Let me take a break from responding to readers’ quote queries.
I’m starting to think about my annual list, run by the Associated Press, of the top 10 most notable quotations of the year. By “notable” I mean “important” or “famous” or “particularly revealing of the spirit of our times” rather than necessarily being eloquent or admirable.
Some that seem to stand out this year include Mark Sanford’s spokesman saying “The governor is hiking the Appalachian trail”; Joe Wilson’s calling out “You lie!”; Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift; and Sarah Palin on “Obama’s death panel.”
I would welcome suggestions of additional quotes from 2009, particularly ones from politics or popular culture or entertainment or sports or business or technology.
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“You lie!” was the best one of the year.
“I can see Russia from my house.”
— Tina Fey
Sarah Palin said “You can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska,” but what Sarah Palin said has been forgotten.
I think your mother probably did.- Debbie Stabenow
“Are we all going to die oinking?”
Frank Skinner, swine flu
“I screwed up.”
President Obama
“I think this is the greatest assault on democracy and freedom that I’ve ever seen in Congress,”- Rep. John Shimkus, referring to the Obama administration’s cap-and-trade energy plan.
“Two weeks into the Obama presidency, we like his campaign better than his administration.” – The Charlotte Observer editorial page.
Obama’s most famous comment this year: “The Cambridge police acted stupidly.” (He was right, but backed off his claim.)
Interestingly, his inaugural address proved utterly forgettable.
Then there was A-Rod: “I did take a banned substance and, you know, for that I’m very sorry and deeply regretful.” (But I only did it in Texas and Seattle, ha ha ha!).
And James DeMint: “If we’re able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo.”
“I’m happy for you and I’m gonna let you finish but [proper noun] had the [adverb] [adjective] of ALL TIME.”
This sentence basically encapsulates the tone of discourse on any subject in 2009.