List of political catch phrases

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The following is a list of political catch phrases, that is, distinctive statements uttered by political figures that have gone on to become well known.

They are distinct from political slogans in that they are often not deliberately created sayings, and may become famous for other, unintentional reasons, and thus go on to gain "a life of their own" in popular culture and imagination.

Contents 1 Argentina 2 Australia 3 Austria 4 Belgium 5 Brazil 6 Canada 7 Catalonia (Spain) 8 Dominican Republic 9 Germany 10 Hungary 11 India 12 Mexico 13 The Netherlands 14 Pakistan 15 Poland 16 Portugal 17 Romania 18 Spain 19 Switzerland 20 United Kingdom 21 United States 22 Venezuela 23 References

[edit] Argentina

• "Hay que pasar el invierno." ("We have to endure through winter.") ^[1] — Said in 1960 by Minister of Economy Álvaro Alsogaray, referring to the hardships required to get through the economic troubles in the country at the time.
• "¡Un médico a la derecha, por favor!" ("A medic to the right, please!") — Said by presidential candidate Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín in 1983, ^[2]
• "La casa está en orden. ¡Felices Pascuas!" - ("The house is in order. Happy Easter!") - said by then president Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín, after a limited military uprising just before Easter, when he was forced to negotiate a surrender from which the rebels walked free. Used sarcastically.^[3]
• "¡Síganme, no los voy a defraudar!" ("Follow me, I won't let you down!") - catchphrase by Carlos Saúl Menem during his first presidency campaign. Used now when one expects to be deceived by another.^[4]
• "Hermanito querido..." ("My dear little brother...") - familiar term used by then president Carlos Saúl Menem, usually before a sarcastic remark. Used now, with its particularly province sing-song, in a jokingly derogatory way, when explaining something seemingly obvious to someone else.^{[citation needed]}
• "Estamos mal, pero vamos bien." ("We're bad, but getting better." - used by then president Carlos Saúl Menem in 1990 referring to the general state of affairs in the country.^[5]
• "Dicen que soy aburrido..." ("They say I am boring") - campaign repeatly phrase from Fernando De la Rua in 1999.^[5].
• "El país está... Bien." ("The country is... fine.") - A phrase said by Fernando De la Rua when the 2000 Argentine Crisis started.
• "Estamos condenados al éxito" ("We are doomed to success") - Phrase recurrently used by Eduardo Duhalde during his exercise of presidency after the 2001 crisis. ^[6]

[edit] Australia

• "For the first time, we have a nation for a continent, and a continent for a nation." Sir Edmund Barton, first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, in the 1890s. ^[7]
• "Well may we say 'God Save the Queen', because nothing will save the Governor-General." — Said by dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975 after he had been sacked by Governor-General Sir John Kerr. ^[8]
• "The recession we had to have", said by national Treasurer Paul Keating in 1990 regarding the late 1980s recession. ^[9][10]
• "Please explain!" — said by Pauline Hanson, founder of the anti-immigration One Nation Party, on being asked in October 1996 on the television show 60 Minutes if she were xenophobic. ^[11]
• "Life wasn't meant to be easy" attributed to Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia from November 1975 until March 1983 (this is in fact a quotation from 'Back to Methuselah' by George Bernard Shaw)^[12].
• "Ease the squeeze" - Mark Latham^[13]
• "Don't you worry about that" Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen^[14]
• "I call it feeding the chooks" Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen^[15]

[edit] Austria

• "Lernen Sie Geschichte, Herr Reporter!" ("Study History, Mr. Reporter") said by then Chancellor Bruno Kreisky to TV Journalist Ulricht Brunner, who had questioned Kreisky's comparing the actions of political opponents to fascism in the 30ies.^[16]
• "Ohne die Partei bin ich nichts" ("Without the Party I am nothing") said by Federal Chancellor Fred Sinowatz of the then Austrian Socialist Party^[17]
• "Ich weiss, das klingt alles sehr kompliziert...", usually rendered as "Es ist alles sehr kompliziert..." ("I know, this all sounds complicated...", "Everything is very complicated...") said by Federal Chancellor Fred Sinowatz; the phrase is used ironically to hide the fact that one is not able to elaborate on a subject or may even be clueless about it.^[18]

[edit] Belgium

In Dutch

• "Voor mij is de grondwet geen vodje papier. Ik ga van deze tribune weg, ik ga naar de Koning en ik bied het ontslag van de regering aan" (For me the constitution is no silly piece of paper. I will step off this platform, I will go to the king and I will offer the dismissal of the government.) said by Leo Tindemans - 1978 ^[19]
• "Je moet de problemen alleen oplossen als ze zich stellen" ("You only have to solve problems when they present themselves") said by Jean-Luc Dehaene^[20]
• "Vijf minuten politieke moed" ("Five minutes of political courage") - Yves Leterme ^[21]

[edit] Brazil

• "E se o Pitta não for um bom prefeito, nunca mais vote em mim." ("If Pitta can't be a good mayor, you should never vote for me again.") - said by Paulo Maluf in the campaign for the 1996 São Paulo city elections, where he supported Celso Pitta.^[22]
• "Relaxa e goza." ("Relax and enjoy.") - said by Marta Suplicy at the peak of the 2006–2007 Brazilian aviation crisis, taken from an older, longer non-political popular saying, "Se a curra é inevitável, relaxa e goza" (If you can't avoid the rape, just relax and enjoy).^[23]
• "Bebo-o porque é líquido. Se fosse sólido, comê-lo-ia" ("I drink it because it's liquid. If it was solid, I would eat it.") - said by Jânio Quadros when asked by a reporter why he used to drink.^[24]
• "Vagabundo! Vagabundo! Respeita doente!" ("[You] Bum! [You] Bum! Respect sick people!") - said by Gilberto Kassab while throwing a protester out of a public hospital.^[25]
• "Nunca antes na história deste país..." ("Never before in the history of this country...") - Said by Lula whenever he praises his own government.^[26]

[edit] Canada

• "We shall be Canadians first, foremost, and always, and our policies will be decided in Canada and not dictated by any other country." John G. Diefenbaker^[27].
• "Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet," attributed to the campaign of Ernie Eves in reference to Dalton McGuinty^[28].
• "Let us be English or let us be French . . . and above all let us be Canadians." John A. Macdonald^[29].
• "Fuddle duddle," said by Pierre Trudeau when attempting to explain away his use of profanity in the Canadian House of Commons^[30].
• "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation," Pierre Trudeau, as justice minister, 1967.^[31]
• "Just watch me," said by Pierre Trudeau in reference to the War Measures Act.^[32].
• "Our hopes are high. Our faith in the people is great. Our courage is strong. And our dreams for this beautiful country will never die," said by Pierre Trudeau.^[33].
• "Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain," said by Pierre Trudeau.^[34].
• "You had an option, sir," said by Brian Mulroney to John Turner^[35].
• "Conscription if necessary, but not necessarily conscription." Said by William Lyon Mackenzie King, it reflected the federal government's ambiguous response to conscription in World War Two, which eventually led to the Conscription Crisis of 1944^[36].
• " A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof, and when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven." said by Jean Chrétien^[37].
• "For me, pepper, I put it on my plate," said by Jean Chrétien in response to a question by Nardwuar the Human Serviette regarding Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers pepper-spraying protestors at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.^[38]
• "Gentlemen, we must all realize that neither side has any monopoly on sons of bitches," said by C.D. Howe while in Washington, D.C. to resolve a shipping dispute^[39].
• "Freedom is the right to be wrong, not the right to do wrong... Freedom includes the right to say what others may object to and resent... The essence of citizenship is to be tolerant of strong and provocative words," said by John Diefenbaker^[40].
• "Vive le Quebec libre!" - said by French President de Gaulle in a controversial speech delivered in Montreal on July the 24th 1967^[41].
• "Billion dollar boondoggle!" - said by Preston Manning^[42].

[edit] Catalonia (Spain)

• "Això no toca" (That's not the subject at hand) Jordi Pujol, former President of the Catalan Generalitat Government, when wanting to avoid replying to a difficult question^[43].
• "Ja sóc aquí!" (At last, I'm here!) Josep Tarradellas, former President of the Catalan Government, from the balcony of the Generalitat building, upon returning from exile.^[44].
• "Voleu fer el favor de callar?!" (Will you do me the favour of shutting up?!) Jordi Pujol, former President of the Catalan Generalitat Government, to hecklers at a conference^[45].
• "Vostès tenen un problema, i aquest problema es diu tres percent" (You have a problem, and that problem is called three percent) Pasqual Maragall, former President of the Catalan Generalitat Government, accusing the opposition of having taken a 3% cut on government contracts to finance their party when in power^[46].
• "Yo me llamo Josep-Lluís aquí y en la China Popular" (I'm called Josep-Lluís here, and in [the] People's [Republic of] China) Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira, Vice-President of the Catalan Generalitat Government, upon being addressed on TV by a member of the public as Don José Luís (his given name translated into Spanish, preceded by Don. meaning a gentleman or nobleman. ^[47][48].

[edit] Dominican Republic

• "La Constitución es sólo un pedazo de papel." (The Constitution is just a piece of paper.) Joaquín Balaguer in 1994.
• "El problema del dengue se resuelve si cada dominicano mata diez mosquitos diarios." (Dengue issues can be solved if each dominican kills ten mosquitoes per day.) José Rodríguez Soldevila, former Minister of Health.
• "Si me topan, la República cogerá fuego por las cuatro esquinas." (If they touch me, the Republic will start burning by its four corners.) José Francisco Peña Gómez, during the 1994 elections, about an alleged assassination attempt.
• "He pooped out of the box."(Se hizo pupú fuera del cajón.) Joaquín Balaguer, accusing Peña Gómez of paranoia, during the 1994 elections.
• "No hay presos políticos, sino políticos presos." (There are no political prisoners, but jailed politicians.) Joaquín Balaguer in 1978.

[edit] Germany

• "Was geht mich mein Geschwätz von gestern an. Man wird ja wohl noch hinzulernen dürfen." (What do I care about my yesterday's waffle. It's not illegal to get wiser after all.) Konrad Adenauer^[49].
• "Wir wollen mehr Demokratie wagen." (We want to dare more democracy.) Willy Brandt on the plans of the social-liberal coalition^[50].
• "Maß halten" (Don't overdo it.) Ludwig Erhard's warning against an overheating economy in the 1960s^[51].
• "Mit Verlaub, Herr Präsident, Sie sind ein Arschloch." (Begging your pardon, Mr. President, you are an asshole.) Joschka Fischer^[52].
• "Wirtschaft ist für die Menschen da, und nicht umgekehrt, und Demokratie gehört bei die Wirtschaft mit bei." (The economy is for the people, and not vice versa, and democracy belongs to the economy.) Franz Müntefering^[53].
• "Niemand hat die Absicht, eine Mauer zu errichten." (No one intends to build a wall.) Walter Ulbricht a couple of months before the Berlin Wall was built^[54].
• "Ich bin schwul, und das ist auch gut so!" (I am gay, and it's good this way.) Klaus Wowereit, Berlin Mayor phrasing his coming out^[55].

[edit] Hungary

• "There is not much choice. There is not, because we have screwed up. Not a little but a lot. No country in Europe has screwed up as much as we have. It can be explained. We have obviously lied throughout the past 18 to 24 months. It was perfectly clear that what we were saying was not true." - Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány's speech in Balatonőszöd in May 2006. The speech ignited mass protests around Hungary and rioting in Budapest^[56].

[edit] India

• "We need to take India into the 21st Century" - by Rajiv Gandhi, ex prime minister of India in 1980s^[57].
• "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan" (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer)- Lal Bahadur Shastri, ex prime minister of India^[58].
• "Garibi Hatao (Abolish poverty)" - Indira Gandhi, ex prime minister of India in the 1970s^[59].
• "Quit India" - Mahatma Gandhi in the 1940s^[60].
• "My heart beats for India" - The Congress (I) Party, late 1980s^[61].
• "India Shining" - The BJP, 2004^[62].

[edit] Mexico

• "Un político pobre, es un pobre político" (A politician that is poor is only a poor politician) - Carlos Hank González, old-guard politician and Forbes listed billionaire from Mexico's PRI (the then long-time ruling party) commenting on Mexico's crop of hugely enriched politicians (of which he was a prime example)^[63].
• "La política es como las fotos, el que se mueve, no sale" ("Politics is like photography; if you move, you won't show up") - Fidel Velázquez, old-guard politician and worker's union leader, commenting on how inaction is often a better recipe in politics (especially old-style Mexican politics)^[64].

[edit] The Netherlands

• "At your service" - Pim Fortuyn, populist politician a few months before his assassination^[65].
• "Congressen kopen geen straaljagers" (Political conferences don't purchase fighter jets)- Henk Vredeling, Defense minister Labour Party PvdA (^[66].
• "Fatsoen moet je doen" (Decency is imperative) - Jan-Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister, Christian-Democratic party (^[67].

[edit] Pakistan

• "Butt ke rahe ga Hindustan, Le ke rahen ge Pakistan" (Hindustan/India will divide, We will take Pakistan) - Muslim League, before the partition of India^{[citation needed]}.
• "Roti, Kapra aur Makaan" (Bread, cloth & shelter) - Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto/Pakistan Peoples Party, former prime minister and president of Pakistan in the 70's^[68].
• "Enlightened Moderation" - Pervaiz Musharraf, Military Dictator and President of Pakistan^[69].
• "Sab se pehle Pakistan" (Pakistan First) - Pervaiz Musharraf, Military Dictator and President of Pakistan^[70].
• "Parha Likha Punjab" (Educated/Literate Punjab) - Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, former Chief Minister of Punjab & co-president of Pakistan Muslim League (Q)^[71].
• "Qarz utaro, Mulk sanwaro" (Pay the debt, Develop the country) - Nawaz Sharif , former Prime Minister of Pakistan & President of Pakistan Muslim League (N)^[72].
• "Democracy is the best revenge" - Benazir Bhutto/Pakistan Peoples Party, former prime minister of Pakistan^[73].
• "Mere Aziz Hum Watnoon" (My dear countrymen) - used by Presidents/Prime Ministers/Military Dictators (in the beginning) while formally addressing the nation. However, it is generally associated with announcements of Military takeovers^[74].
• GDP - Shaukat Aziz, former Prime Minister, and Finance Minister^[75].

[edit] Poland

• "Spieprzaj dziadu!" (Piss off, old man!) Polish President Lech Kaczynski - spoken to a man on the street during the 2002 Warsaw mayoral campaign^[76].
• "Żeby nie było niczego" (So that there is nothing) Polish candidate for mayor of Białystok Krzysztof Kononowicz^[77].
• "ani be ani me ani kukuryku" Polish President Lech Walesa - spoken to Aleksander Kwasniewski during the debate in TV just before 1995 Polish Presidential Election.

[edit] Portugal

• "Obviamente, demito-o!" (Obviously, I'll sack him!) - answer of the presidential candidate Humberto Delgado, when asked what he would do with dictator Salazar if he was elected^[78].
• "Porreiro Pá" (Cool dude) - José Socrates, prime-minister, to the European Commission's president José Manuel Barroso in the end of the December, 2007 EU summit that lead to the Treaty of Lisbon
• "É só fazer as contas!" (Just do the maths) - António Guterres, ex-prime-minister to the jornalists, after not been able to calculate 6% of the portuguese GDP
• "Jamais, jamais!" (Never, never) - Mário Lino, portuguese Minister of Public Works, Transportation and Communication, refering that Lisbon's new international airport wouldn't be built south of Tejo river.

[edit] Romania

• "Iarna nu-i ca vara" (When it's winter, it's not like summer.) Traian Băsescu's reply, as Minister of Transport, when asked about what measures he took after countless streets and villages were blocked by the heavy snowing^[79].
• "Iar pe cei care s-au apucat să-mi numere găinile, îi rog să-mi numere şi ouăle" (I invite those who started to count my hens, to count also my eggs/balls.) Adrian Năstase's reply, as Prime Minister, after press inquiries regarding his chicken farm, part of a larger set of corruption accusations. He implied the secondary meaning of balls, for ouă (eggs) in Romanian^[80].
• "Să trăiţi bine" (May you live well.) the political catchphrase of president Traian Băsescu^[81].

[edit] Spain

• "Puedo prometer y prometo" (I can promise, And I promise...) The classic catchphrase of Adolfo Suarez, said in the first post-Franco general elections in Spain, in 1978^[82].

• "Aznar y Anguita son la misma mierda" ("Aznar and Anguita are the same shit"), said by Prime Minister Felipe González about his political opponents in 1996^[83].

• "Por consiguiente..." (Consequently...) The most famous catchphrase of Felipe González, used in all his speeches several times^[84].

• "España va bien" (Spain's doing well) said by the former president José María Aznar in 1996 three times in a speech talking about the economy. The catchphrase become popular because Spain was in a very difficult situation after Felipe Gonzalez's government corruption scandals and the situation of ETA terrorism^[85].

• "Váyase, Sr. González" (Get out, Mr González) said by José María Aznar to Felipe González in 1996 general elections^[86].

• "El poder no me va a cambiar" (Power won't change me) said by Prime Minister Zapatero in 2004 general elections^[87].

• "No nos falles" (Don't let us down) were the words used by the people on popular gatherings after Zapatero was elected in 2004 general elections^[88].

• "La reina y yo" (Queen and I) are the first words of King Juan Carlos' traditional annual Christmas Speech^[89].

• "¿Por qué no te callas?" (Why don't you shut up?) King Juan Carlos to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez who was heckling Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero at the 17^th Ibero-American Summit^[90].

[edit] Switzerland

• "Freude herrscht!" (Joy is in the air!) The words Adolf Ogi chose to congratulate the first Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier on a phone call to the space shuttle during NASA mission STS-46^[91].

[edit] United Kingdom

• "British jobs for British workers" said by Gordon Brown at the 2007 Labour Party Conference^[92].
• "Education, education, education," said by Tony Blair in a speech identifying the priorities of his government. (Originally - by Lenin)^[93].
• "Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime" said by Tony Blair^[94].
• "Now is not the time for sound-bites. We can leave those at home, but...I feel the hand of history on our shoulder" said by Tony Blair after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement^[95].
• "Crisis? What crisis?" - Headline in The Sun newspaper, sometimes attributed to Prime Minister Jim Callaghan when returning from holiday during the Winter of Discontent.^[96].
• "I have nothing to offer you but blood, toil, tears and sweat", said by Winston Churchill about his prospects for the United Kingdom during World War II. This is often misquoted as "blood, sweat & tears"^[97].
• "...and even if the British Empire and its Commonwealth lasts for a thousand years, men will still say... This was their finest hour", said by Winston Churchill about the Battle of Britain. Often just quoted 'Finest Hour'^[98].
• "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender", said by Winston Churchill when he declared that Great Britain would never surrender to a Nazi invasion^[99].
• "Peace for our time", said by Neville Chamberlain in 1938 when he arrived back from the Conference of Munich (Often misquoted as, "Peace in our time".)^[100].
• "You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour and you will have war", Winston Churchill's commentary about Neville Chamberlain. ^[101].
• "I have expressed a degree of regret that could be equated with an apology.” - Des Browne, UK Defence Minister, after a scandal over publication of captured sailors' stories in 2007^[102].
• "If nominated I'll decline. If drafted I'll defer. And if elected I'll resign." - Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish National Party, shortly before launching his leadership bid. (This is similar to a quote by American General William Tecumseh Sherman)^[103].
• "It's The Sun Wot Won It" - headline from The Sun after the 1992 election^[104].
• "You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment." Used by the fictional Prime Minister Francis Urquhart in the House of Cards books and BBC mini-series to answer affirmatively to questions about which he cannot make an official statement. Adopted by real British politicians following the television broadcast^[105].
• "You turn if you want to. The Lady's not for turning" said by Margaret Thatcher, 1980 Conservative Party conference^[106].
• "A week is a long time in politics." - Harold Wilson, Prime Minister 1964-70, 1974-76^[107].
• "The pound in your pocket..." - Harold Wilson when explaining the devaluation of the pound^[108].
• "As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding. Like the Roman, I seem to see 'the River Tiber foaming with much blood'" said by Enoch Powell on April 20th, 1968, on what he believed would be the consequences of unchecked immigration from the British Commonwealth. Powell was sacked from the Shadow Cabinet on the following day^[109].

[edit] United States

• "Read my lips: no new taxes," said by George H. W. Bush during the 1988 U.S. presidential election^[110].
• "I'm the decider," said by George W. Bush about the fate of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in April 2006. ^[111].
• "We found the weapons of mass destruction." –President George W. Bush, in an interview with Polish television, May 29, 2003 ^[112].
• "Mission Accomplished," displayed on a banner behind President George W. Bush while giving a speech declaring that major combat operations in Iraq had ended^[113].
• "Well, actually, he forgot Poland," said by George W. Bush during the first 2004 election debate as a response to John Kerry's statement that the coalition of the willing to invade Iraq only consisted of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia^[114].
• "I did not have sexual relations with that woman," said by Bill Clinton regarding Monica Lewinsky^[115].
• "But when I was in England I experimented with marijuana a time or two, and I didn't like it. I didn't inhale it, and never tried it again." Said by Bill Clinton^[116].
• "It's the economy, stupid," used by Bill Clinton's campaign strategist, James Carville, to attack George H. Bush on his inability to comprehend a question asked by Marisa Hall regarding the economy^[117].
• "That depends on what your definition of 'is' is," said by Bill Clinton^[118].
• "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet." said by Al Gore during a 1999 CNN interview^[119].
• "We are all republicans - we are all federalists", Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural^[120].
• "Ich bin ein Berliner," said by John F. Kennedy in West Berlin (in the context of his address, it meant "I am a Berliner"; with urban legend stating the literal translation as "I am a Jelly Donut")^[121].
• "My fellow Americans," said by many presidents at the beginning of major addresses to the nation. John F. Kennedy used it near the end of his inaugural, saying "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country"^[122].
• "Four score and seven years ago...", Opening of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address^[123].
• "Show me the spot," Abraham Lincoln challenging the incident that precipitated the Mexican American War^[124].
• "I'm not a crook," said by Richard Nixon in reference to his never having profited through his government service. (Often misquoted as "I am not a crook.")^[125].
• "Let me make one thing perfectly clear," said by Richard Nixon^[126].
• "Only Nixon could go to China," saying that became popular in the wake of Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China^[127].
• "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore," said by Richard Nixon in 1962 when he announced his retirement from politics^[128].
• "I'm Ross, and you're the Boss," said by Ross Perot during the 1992 presidential election^[129].
• "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help," said by Ronald Reagan referring to the "most terrifying words in the English language"^[130].
• "Government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem," said by Ronald Reagan^[131].
• "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall," said by Ronald Reagan^[132].
• "Mistakes have been made," said by Ronald Reagan and many others^[133].
• "There you go again," said by Ronald Reagan about Jimmy Carter during their 1980 presidential debate^[134].
• "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Franklin D. Roosevelt^[135].
• "I walk softly and carry a big stick." President Theodore Roosevelt^[136].
• "I shall return." Gen. Douglas MacArthur after leaving the Philippines^[137].
• "It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes." said by Senator Ted Stevens regarding the Internet^[138].
• "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy." Senator Lloyd Bentsen to Senator Dan Quayle in the 1988 Vice Presidential debates^[139].
• "BYAAAHHH." Howard Dean (the Dean Scream)^[140].
• "I like Ike" Famous campaign slogan for President Eisenhower^[141].
• "If you vote for Goldwater, you'll get a war in Vietnam" and its variations were ironic arguments supposedly made by supporters of Lyndon B. Johnson^[142].
• "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" infamous question asked by the HUAC during the height of the cold-war^[143].
• "Two words: Chuck Norris." Mike Huckabee, Regarding his plan for border security during his 2008 campaign for the Republican Nomination^[144].
• "I have a wide stance." Senator Larry Craig, attempting to deny allegations of cottaging^[145].
• "December 7, 1941 a date which shall live in infamy." said by FDR after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor^[146].

[edit] Venezuela

• "PDVSA ahora es roja, rojita." (PDVSA has become red, very red) said by the President of PDVSA (Venezelan National Petroleum Company)
• "¿Por qué no te callas?" (Why don't you shut up?) said by king of Spain Juan Carlos de Borbón to Hugo Chávez.
• "Compañeros lamentablemente por ahora los objetivos que nos planteamos no fueron logrados en la ciudad capital" ( "Folks unfortunately, for now, the objectives that we had were not fully accomplished in the capital city (Caracas)") said by Hugo Chávez February the 4th 1992 after the failure of his coup attempt.
• "Por ahora" (So far) is a Venezuelan political catch phrase that alludes to the declarations made by Hugo Chávez after the failure of the coup attempt he lead in 1992. The phrase has been used in various occasions after the coup attempt, most notably by Hugo Chávez after his proposal for constitutional reform got rejected by the Venezuelan people.
• "Sembrar el petróleo" ('sowing the oil'; phrase coined by Arturo Uslar Pietri when suggesting the use of oil revenue to develop the nation)
• "Calma y cordura" ('Calmness and composure'; frequently used by President Eleazar López Contreras during his turbulent reign)

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