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TWO DECADES OF WTF

Welcome to the world's largest and most up-to-date collection of insane, tragic, misguided, dishonest, inexplicable, and darkly hilarious comments by public figures. This is where reality comes when it wants its mind blown.

  • December 31, 2013

    "I don't know. It's a question I've never even thought about."
    -- abortion foe Ohio state Sen. Jim Buchy, asked by a reporter, "What do you think makes a woman want to have an abortion?"

  • December 30, 2013

    "I think it was absolutely a mistake for President Obama and Harry Reid to force a government shutdown."
    -- Sen. Ted Cruz

  • December 26, 2013

    "With regard to the picture, 'It's a Wonderful Life,' xxxx stated in substance that the film represented a rather obvious attempt to discredit bankers by casting Lionel Barrymore as a 'Scrooge-type' so that he would be the most hated man in the picture. This, according to these sources, is a common trick used by Communists."
    -- from 1947 FBI report, "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry"

  • December 24, 2013

    "The right to celebrate Christmas is under attack."
    -- Fox Nation

  • December 23, 2013

    "In December 1955, Rosa Parks took a stand against an unjust societal persecution of black people, and in December 2013, [Duck Dynasty star Phil] Robertson took a stand against persecution of Christians. What Parks did was courageous. What Mr. Robertson did was courageous too."
    -- Illinois congressional candidate Ian Bayne

  • December 20, 2013

    "We're going to be the Miley Cyrus of nations next year. Unstoppable, but kind of embarrassing."
    -- David Brooks

  • December 18, 2013

    "Socialism makes me sick."
    -- slogan on the "Official Obama Barf Bag" offered by Rep. Steve Stockman, fundraising for his Senate campaign

  • December 16, 2013

    "Justice Roberts' pen and Obamacare have done more damage to the USA than the swords of the Nazis, Soviets and terrorists combined."
    -- NC state Sen. Rob Rucho, sponsor of a bill to prevent his state from setting up a health insurance exchange or participating in Medicaid expansion

  • December 15, 2013

    "I think that we should proceed with sanctions so that the Iranians know that this is not an American deal with them...This is a Kerry-Obama deal with them and that the rest of Congress is not behind them."
    -- Rep. Duncan Hunter, House Armed Services Committee member

  • December 14, 2013

    "When you allow people to be on unemployment insurance for 99 weeks, you're causing them to become part of this perpetual unemployed group in our economy."
    -- Sen. Rand Paul