Hello everybody. Just wanted to say I am going to wrap QTR up in a few weeks and move on to other things. It takes a lot of time to compile all of this, I've done it for almost a year, but it's never really taken off. However, I do appreciate the kind things people have said about it over the past year. That said, here's the latest quotes of the week.
What will he eat next? I'm guessing some variety of donut.
—Dave Weigel on the media's food centric reports on Jon Huntsman.
Most Americans know Jon Huntsman as the candidate most Americans don't know. Gov. Huntsman's announcement puts him somewhere between Ron Paul and Count Chocula as the favorite to win the GOP nomination.
—Jimmy Kimmel.
I could kiss you in the mouth...I was just kidding, I don't want to kiss you in the mouth.
—Glenn Beck to Rick Santorum.
Who knows where that mouth has been?
The President with mixed race parents, playing the "states know best card".
—Jon Stewart on Barack Obama's unenthusiastic support for gay marriage.
Who am I to say that someone does not have the same rights that I have with my wife whom I love?
—Sen. Mark Grisanti (R, NY) who reversed the opinion he campaigned on and voted for gay marriage in New York.
I am not happy, or "gay" that this law passed. I am sad, or "heterosexual".
—Stephen Colbert.
New York Republicans are responsible for passing gay marriage. The party will pay a grave price.
—National Organization for Marriage's Maggie Gallagher.
Yeah, too bad you can't run on the economy!
She's trying to look like June Cleaver, but she actually looks like the T2 skeleton posing for a passport photo. You will want to laugh, but don't, because the secret of Bachmann's success is that every time you laugh at her, she gets stronger.
—Matt Taibbi.
Are you a flake?
—Chris Wallace to Michele Bachmann on Fox News Sunday.
She is a faithful conservative with great oratory skills, but without any leadership experience or real results from her years in office. She is not prepared to assume the White House in 2013.
—Ron Carey, a former staffer for Bachmann.
There isn't one single civilization that has openly embraced homosexuality that has survived.
—Pat Robertson.
Oh, now Gloomy Gus weighs in.
And I said secondly, as far as him mocking me, look I’ve been called every name in the book because I’m a conservative, because I’m black.
—Herman Cain, not playing the race card, about Jon Stewart.
Because I'm black and conservative, I think he probably has a bigger problem with that than he does the whole race thing.
—Jon Stewart, still not playing the race card.
Some of these idiotic reporters thought I was serious.
—Herman Cain.
Yeah, why are people taking Herman Cain serious?
Herman Cain has no doubt been called horrible things by supposed liberals. But the biggest reason why he is ridiculed by people like Jon Stewart is that he is ridiculous. Even if it's not literal, the "no long bills" thing is stupid!
—Alex Parene.
John McCain says he is puzzled by the backlash to his comment that illegal immigrants are the cause of Arizona's wildfires. He said, "Of course, I'm also puzzled by the defrost option on my microwave."
—Conan O'Brien.
Wouldn’t you love to be in a brand new, magic vehicle invented by Martians, which uses no energy, lasts forever and is terrific? Unfortunately, it doesn’t exist.
—Newt Gingrich, hater
What do you have against aliens, Newt?
In short, Yoo is arguing that Obama would have been fine if he had just put someone in the Office of Legal Council post who would have given him the go-ahead -- perhaps someone with wider views of executive power, like Yoo.
—Ryan J Reilly on John Yoo.
It's not nothing but did you have to walk down the fucking hallway to do that. Couldn't you just shout it as you were walking by?
—Jon Stewart on Obama's announcement on Afghanistan.
She can raise enough money to burn a wet mule.
—Haley Barbour on Sarah Palin's presidential prospects.
Please don't.
ALSO: People may assume that the man is larger than the woman, but — from what I have heard — Bradley is significantly larger than Prosser. Bradley is also 7 years younger than Prosser, who is 68.
—Ann Althouse, on the alleged choking incident.
Anyway, now the right wants to recall Bradley, for attacking Prosser with her huge, terrifying neck.
—Alex Parene.
I'm huggable and loveable, David. I am not abrasive at all.
—Chris Christie to David Gregory.
He's huggable, but your hands will never touch.
As against all this, the majority claims to have found three smoking guns that reveal the State’s true (and nefarious) intention to level the playing field. But the only smoke here is the majority’s, and it is the kind that goes with mirrors.
—Elena Kagan.
Elsewhere, by a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court asked Kagan, Ginsburg and Sotomayor to make them coffee.
—Andy Borowitz
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And I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Really, though: How many more people will notice the Koch reference, and scratch their heads about it, because of this over-the-top correction request?
—Dave Weigel.
I'll tell you who's in a lot of trouble: Mitt Romney. He's supposedly the Republican presidential contender front-runner. Here's what happened: He created a successful healthcare plan in Massachusetts. Are you kidding me? Come on! What a dope.
—David Letterman.
Bristol Palin's new book says she lost her virginity on a night when she had too many wine coolers. It's in the chapter "Things I Have in Common with Conan O'Brien".
—Conan O'Brien.
Some things just need to stay in the family.
—Bristol Palin, on Sarah Palin's decision to run for president.
Yes, keep it that way.