Vulgar Marxism
"I wonder sometimes whether Hewson is a closet Marxist, because what Marx said was that all life was a combination of economic relationships." — Federal Labor Party president-elect Barry Jones in ill-informed attempt to get at Liberal leader John Hewson.
Games
The Spanish government is expected to spend around $2 billion to stage the Olympics, and the opening and closing ceremonies alone are expected to cost around $30 million. The Olympic village kitchens are expected to go through 650,000 eggs, 650,000 containers of yoghurt, 250,000 litres of fruit juice, 325,000 litres of honey, 710,000 kilos of fruit, 65 tonnes of fish and 283 tonnes of meat. Meanwhile, the famine continues in Somalia.
Right for some
"I'd support my daughter. I'd hope she wouldn't make that decision." — US vice-president and rabid anti-abortionist Dan Quayle, asked what he would do if his 13 year-old daughter needed and wanted an abortion.
Right-wing consciousness
"The image of Hillary that has crystallised in the public consciousness is, of course, that of Lady Macbeth; consuming ambition, inflexibility of purpose, domination of a pliable husband, and an upsetting lack of tender human feeling, along with the affluent feminist's contempt for traditional female roles." — Right-wing journalist Daniel Wattenburg, beating up a campaign against Hillary Clinton, wife of US presidential candidate Bill. Hillary is said to be a dangerous character from the "far left" of the Democratic Party.
Loyal servant
"I consider it a great honour to have been able to serve my country in the way that I could." — Neil Kinnock standing down as leader of the British Labour Party after winning the last elections for the Tories.
World cop
"Even during an election year, Americans are united on this issue. Saddam Hussein should understand clearly that we will not tolerate his defiance of UN resolutions." — Commander Steve LeShay of the US Defence Department explaining "American" control of the UN.