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

[Jonathan Lighter]

Wasn't it, "I liked beer. I still like beer"?

JL

On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 9:56 PM Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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