Okay, technically it’s news, but I think it’s better here. ![]()
#1. Notoriously language-challenged Mr Bush romped to the top accolade for his: “Our enemies are innovative and resourceful and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”
#2. Second came bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-California governor Schwarzenegger, who during an election campaign in 2003 minted the puzzling: “I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman.”
#3. Mr Rumsfeld, in February 2002: “Reports that say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns: the ones we don’t know we don’t know.”
# 4. Murray Walker, motor racing commentator: “The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.”
# 5. John Motson, football commentator: “For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are playing in yellow.”
# 6. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, explaining budget plans to lawmakers in July this year: “Total spending will continue to rise and it will be a zero per cent rise in 2013-14.”
# 7. Mr Clinton, in 1998 grand jury testimony about Monica Lewinsky: “It depends upon what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is. If ‘is’ means ‘is and never has been’ that’s one thing - if it means ‘there is none’, that was a completely true statement.”
# 8. Cantona, 1995: “When the seagulls follow the trawler, it’s because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.”
# 9. Mr Bush, July 2001: “I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right.”
# 10. London mayor Boris Johnson, on British satirical game show Have I Got News for You in 2003: “I could not fail to disagree with you less.”

