Epic facepalm moments

[Theocrat]

More Than a Facepalm

"Ron Paul believes in self-government. See, see?! That means he's an anarchist!"

 

[bwlibertyman]

"the civil war was about slavery"

 

[bwlibertyman]

"if we don't kill them, they'll kill us"

 

[VBRonPaulFan]

From the Clinton era, during the Lewinsky scandal:

"Just because there was semen on the dress, doesn't mean they had sex."

yeah, try using that line on your wife and see how far it gets ya.... hahahaha

"seriously babe, we were just hanging out! ...i dont know how semen got on her dress. uh, it's not mine! ... i mean it might be mine but that doesn't mean we did anything..."

 

[bwlibertyman]

"you need insurance even if you're a healthy 23 year old active male"

 

[Original_Intent]

I had a ex-boss right after the Japan quake/tsunami/nuclear accident say to me "Well, as bad as it is, at least it will finally get their economy to improve."

However, in the un-facepalm depart,emt, I sent him a link explaining the broken window fallacy, he then read Atlas Shrugged in under a month, and actually is starting to understand and is in truth pretty sharp. He had just been fed a constant diet of B.S. his whole life.

 

[amy31416]

Me: Why do you think Muslims attacked us on 9/11?

Mom: They're just crazy.

 

[RonPaulGetsIt]

"The U.S. government has a technology, called a printing press (or today, its electronic equivalent), that allows it to produce as many U.S. dollars as it wishes at no cost."

Bernanke

 

[ClayTrainor]

"We can't afford to have that money go to the private sector. The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better than the private sector will spend it." - Hillary Clinton

 

[osan]

Post the most utterly stupid thing you have heard someone say about government, the economy, law enforcement, etc.

You can't let people be free or they would be killing each other for parking spaces.

 

[ClayTrainor]

"The U.S. government has a technology, called a printing press (or today, its electronic equivalent), that allows it to produce as many U.S. dollars as it wishes at no cost."

Bernanke

Holy shit, he actually said that? That's craziness, especially the part in bold.

 

[Echoes]

How 'bout the recent one by Sheila Jackson:

"you're racist if you dont want the debt ceiling raised"

Instant classic.

 

[jware]

This was during the first debate, after the candidates were asked to raise their hands in favor of torture:

Dad: "I could never back a candidate who is unwilling to use torture."
Me: "Most of the people we detain and torture are actually innocent."
Dad: "Well that's just their bad luck for being there"

 

[Working Poor]

the government needs to create jobs

I don't know who said it first but it is stupid

 

[ClayTrainor]

I don't know who said it first but it is stupid

I think i heard that phrase spouted at least 10 times at my last extended family dinner.

 

[ExPatPaki]

They hate us for our freedoms.

 

[Chieppa1]

"I voted for the lesser of two evils" -Everyone I know in 2008. (non-Ron supporters)

 

[RCA]

"There are legitimate functions of government."

 

[anaconda]

 

[Christianlibertarian]

"Healthcare is a RIGHT"