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afchic
10-31-2012, 11:56
This was being passed around the office today. Some I knew, a lot I didn't and got a good laugh.

- If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. ~Jay Leno

- The problem with political jokes is they get elected. ~Henry Cate, VII

- We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ~Aesop

- If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these State of the Union speeches, there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven. ~Will Rogers

- Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato

- Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river. ~Nikita Khrushchev

- When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. ~Clarence Darrow

- Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. ~Author Unknown

- Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. ~John Quinton

- Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. ~Oscar Ameringer

- I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them. ~Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952

- A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. ~ Tex Guinan

- Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. ~Gore Vidal

- I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. ~Charles de Gaulle

- Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. ~Doug Larson

- Don't vote; it only encourages them. ~Author Unknown

- There ought to be one day -- just one -- when there is open season on senators. ~Will Rogers

Dusty
10-31-2012, 13:21
- There ought to be one day -- just one -- when there is open season on senators. ~Will Rogers

lol My favorite.

Sdiver
10-31-2012, 21:52
LMAO :D :D :D

I like this one .....

Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. ~Author Unknown

Runs along one I heard a few days ago .....

"I've thought about running for President so my opponent could dig up some dirt one me .... I'd like to know because my late 20's and early 30's are a little fuzzy and I'd just like to be able to put the pieces together."

dadof18x'er
11-01-2012, 06:08
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- Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato

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thats going on my FB for the geniuses who are "non-political" :D

Gypsy
11-01-2012, 16:54
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- Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. ~Doug Larson



Great list, this is a good one...

SF_BHT
11-04-2012, 21:43
Here are some stickers that might get you a chuckle..........23458

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SF_BHT
11-04-2012, 21:45
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Stargazer
11-05-2012, 15:15
I receive Dennis Miller and Fred Thompson feeds into my FB... they make me laugh!

Fred Thompson
Now Obama proposes a "Secretary of Business" to look after business. A better idea : a Secretary of the Presidency - so the American people can be looked after.

Dennis Miller
They told Biden to set his clock back Saturday night, so he moved it to the far end of his bedside table.

Dennis Miller
What do I think of early voting? I think it gives them 30 more days to cheat.

Dennis Miller
The Obama campaign had to cancel a fundraiser after Hurricane Sandy knocked out the power - just in case you thought God was an undecided voter