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The “Idiots” Corner by “Billy Bob Smith” Politicians Over the years, politicians have said some really stupid things, and I’m not referring to the last several months. I thought since we are in the heat of a dynamic political season, I would share a few of my favorites. Got some of your own? Share them with us. Yes, politicians can be (are) stupid, but hey, we elect them in spite of their dumb comments. Alaska Governor Walter Hickel once justified a plan to kill hundreds of wolves by saying, "You just can't let nature run wild." "I’ve always wondered about that taping equipment, but I’m [darn] glad we have it. Aren’t you?" He said this about a year before he was forced to resign. Oops. President Nixon "If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.” President Lincoln President Cleveland would not make a very popular president today. “It is the responsibility of the citizens to support their government. It is not the responsibility of the government to support its citizens,” he said. In 1925, when President Coolidge met Red Grange, who was introduced to him as being with the Chicago Bears said, “I’m glad to know you. I always did like animal acts.” President Johnson was caught saying in a White House recording, “The crotch, down where your ---- hang, is always a little too tight.” President Carter made a rather personal confession in an interview with Playboy magazine in 1976: “I’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.” President Ford defied logic when he said, “If Lincoln were alive today, he’d roll over in his grave.” President Truman showed his knack for hyperbole when he said, “The White House is the finest prison in the world.” President Obama is known for his eloquent speeches, but this was not his shining moment. He said at a press conference in Israel in 2008: “It’s always a bad practice to say always or never .” Billy Bob Contact him via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com “Any man who wants to be President is either an egomaniac or crazy “ ~President Eisenhower REGISTER NOW! 2016 NDA Convention *- ' + 4 $--, .+"# + , (- -$)(, -) ( &. 4 1*&)+$(" .&- )( ,$(" $"# ("& +$&&$(" ( )*#2,$ , 4 (!$&-+ -$)( ,-$(" + -$ , !)+ + ( -)+'0 - + (!+ ,-+. -.+ 4 -) '$($,-+ -$)( + (,$-$)( )0 $&& $- !! - 2 .,$( ,, 4 (- + -$/ )+%,#)* +)' +) -) )+$(" 4 ).( - & $, .,,$)( ( ')+ )&! .-$(" + ,$ (-5,$(( + 0$-# 0 + , ))+ +$3 , +( )(-$(.$(" . -$)( + $-, Download the Heat Safety Tool Today! Protect your workers from the sum- mer heat with the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Heat Safety Tool. This free mobile app enables work- ers and supervisors to monitor the heat index at work sites. The app displays a risk level for workers based on the heat index, as well as tips about protective measures to be taken at each risk level. The app is available for Android and iPhone and can be downloaded in English and Spanish at: osha.gov/SLTC/heatillness/heat_index/ heat_app.html 41 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® JULY 2016