Funny Gaffes Made By Politicians...

Funny Gaffes Made By Politicians

"Things are more like they are now than they have ever been."

- President G. Ford

"If Lincoln were alive today he'd roll over in his grave."

- President G. Ford

"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese."

- Charles de Gaulle, ex-French President

"This is a great day for France!"

- President R. Nixon, while attending

Charles de Gaulle's funeral

"Capital punishment is our society's recognition of

the sanctity of human life."

- Senator O. Hatch, Utah, explaining his support

of the death penalty

"My fellow astronauts... "

- V. President D. Quayle, beginning a speech at an

Apollo 11 anniversary celebration

"My friends, no matter how rough the road may be, we can

and we will never, never, surrender to what is right."

- V. President D. Quayle

"The Internet is a great way to get on the net."

- B. Dole, Republican Presidential candidate

"Outside of the killings, Washington D. C. has one of the

lowest crime rates in the country."

- Mayor M. Barry, Washington D. C.

"We found the term 'killing' too broad."

- State Department spokesperson, on why the word 'killing' was

replaced with 'unlawful or arbitrary deprivation of life' in its

human rights reports for 1984-5

"They misunderestimated me."

- President G. W. Bush