10.  “Read my lips, no new taxes.” George H.W. Bush, 1988.

9.  “…put that double barreled shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house…” Joe Biden, 2013.

8.  “I think incest can be handled as a family matter within the family.”  Jay Dickey, Jr., 1992.

7.  “I know that the human being and fish can coexist peacefully…” George W. Bush, 2000.

6.  “Five days, five weeks or five months, but it certainly isn’t going to last any longer than that.”  Donald Rumsfeld, 2002.

5.  “We know there are known knowns: there are things we know we know.  We also know there are known unknowns: that is to say there are things we know we don’t know.  But there are also unknown unknowns– the ones we don’t know we don’t know.”  Donald Rumsfeld, 2002.

4.  “…the very founders that wrote those documents worked tirelessly until slavery was no more in the United States.”  Michelle Bachman, 2011.

3.  “I can see Russia from my house.” Attributed to Sarah Palin, 2008.

Well, no you cannot, but despite being widely attributed to her, this quotation is actually one she did not say.  She did say something about how Alaskans see Putin’s head looking down at them whenever they look up, which of course qualified her to be vice-president.  While this particular misquotation is not something she said, she could still give Dubya a run for his money with her actual such stupid statements.

2.  “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.” Bill Clinton, 1998.

Well, yes he did.  Looking America in the eye while lying is not a good combination, especially when the truth eventually comes out.  This blatant lie hurt Clinton’s credibility and reputation much more than the actual affair.  Of course, he is the same guy that said, “I would never approach a small-breasted woman.”  That might well be one of the most honest things he has ever said.

1.  “…I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever.  Bombing starts in five minutes.” Ronald Reagan, 1984.

Said during a sound check prior to a National Public Radio address, this statement did not go over the air but was leaked to the public, causing alarm in the Soviet Union and embarrassing the President and his administration.  Joking about nuclear annihilation is not funny when it is done by the person who can actually do it.