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Quote : | "1) Funny Political Jokes and One-Liners
* Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. Ambrose Bierce * 'The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected.' Will Rogers * 'In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known.' Thomas Pickering * 'Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realise that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.' Ronald Reagan * I believe that people would be alive today if there were a death penalty. Nancy Reagan * When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.' Theodore Roosevelt (Could have been any number of presidents since) * 'The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it'. Ronald Reagan * 'I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting'. Ronald Reagan * Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. Doug LarsonPolitician at work * Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either. Gore Vidal * 'Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it wrongly, and applying unsuitable remedies'. Sir Ernest Benn * 'In politics, absurdity is not a handicap'. Napoleon Bonaparte. * On my arrival in the United States I was struck by the degree of ability among the governed and the lack of it among the governing.' Alexis de Toqueville * 'Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy'. Ernest Benn * 'Politics makes strange bedfellows rich'. Wayne Haisley * 'There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you'. Will Rogers * 'Politicians make strange bedfellows, but they all share the same bunk'. Edgar A. ShoaffPolitical one-liners. French army knife * 'You can fool all of the people all of the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough.' Joseph Levine * 'Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges, even where there are no rivers'. Nikita Kruschchev * 'Artificial hearts are nothing new. Politicians have had them for years.' Mack McGinnis * Don't vote. You'll only encourage them. Anon * 'Although he is regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics.' George Mitchell. * A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. Mark Twain * Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. Will Rogers " |
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