Category Archives: Quotable Notables

Quotable: Amy Poehler on regime change

Posted on November 15, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“In an ironic turnaround, Iraq brought regime change to the United States.” — Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live

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Quotable: Sir Elton on the dangers of organized religions

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Sabina Becker

"I love the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it, which I loved in Sunday school and I collected all the little stickers and put them in my book. But the reality is that … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Two from Azar Nafisi

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Sabina Becker

On terror alerts and the futility of color-coded systems: “I wonder at what point in my life, and after how many years, the echo of the red siren–like a screeching violin that plays mercilessly all over one’s body–would cease in … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Gore Vidal on the whore media

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“Who cares what the media says about anything? They are bought and paid for a thousand times over. They couldn’t tell the truth if they could find it.”—Gore Vidal

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Quotable: Henry Kissinger on criminality

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.”–Henry Kissinger

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Quotable: John Kerry finds his spine at last

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“I apologize to no one for my criticism of the president and of his broken policy. If anyone owes our troops in the fields an apology, it is the president and his failed team and a Republican majority in the … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Che Guevara on poverty

Posted on October 16, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“That afternoon we went separate ways: Alberto following up the doctors while I went to see an old woman with asthma, a customer at La Gioconda. The poor thing was in an awful state, breathing the smell of stale sweat … Continue reading →

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Quotable: George Carlin on the American Dream

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“It’s called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.”—George Carlin

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Quotable: Mark Foley on sex addiction

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“It’s vile,” said Rep. Mark Foley, R-West Palm Beach. “It’s more sad than anything else, to see someone with such potential throw it all down the drain because of a sexual addiction.”–Rep. Mark Foley, R-Pederasty, on Bill Clinton’s affair with … Continue reading →

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Quotable: George W. Bush on fecal contamination

Posted on July 18, 2006 by Sabina Becker

“The irony is, what they really need to do is to get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit, and it’s over.” –George W. Bush, talking to his poodle at the G8 summit

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