Recent statements from morons …

I stand by it.

— Conservative radio talk show host Michael Graham, who was fired in August from his WMAL-FM gig in Washington after he said, “We are at war with a terrorist organization named Islam.”

I think he’s a very bright guy.

— Peter Smyth, chief executive of Greater Media, who hired Graham after a two-week tryout to do afternoon drive-time at WTKK-FM in Boston.

The Chinese people talk about human rights every day. Everything we do is for improving people’s livelihood, that includes guaranteeing the people’s property rights, political rights and cultural and education rights and democratic development rights.

— Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing in response to President Bush’s attempt to prod China into change by holding up Taiwan as an example of democracy.

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