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Fred R. Shapiro, a editor of a Yale Book of Quotations, has determined which a plea, "Don't tase me, bro!" was a many memorable quotation of a year. The defence was made by University of Florida tyro Andrew Meyer upon Sept. seventeen as he was assaulted with a taser upon a arise of Sen. John Kerry's debate during a university.

Getting a series two curtsy was a acknowledgement made by a Miss Teen America contest's Lauren Upton, Miss Teen South Carolina, after she was asked because 20% of Americans cannot locate a U.S. upon a map: "I personally believe which U.S. Americans are incompetent to do so because a little people out there in a republic don't have maps as well as we believe which a education similar to such as in South Africa as well as Iraq as well as everywhere similar to such as as well as we believe which they should a education over here in a U.S. should assistance a U.S. or should assistance South Africa as well as should assistance Iraq as well as a Asian countries so we will be means to build up a future for us."

Anything which comes after which is anticlimactic, though here's series three: ""In Iran we don't have homosexuals similar to in your country," a acknowledgement made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

And--in case you're wondering where it is, coming in fourth was Don Imus's "That's a little nappy-headed hos there."

Here is a rest of a tip ten:

5. "I don't recall," which was pronounced regularly by former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales during doubt during a congressional hearing about a firing of U.S. attorneys.

6. "There's usually three things he (Republican presidential claimant as well as former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani) mentions in a sentence: a noun as well as a noun as well as 9/11." Bad abbreviation aside, this was a handiwork of Sen. Josephy Biden.

7. "I'm not starting to get into a name-calling match with somebody who has a 9 percent approval rating." pronounced Dick Cheney of Senate Majority Leader Har! ry Reid.

8. "(I have) a far-reaching position when starting to a bathroom." This is substantially my personal favorite, as well as was, of course, Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig's reason of because his feet overwhelmed which of an clandestine policeman in a men's room. The Logo Channel has given this wonderful quotation a place in a happy dictionary. Usage: "Sheila, Larry's only not into you--he has a far-reaching stance."

9. Sen. Biden makes a list a second time, deliberating Sen. Barack Obama: "I mean, you got a first mainstream African-American who is articulate as well as bright as well as purify as well as a nice-looking guy. we mean, that's a storybook, man."

10. And finally, former boss Jimmy Carter: "I think as distant as a inauspicious impact upon a republic around a world, this administration department has been a worst in history."

I instruct there were a few specialized categories. For instance, Chris Matthews could substantially have a tip ten misogynistic quotations all upon his own, with remarks similar to these:

"[Sen. Clinton gave a] barn-burner speech, which is harder to give for a woman; it can abrade upon a little men when they listen to it--fingernails upon a blackboard."

"[House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi will] have to do a great quarrel with a boss over issues such as a smallest salary as well as prescription drugs. How does she do it without screaming? How does she do it without becoming grating?"

"[Sen. Clinton's] "clapping (at a victory event). we don't get it. It's only not appealing;" It's Chinese or something."

And let's not forget which George W. Bush is still during it:

"All of us in America want there to be integrity when it comes to justice."

"I heard somebody say, 'Where's (Nelson) Mandela?' Well, Mandela's dead. Because Saddam killed all a Mandelas." (This came as a surprise, I'm sure, to Mr. Mandela.)

I'm respected to be here with a eternal ubiquitous of a United States, mi amigo Alberto Gonzales."

"One of my concerns is which a health caring not be as great as it can possibly be."

"The best approach to better a total of hatred is with an beliefs of goal -- an beliefs of hatred --excuse me--with an beliefs of hope."

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