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"Let's cut to 25 years later. I'm still married. None of my kids have been busted for drug possession. Can Al and Tipper Gore say the same thing? I don't think so. Oh, snap!" 
'"Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider on The Wendy Williams Show, July 27

"His hypothetical is so unreasonable…that it doesn't bear commenting on. This is beating a drum that's not relevant."

'"Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on a proposal by Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) to give legislators 72 hours to read legislation before voting on it, quoted in The Hill, July 22

"'Refudiate,' 'misunderestimate,' 'wee-wee'd up.' English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celebrate it!" 
'"Sarah Palin on Twitter, after being ridiculed for using the made-up word refudiate, July 18

"We don't need a lot of Jim DeMint disciples. As soon as they get here, we need to co-opt them." 
'"former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott reacting to the prospect of new Tea Party-backed legislators in the Senate, quoted in The Washington Post, July 18

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