Top Quotes of 2007

2007 was a year full of choice comments, both inane and alarming. One, even, is famed for what wasn't said. These aren't all of them, not by a long shot - but they are the best, and they recapture most of the trouble, turmoil, and the bit of titillation that made 2007 the spectacular year that most of us are so very glad to finally be rid of.

"That's some nappy-headed Ho's there."

-Don Imus

"I couldn't get over the fact that there was no difference between Sylvia's restaurant and any other restaurant in New York City. I mean, it was exactly the same, even though it's run by blacks."

- Bill O'Reilly

"The American people believe English should be the official language ... so people learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto."

- Newt Gingrich

Arrogance:

"I don't recall."

-- U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, in answer to more than 4 dozen questions asked at a Congressional hearing.

"Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million, but I was just as happy when I had $48 million."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"I'm more of a man than any liberal."

- Ann Coulter

"I have a wide stance."

- Sen. Larry Craig, on going to the bathroom.

"Proud you're here. Thanks for coming. You all enjoy yourself. Make sure you pick up all the trash after it's over."

- George W. Bush

"Childrens do learn."

- George W. Bush

"Don't Tase me, Bro!"

-Andrew Meyer

"In a couple of days, Paris Hilton is going to jail."

- Sarah Silverman's comment which drew thunderous applause at the MTV Movie Awards.

"FDR and the New Deal caused the Great Depression."

- Glenn Beck

"The economy is stronger than ever. Unemployment is low, the dollar is strong, inflation's in check, and things couldn't be better."

-Sean Hannity, following a Fox News report that foreclosures are up 67% from a year ago, the dollar is down 46% from 2002, and the Pentagon is preparing to lay off 100,000 staffers.

Signs & Portents:

"..."

-Rudy Guliani's Pro-Abortion remarks, unheard due to a lightning strike which shorted out his microphone.

"Today, we blew up a wedding."

- Anonymous US soldier, stationed in Afghanistan

"I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. ... I'll work hard to try to elevate it."

- George W. Bush

In Conclusion:

"Not much has changed. Dick Chaney is still a war criminal. Hillary Clinton is still Satan. And I'm back on the radio!''

-Don Imus