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Alec Baldwin An Emmy- and Academy Award-nominated, and Golden Globe Award-winning actor.

Quote "I would say to people: Assume I've done everything. I want you to assume I've had sex with animals, that I've imbibed every kind of drink, that I've poured absinthe on my corn flakes during a period of time. I've done every debauched, filthy, insidious . . . everything. Just assume that for the argument, and now -- next question."

In response to a question asking if he would come clean about "the skeletons in his closet" if he went into politics, as quoted in The New York Post. Source: "Stupid Quotes," The Limbaugh Letter, July 2008, page 4. Address: 1270 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10020. Show phone: 800-282-2882. Fax: 212-445-3963. E-mail. Website. Posted here: August 4, 2008. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: Sounds like Mr Baldwin is just the kind of politician we want in office. At least he's just the kind of politician we often get in office!

Alec Baldwin

Quote "The leadership class of the Republican Party is a conservative Christian loony bin [. . . .] The leadership of the Republican Party are a bunch of sociopathic maniacs who have their lips super-glued to the ass of the conservative right."

In remarks to Bill Maher on HBO's "Real Time" show, April 1, 2005. Source: "Hollywood, Hand in Hand with Liberal Media, Slams War on Terrorism, Bush and Conservatism," by Brent Bozell III, Watchdog, July 2008, page 2. Posted here: November 10, 2008. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: That's a lot of vitriol coming from Alec. Aren't liberals supposed to be thoughtful, compassionate, caring, and loving? That image will soon be destroyed, if Hollywood "stars" don't keep their mouths closed.

Paul Begala Political consultant, commentator, and former advisor to President Bill Clinton. He co-hosted CNN's program, Crossfire until June 2005. He served as Research Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University Public Policy Institute, and a Sanders Political Leadership Scholar at the University of Georgia School of Law.

Quote "I am very sorry for calling those fatcar plutocrat Republicans 'dirtbags.' Doing so was grossly unfair. To bags of dirt. After all, dirt is good. Things grow from the dirt. I myself raise tomatoes and corn and pumpkins, jalapenos and cucumbers and lettuce -- all from the good earth. No, it was too kind, too generous to call them dirtbags. Probably better to call them oil bags or toxic-waste-bags or chemical-pollutant-bags. So I'm sorry."

Written in a fundraising email. Source: "Stupid Quotes," The Limbaugh Letter, August 2008, page 6. Posted here: September 1, 2008. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: Mr. Begala has quite a knack for the insult. While White House advisor, he once said to House majority leader Dick Armey, "If goofy ideas ever go to forty dollars a barrel, I want the drilling rights to Dick Armey's head."

Joy Behar Comedian, writer, actress, and co-host of "The View." She is expected to host her own talk show, "The Joy Behar Show," in the fall of 2009.

Quote "A lot of [kids] are demented when they're homeschooled. [. . .] They're afraid of children. They learn to be scared of other children."

Said on ABC's "The View" TV program in a tete-a-tete with Elizabeth Hasselbeck. Source: "'A Lot' of Homeschooled Kids are 'Demented,'" WorldNetDaily Digest, Whistleblower magazine, January 2009, page 46. See also the WorldNetDaily website. Posted here: June 22, 2009. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: Demented? Really? The kids are mad or insane? (That's the definition of demented.) Turns out that in general, kids get better educations when they're homeschooled, and at a lower cost! (Article.) That's rather interesting, don't you think? High-paid "professionals" don't do nearly as good a job as common, ordinary parents with no teaching experience. What's the liberal's reaction to this? Kids should be in school longer and teachers salaries should be increased.

Richard Belzer Stand up comedian, writer, and actor.

Quote "[America is a] war-mongering, far-right, intolerant nation who's raping our own atmosphere and demonizing the poor."

In comments on Fox TV's "Geraldo at Large." Source: Media Research Center Watchdog, May 2008, page 5. Posted here: May 26, 2008. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: When a large segment of the U.S. popoulation has a love affair with the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate (Barack Obama), it's hard to believe the country is far-right. And everything else he said is wrong, too.

Joe Biden The 47th Vice President of the United States, he was U.S. Senator (Democrat) from Delaware from 1973 until he assumed the Vice Presidency in 2009.

Quote "We believe international alliances and organizations do not diminish America's power. We believe they help advance our collective security, economic interests, and our values."

In an address, February 7, 2009, to attendees of the 45th annual Munich Security Conference. Source: "Biden Supports U.S. Global-Cop Role within an International Framework," Inside Track, The New American March 2, 2009, page 8. Posted here: March 9, 2009. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: After his address, Biden called for transferring the debt of impoverished Third World nations to the debt of the United States. I suppose he believes that will not diminish America's financial security. And that it will, in fact, help advance our collective security, economic interests, and our values. He said, "Our administration has set an ambitious goal to [. . .] cancel the debt of the world's poorest countries." This man is dangerous. As vice president, he puts our nation at risk.

Joe Biden

Quote "When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened.'"

Then a Democratic vice presidential candidate, Senator Joe Biden made this comment during a rally at the Woodbridge Community Center in Woodbridge, Virginia, Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Source: "Biden Says President Roosevelt ‘Got on Television’ to Talk about 1929 Market Crash," by the Associated Press, as reported on the CNS website. Posted here: March 22, 2010. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: It's an interesting statement, except, as the article observed, "Herbert Hoover was in office when the stock market crashed in October 1929 [not FDR]. There also was no television at the time; TV wasn't introduced to the public until a decade later, at the 1939 World's Fair." So, was Biden ridiculed and laughed at for his stupid remark, as was Dan Quayle and his "potato"-spelling incident? Goodness no. Biden is a staunch Democrat and the media love Democrats. Biden was given a pass.

Dennis Blair Retired United States Navy four-star admiral and the third Director of National Intelligence, serving in the Obama administration. He was confirmed by the United States Senate as DNI on January 28, 2009.

Quote "If we are to release them [Guantanamo inmates] in the United States, we need some sort of assistance for them to start a new life . . . You can't just put them on the street."

In a statement March 26, 2009 confirming that some Guantanamo prisoners may be released on US soil and receive assistance to their transition to life in America. Source: "Stupid Quotes," The Limbaugh Letter, May 2009, page 13. Also: Breitbart.com. Posted here: January 4, 2010. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: What a contrast in perspectives. The Obama administration wants to not only release Guantanamo prisoners here in the U.S.; Mr. Blair and his buddies want to use taxpayer money to help them "start a new life." I think the vast majority of the American public wants the prisoners located far away from U.S. shores, preferably locked up securely in our base at Guantanamo Bay.

Wolf Blitzer Journalist who has been with CNN since 1990.

Quote "You know, most of the scandals -- most of the political scandals . . . in recent years, have involved Republicans.."

Discussing the arrest of Democrat Governor Rod Blagojevich on CNN's "Situation Room" TV show. Source: "Stupid Quotes," The Limbaugh Letter, January 20098, page 12. Posted here: February 16, 2009. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: Really? Well, maybe so, if you forget about Representative William Jefferson, Governor Eliot Spitzer, John Edwards, the Harold Ford Family, Governor Jim McGreevey, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Governor Rod Blagojevich, Representative Charlie Rangel, Representative Jim McDermott, Bill and Hillary Clinton, etc., etc., etc.

Tina Brown Journalist, magazine editor, columnist, talk-show host, and author of The Diana Chronicles. Born a British citizen, she became a United States citizen in 2005. She was editor of Vanity Fair from 1984 to 1992 and The New Yorker from 1992 to 1998. In 2007, she was named to the Magazine Editors Hall of Fame.

Quote "Michelle [Obama] is so authentic, and so real, and so today, and so, you know, J. Crew, and the whole price-point thing and not designer clothes. . . . With Michelle, you can almost feel those warm arms. You know, there's a kind of real red-blooded feel to her. But there's also -- I mean she's almost, like, overtaking Oprah, I think, as the kind of inspirational 'it' girl at this point."

Said on the CBS Early Show, April 3, 2009. Source: "Most Outrageous Media Quotes of 2009, Part II," Human Events, January 11, 2010, page 3. Posted here: January 25, 2010. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: Ms. Brown's fascination and infatuation with Michelle Obama is apparently unbounded. She writes [The First Lady] has similar qualities to the Queen: dedication, authenticity, and a very different attitude to clothes than [France’s 'ravishing' first lady] Carla Bruni." She slobbers on, "[Michelle is] so big-time. So self-confident. So devoid of rainy, British diffidence. In a country [England] where most political wives and female members of Parliament are the stylistic equivalent of a tufted ottoman, Michelle’s kind of striding self-assurance, glamour, and broad demographic appeal feels thrillingly 21st-century. The fact that she's African American adds an inspirational magic."