The Best of Notable Quotables; December 21, 1992
Table of Contents:
- The Best of Notable Quotables; December 21, 1992
- Rodney King Award
- Damn Conservatives
- Festival of Hate
- Clinton Camelot
- I am Woman
- Henry Luce Award
- Willie Horton Award
- Silliest Analysis
- Ross Perot Award
- Real Reagan Legacy
- James Carville Award
- Iron Curtain Award
- Happy Talk Award
- Media Hero Award
- Which Way Is It?
- Quote of the Year
- 1992 Award Judges
James Carville Award (for Mean & Nasty Campaign Reporting)
“Ever
since the Clarence Thomas hearings last fall, the Republican Party has
been struggling to overcome the perception that its regard for women is
only a notch or two higher than that of the Navy Tailhook Association.”
– Time reporter Michael Duffy, August 24 issue.
Runners-up:
“Al
Gore won it for taking the high road with his cool command of the
facts, and Jim Stockdale gets the runner-up trophy for the best
one-liners. Dan Quayle lost for the hate-mongering that turned off much
of the nation at his party’s convention in Houston. It wasn’t that he
made any gaffes. He looked poised and spoke with great energy. But he
played dirty while the other two candidates played clean.”
– Boston
Globe columnist and former Washington bureau reporter Susan Trausch,
October 14.
“Fred [Barnes], you’ve said time and again that
character is an important issue in the campaign. Clearly, that
red-baiting junk didn’t work for the President last night. What’s he
going to try next?”
– CBS This Morning co-host Harry Smith, October 12.
“What
are your expectations? How nasty do you expect George Bush to try to
be?”
– Bryant Gumbel to John Chancellor on NBC’s Today, October 9.
“Are
Democrats willing, even anxious, to be as nasty as the President is
going to be?”
– Bryant Gumbel to Clinton consultant Bob Squier, August
10 Today.
