Quotes

"At the rate that technology is advancing…people will be implanting chips in our children to advertise directly into their brains and tell them what kind of products to buy."

'"Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) talking at a Kaiser Family Foundation forum, July 20.

"We could also electrify this wire with the kind of current that would not kill somebody, but it would be a discouragement for them to be fooling around with it. We do that with livestock all the time."

'"Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) describing how a border fence would work, July 11

"The name of our association must be about what we do, not who our members are."

'"Association of Trial Lawyers of America president Ken Suggs suggesting that the group change its name to the American Association for Justice, to combat a "smear campaign" against the phrase "trial lawyer," June 29

"The Internet is not something you just dump something on. It's not a truck. It's a series of tubes."

'"Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) explaining how cyberspace works, June 28

"I hope that after this is over, that we can get Joe Lieberman'"all of us, even for the ones that get along greatly with Joe'"and to beat the shit out of him."

'"Ken Delacruz, a leader of Connecticut's Metal Trades Union, on whether the union should endorse the Democratic senator in his primary, June 27