The Dumbest Quotes of 2012

Well, it's the end of the year and it's a time for reflection - reflection about all the stupid things that may have happened during the year and most importantly, recognition of the most incredibly goofy comments that folks have made throughout 2012. This is not an attack on Hollywood per se, we're drawing on quotes from across the globe and from a wide spectrum of professions.

Never has a chair been so severely lectured... this poor chair was Unforgiven

Without further adieu, here is the list of dumbest quotes of 2012:

• What do you mean, 'Shut up?' ... What do you want me to tell Romney? I can't tell him to do that to himself. You're getting as bad as Biden. Clint Eastwood, talking to the chair

The complete chair humiliation experience...

• "Ifs and ands and buts are like candy and nuts" House Speaker John Boehner

• In 2012, what's next? Metro, Metro, Metro. And, of course, Windows, Windows, Windows.--Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft 

• "I promise you, the president has a big stick." — Vice President Joe Biden

Makes you wonder how well these two know each other...

• There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what ... who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims ... these are people who pay no income tax ... and so my job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives – Mitt Romney

• “We do  ook very different, we're older. Leo's 37, I'm 36 — we were 21 and 22 when we made that film. You know, he's fatter now — I'm thinner.” - Kate Winslet

• “I do destroy men on a weekly basis. It's like a hobby. I'm like a praying mantis. They [sleep with] me, and then I eat them.”- Ke$ha

I like my men medium rare with mushrooms on the side and lot's pepper on top

• Under no circumstances am I going to willingly talk to the police in this country. You can say I'm paranoid about it, but they will kill me, there is no question."-- John McAfee 

• “Marriage is what marriage is … It’s like going out and saying, ‘That tree is a car.’ Well, the tree’s not a car. A tree’s a tree. Marriage is marriage.” — Rick Santorum 

• “It's almost as laughable as accusing Fox News of being news.”- Miss Piggy, in reference to Fox Business Network claiming that The Muppets had an anti-oil agenda for kids

• “When I eventually looked in the mirror I just thought I looked like my gay brother.” - Anne Hathaway 

• “President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans. And to heal the planet. My promise is to help you and your family.” — Mitt Romney

• “Why did I get put in jail and Nickelodeon star has had NO punishment(s) so far?” - Lindsay Lohan

• We should have a straight way to go in our similar or in our lives or as is this … I am a surfer and I think the best way I can take is the wave that I wait for it.  Miss Venezuela 2012

• “I’ve got a little bumper sticker for you: Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive.” — Joe Biden

• "Your penis was a revelation. I'm available to work with it anytime." — Charlize Theron talking about costar Michael Fassbender's member

• “Each and every day that I’ve been a United States senator, I’ve been discussing issues, meeting on issues, in secret meetings with kings and queens and prime ministers and business leaders and military leaders talking, voting, working on issues every single day.” — Sen. Scott Brown

• I'm not crazy anymore - Charlie Sheen

• I couldn't sacrifice my heart for a publicity stunt - Kim Kardashian

• “If ObamaCare had been fully implemented when I caught cancer, I’d be dead.” — Herman Cain

• Once he started looking like me, that's when I kind of got it. I put things together - Arnold Schwarzenegger

• “President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob!” — Rick Santorum 

• The world is not going to end in 2012 - The world will end when I lose my Beliebers. Justin Bieber

We just can't Belieb this guy...

• “Lemon. Wet. Good.” — Mitt Romney

• “What does it say about the college coed Susan Fluke [sic] who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex?” – Rush Limbaugh

• “I am so mad at the press I could just strangle them!” — Ann Romney

• “I’m not familiar precisely with what I said, but I’ll stand by what I said, whatever it was.” — Mitt Romney

Who knew this guy was so funny?

• “But out of the billowing smoke and dust of tweets and trivia emerged Gingrich, once again ready to lead.” — Former Newt Gingrich spokesperson Rick Tyler

• “You know, back in my days, they used Bayer aspirin for contraception. The gals put it between their knees, and it wasn’t that costly.” — Foster Friess

• “This feels good, being back in Michigan… You know, the trees are the right height.” — Mitt Romney

• “I would do away with Education, Commerce, and let’s see — the third one I can’t. I can’t. Oops.” — Rick Perry

• “She’s such a nightmare," he said, before adding that "she looks like a f--king fairground stripper." Elton John on Madonna

Fairground Stripper? You decide...

Fairground stripper? you decide...

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Predator - A Raving Classic

People have had an odd fascination with Arnold Schwarzenegger ever since he showed up in Hollywood more than thirty years ago. We also have an obsession with Aliens - on top of that, most people love Reggae music. Add these three ingredients together and you'll get today's Raving Classic film - Predator. In 1987, we were treated to what is likely Arnold's best movie ever - a movie that asked the question - what if Aliens hunted humans the way hillbillies stalk deer? Well, maybe this Alien wasn't a hick on his world but then again maybe he was - he had a strange sense of humor and liked to collect trophies.

The main theme from Predator

Predator is one of those movies you can watch again and again and it still grips you. The storyline is fairly thin because this is a macho-action type plot. Everybody in the movie is macho, including the Alien. Even the one female lead, Elpidia Carrillo (as the sexy Sandinista), is pretty tough. The special effects were unique and memorable and the "creature design" - well, it was out of this world.

Kiss me baby !

Now if you want to watch this movie expecting some great acting - forget it. When Arnold does talk he's barely intelligible (perhaps a bit clearer than Stallone though) but then again he's there for the muscle-power and not a lot of introspective monologues. Arnold is always good in movies where you can reasonably affirm that he looks the part - like in Conan (not the talk show) and the Terminator and in this film. Arnold is a walking comic book character leading man - and he was doing that way before the comic book craze took over Hollywood. But he does it so well...

The original trailer for Predator, circa 1987

Here's a list of the rest of the things we like about the movie:

1. The premise was pretty cool.
2. The Dredlock Rastaman monster alien was exceptionally cool.
3. The jungle setting made it seem more plausible (in contrast to some of the silly sequels) 
4. The  Predator versus mercenary battle scenes were great as was the attack on the rebel camp. The personal battle between Arnold and the Predator good ole boy was awesome.
5. The humans won - at least until the next movie. 
6. The movie score was excellent - it added a lot of tension to an already suspenseful, well-paced plot. 
7. Oh, and we liked the shoulder-mounted laser. 

Believe it or not, this was state of the art in 1987

Here's some of our favorite quotes from the movie:

1. Bunch of slack-jawed faggots around here. This stuff will make you a god damned sexual Tyrannosaurus, just like me. (from Jesse Ventura early in the film)
2. This place makes Cambodia look like Kansas... you lose it out here and you're in a world of hurt. (another Jesse quote - all the more interesting given he was a real Navy Seal during the Vietnam war).
3. There's something out there waiting for us, and it ain't no man. We're all gonna die. (Billy / Sonny Landham)
4. If it bleeds, we can kill it. (Arnold)
5. We find them sometimes without their skin. Sometimes...much, much worse. Cazador de trofoes...means the demon who makes trophies of men. (Elpidia Carrillo)

The (entire) Making of Predator

Predator is not a profound movie-going experience but it is a visceral one. It isn't exactly scary but it does get your adrenaline pumping and pulls you inside the story. It's a movie-going experience that translates well to the TV screen as well (big screens are better of course).

Movie Reference	Ratings & Reviews	How to Watch
Predator on Wikipedia	Rotten Tomatoes	From Netflix
Predator on IMDB	Roger Ebert's Review	From Amazon.com

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