"If an individual demonstrates the ability to produce and contribute to society, he or she would be

"If an individual demonstrates the ability to produce and contribute to society, he or she would be encouraged to have more children. People on welfare would not."
James L. Hart,
Tennessee Republican congressional candidate who's an unapologetic supporter of eugenics, the phony science that resulted in thousands of sterilizations in an attempt to purify the white race.
"His idea of ... genetically altering the human race in order to build a super race with super intelligence is appalling."
Dennis Bertrand,
write-in candidate a financial analyst and former military officer.
"I'm just watching these fools go back and forth. Some lady walked by with an umbrella. What good's an umbrella on a day like today?"
Dan O'Neal,
sitting on the porch of his flooded Hatteras, N.C., home, commenting on folks getting wet from Hurricane Alex.