During 2012 presidential campaign:

"Well what I want them to know is just like John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa, that's the kind of spirit that I have, too," confusing John Wayne Gacey - the clown-adorned mass murderer - with John Wayne, the movie star who was from Winterset, Iowa.

House floor speech 2009:

"Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful. But there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas."

Addressing swine flu outbreak

during 2009 interview:

"I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out then under another Democrat president Jimmy Carter. And I'm not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it's an interesting coincidence."

Appearance on Hardball 2008:

"Remember, it was Michelle Obama who said she's only recently proud of her country. And so these are very anti-American views."

House floor speech 2011:

"Obamacare, as we know, is the crown jewel of socialism."

During 2012 campaign:

"I want my candidacy for the presidency of the United States to stand for a moment when, we the people, stand once again for the independence from a government that has gotten too big and spends too much and has taken away too much of our liberties."