The White House's Year in Quotes: How Many of These Do You Remember?

As the first year of President Barack Obama’s second term comes to a close, it’s time to look back at some of the more memorable quotes from the White House and its key allies.

From Vice President Joe Biden encouraging Americans to “buy a shotgun” to Secretary of State John Kerry referring to an “unbelievably small strike” in Syria, 2013 was full of countless “pearls of inanity and incoherence,” as the Washington Free Beacon put it.

Recap the White House’s year in quotes with a Beacon supercut. Let’s see how many of these you remember:

In case you don’t remember a certain quote from the video, here’s a recap:

1. Listen to the Question About a Child With Cancer That Appeared to Stump Harry Reid – and His Eventual Response That’s Causing Many to Cringe
2. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz: Nothing Obama and I have said about Obamacare is untrue
3. President Obama: ‘I’m Sorry’ People Are Losing Their Insurance After ‘Assurances They Got From Me’
4. ‘People!’ The Awkward Moment When the White House Staff Strands President Without Prepared Remarks, Teleprompter
5. Sebelius comments on Obama’s ultimate responsibility: ‘Whatever.’
6. Pelosi: “A lot of hoopdey-doo and ado” about Obamacare
7. Obama: “Insurance is Complicated to Buy”
8. Any Jay Carney White House Press Conference
9. Former L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Still Receiving Taxpayer-Funded Security
10. 'Angry' Obama announces IRS leader's ouster after conservatives targeted
11. Jen Psaki Won’t Be a ‘Backseat Quarterback’
12. Maxine Waters Warns 170 MILLION Jobs Could Be Lost Due to Sequestration Cuts — But There’s a Huge Problem With Her Estimate
13. Kerry on Iran Nuke Talks: ‘I Don’t Think We’re Stupid’
14. Obama: ‘I don’t think I’m stupid enough’ to mislead on website
15. Psaki: ‘We Have Determined That We Do Not Need to Make a Determination’ on Egypt
16. Dan Pfeiffer: "Law Is Irrelevant" on IRS Scandal
17. Dem. Congresswoman Calls for Unemployment Benefits for ‘Working Men and Women’
18. Joe Biden Says No Need To Own Assault Weapons: 'Buy A Shotgun!’
19. John Kerry under fire for 'unbelievably small' comment
20. Confirmation Hearing Was A Rough Ride For Hagel
21. Angry Clinton Explodes at Questioning on Libya Protest: ‘We Have Four Dead Americans…What Difference at This Point Does It Make?’

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