“I'm not studying this, I'm not looking at it in great detail, but the last guy to announce on your show came in fourth.”

—  Newt Gingrich

Response to Jon Stewart's request that he announce his candidacy for President of the United States in the 2008 election on The Daily Show (6 June 2005)
2000s

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