Edwin W. Edwards Quotes

Edwin W. Edwards mixes sly political jokes with sharp power commentary.

13 quotes

1. The only way I can lose this election is if I'm caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy.

2. If we don't get Dave Treen out of office, there won't be anything left to steal.

3. Reporter: What will it take to beat Duke decisively? Edwards: For me to stay alive.

4. I never speak ill of dead people or live judges.

5. I did not do anything wrong as a governor. Even if you accept the verdict as it is, it doesn't indicate that.

6. I will be a model prisoner, as I have been a model citizen.

7. Let the bastards freeze in the dark.

8. People say I've had brushes with the law. That's not true. I've had brushes with overzealous prosecutors.

9. The only place where David Duke and I are alike is we are both wizards under the sheets.

10. Up with skirts, down with pants!'

11. Some politicians like to kiss babies. I like to kiss the baby's mommas.

12. “The only way I won't be re-elected is if I were found in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.”

13. The only thing that would keep me from winning the election is to be caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy