It Became Necessary To Destroy The Village In Order to Save It

Famously never said during the war in Vietnam was this gem: "It became necessary to destroy the village in order to save it." (Something similar was appartently said.)

Mish Shedrock recently listed some more current absurdities. Here are some of his: 

"We Have to Go Spend Money to Keep From Going Bankrupt." said By Joe Biden

"I've abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system." said by President George Bush

"The central irony of financial crisis is that while it is caused by too much confidence, too much borrowing and lending and too much spending, it can only be resolved with more confidence, more borrowing and lending, and more spending."  said by Larry Summers 

Here are some that I remember. 

"My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize," said congressman Hank Johnson on the island of Guam. 

 "If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very very low crime rate." said by Marion Barry, former Washington mayor. 

"Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do," Ronald Reagan. Trees do cause pollution. The combination of the ignoring of the positive net benefit of trees, and the word "more" is what makes his statement absurd. This link talks about what Reagan said. 

Of course, there was an obscure lay preacher reading from the Bible who thought that earrings hung from the eyes. I won't say who it was except that I see him in the mirror when I shave. 

Here is a classic dumb statement, at least for this one Obama mispoke: