With the country more polarized than ever, the 2012 presidential election is expected to be one of the most heated in our countrys history. Among all the polished speeches and great sound bites, sometimes in that torrent of official and unofficial remarks, some real head-scratchers slip out. consists of 1,000 crazy, surprising, eye-popping, historically verified quotations, arranged thematically by subject. I dont know much about Americanism, but its a damn good word with which to carry an election. W. G. Harding I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I cant get my wife to go swimming. Jimmy Carter I always figured the American public wanted a solemn ass for president, so I went along with them. C. Coolidge If I dont have a woman for three days, I get terrible headaches.John F. Kennedy