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Who Said That?

Florida's quote of the day

| 11/9/2012

"We need to make sure Florida never gets the Olympics. "

-- Jimmy Kimmel

Florida blew its chance to help determine the presidency, but did win a fabulous booby prize: another starring role in many a late-night and Internet punch line.

Jon Stewart, host of the popular Daily Show, looked on the bright side Wednesday night, noting that unlike during the infamous 2000 Bush-Gore race, the entire nation wasn’t waiting on Florida to figure out who won.

“Here’s the good news: The election was decided without them,’’ Stewart said, drawing a rousing cheer from his studio audience.

Read more at the Miami Herald.

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