn't be sustained... (though, technically speaking and from a historical standpoint, neither can communism.)
An economic model isn't what you want it to be just because you're lacking the education to fully understand its principles.
If you support a more permanent socialist model, you're not a marxist, you can't be. Marx had a set of rules and values, to undermine those values yet still use his name is insulting and simply wrong.
I always thought that the silliest thing said by politicians was "Vote for me".