White House Quotes - Page 21

• It is a bizarre thought that in this [U.S. 2008] presidential cycle we could have had a woman in the White House we might have a black man in the White House but if either of them had said they were atheists neither of them would have had a hope in hell.

  Julian Barnes

  Atheist, Men, White

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• The First Lady asked me how many people passed through the White House on tours. When I told her thousands did, she said they should sell something to the tourists and use the profits to help redecorate the White House. She decided to make a small book. It cost 42 cents and sold for a dollar. Over the years it has brought in $42 million.

  Clark Clifford

  Book, Years, White

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• Jesse has a new dog. You may have noticed that his former pets have been peculiarly unfortunate. When this dog dies every employee in the White House will be at once discharged.

  Ulysses S. Grant

  Dog, White, House

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• There's a communist living in the White House!

  Victoria Jackson

  White, House, Communist

  "The Sweep: Right wingers take on 'Left Coast'" by Mark Preston, www.cnn.com. February 23, 2011.

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• Somebody actually said that I'm the only entity on earth, other than rogue states, that has received an apology from the White House.

  Charles Krauthammer

  Apology, White, House

  "Krauthammer: "I'm The Only Entity On Earth, Other Than Rogue States, That Has Received An Apology From The White House"", www.realclearpolitics.com. August 1, 2012.

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• President Obama held a ceremony at the White House to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah. In response, Republicans said, 'It's even worse than we thought. He's a Jewish Muslim.'

  Conan O'Brien

  Night, White, House

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• What I hear about the book does not sound like the Scott McClellan I knew for two years. I can say, without fear of contradiction, that I knew Scott better than any other White House correspondent or Washington reporter.

  Jeff Gannon

  Book, Years, Two

  "Jeff Gannon weighs in on McClellan" by Michael Calderone, www.politico.com. May 29, 2008.

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• Those who threaten Israel threaten us. Israel has always faced these threats on the frontlines. And I will bring to the White House an unshakable commitment to Israel's security. That starts with insuring Israel's qualitative military advantage. I will insure that Israel can defend itself from any threat - from Gaza to Tehran.

  Barack Obama

  Military, Commitment, Israel

  Obama's speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), www.npr.org. June 4, 2008.

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• In my own country, many of the movies in recent years express our innate fears about what awaits us. They are apocalyptic visions that leave only a few people on earth-whole cities surviving under domes because we have depleted our natural resources. And often in these movies, for reasons that I question, we have space aliens who are always blowing up Washington, D.C., and the White House.

  Hillary Clinton

  Country, Years, Cities

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• There can be no whitewash at the White House.

  Richard M. Nixon

  War, White, House

  Televised speech, 30 Apr. 1973

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• I do not recall ever receiving a suggestion, let alone an order, from the White House as to how I should make a regulatory decision. How times have changed.

  Russell E. Train

  Order, Times Have Changed, White

  "Bush 'bending science to his political needs'" by Alok Jha, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2004.

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• The White House said today that Judge Clarence Thomas, President Bush's Supreme Court nominee, had smoked marijuana while in college.

  Clarence Thomas

  Weed, Marijuana, College

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• Earlier today, the White House released President Bush's tax return. Not surprisingly, under dependents, the president listed Iraq

  Conan O'Brien

  Iraq, White, House

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• I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they won't find a job in my White House.

  Barack Obama

  Money, Jobs, White

  "Why Environmentalists Should Occupy Wall Street" by Phil Aroneanu, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 4, 2011.

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• To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, the three astronauts from Apollo 11 visited the White House. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were allowed to set foot inside the White House, while Michael Collins was forced to drive around in circles outside.

  Conan O'Brien

  Moon, Circles, White

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• TV's Tony Snow becomes the White House press secretary. How will he make the difficult transition from Fox News reporter to Republican apologist? ... Mr. President, it is time to hire the folks who've never let you down. Limbaugh at Health and Human Services. Hannity at State. Then give Rummy the Medal of Freedom and install Bill O'Reilly as secretary of defense. Only problem, you might find yourself invading Vermont. And I'll replace Chertoff at Homeland Security. The man's done nothing to control the bear population.

  Stephen Colbert

  Men, White, Giving

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• Any time someone carries a picket sign in front of the White House, that is the First Amendment in action

  Julian Bond

  White, House, Firsts

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• I havent even been drinking, but, at all, but, you know, being a man, Ive got to say that weve got this guy in the White House who thinks he is a man, you know, who projects himself as a man because he has a certain masculinity, and he's a good old boy, and he used to drink, and he knows how to shoot a gun and how to drive a pickup truck, etcetera like that. Thats not the definition of a man, God Dammit!

  Ed Harris

  Drinking, Gun, Boys

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• According to Washington insiders, White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan could be the next official to leave the Bush administration. McClellan says he'd like to spend more time lying for his family

  Amy Poehler

  Lying, White, House

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• The Israeli puppeteer travels to Washington and meets with the puppet in the White House. He then goes down Pennsylvania Avenue and meets with the puppets in Congress. The Israeli leader then 'brings back millions of dollars' in aid to Israel.

  Ralph Nader

  Israel, White, House

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• I believe - figuratively, but in a very real way - we need to tent the White House!

  Pat Boone

  Real, Believe, White

  "Countdown" with Keith Olbermann, www.nbcnews.com. November 2, 2009.

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• These White House scandals are not going away anytime soon. People in Kenya are now saying he's 100 percent American. That's how bad it's gotten.

  Jay Leno

  White, People, House

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• It's casual Friday, which means that at the White House, they're casually going through everybody's phone calls and records.

  Jay Leno

  Friday, Mean, Phones

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• President Clinton celebrates the first casual Friday at the white house by wearing leather chaps.

  Greg Proops

  Friday, White, House

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• Politics gets me out of bed in the morning It's what really interests me. I'm a competitor, but I also feel like I'm contributing, whether it's working on health-care policy in the White House or out here in Chicago.

  Stephanie Cutter

  Morning, White, House

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