[Ads-l] Kavanaugh-Related Quotations (Quotation Query #801)

[Ben Zimmer]

My top three (so far):

"Indelible in the hippocampus is the laughter." -- Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
"This is not a job interview. This is hell." -- Sen. Lindsey Graham
"I like beer." -- Judge Kavanaugh

On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 8:24 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> “This whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated
> political hit fueled with apparent pent-up anger about President Trump and
> and the 2016 election.  Fear that has been unfairly stoked about my
> judicial record. Revenge on behalf of the Clintons. And millions of dollars
> in money from outside left-wing opposition groups. This is a circus."
>
> "Revenge on behalf of the Clintons" has already been parodied in the title
> of a notional horror movie, "Revenge of the Clintons."
>
> It could ultimately get as much mileage as "a vast right-wing conspiracy."
>
> JL
>
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 8:34 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > For my eventual "Notable Quotations of the Year" list for 2018, as well
> as
> > possible inclusion in the second edition of the Yale Book of Quotations,
> I
> > would welcome suggestions of quotes relating to the Kavanaugh nomination
> > that are likely to become famous and to "have legs" in the sense of being
> > memorable in the long term.  These could be utterances or writings by
> Judge
> > Kavanaugh or Dr. Ford or senators or commentators, etc.
> >
> >
> > Fred Shapiro
> >
> >

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