“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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I have a healthy contempt for politicians and bureaucrats as you’ve probably gathered if you’ve read much of this blog. And it’s well justified.
I could relate some stories to emphasize my point, but actually I don’t have to. The politicians themselves have proved it themselves. Here’s a short selection to show you what I mean.
Enjoy
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Hillary Clinton:
“We are the president.”
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Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President:
“I invented the internet.”
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Bob Dole, former Republican United States Senate Majority Leader from Kansas:
“Life is very important to Americans.”
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President Richard Nixon at French President Charles de Gaulle’s funeral:
“This is a great day for France!”
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Barack Obama at a campaign event in Beaverton, Oregon:
“I’ve now been in 57 states – I think one left to go.”
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Alaska Gov. Walter Hickel once justified a plan to kill hundreds of wolves by saying:
“You just can’t let nature run wild.”
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Strom Thurmond, U.S. senator from South Carolina:
“The U.S. Senate is a special place. I love all of you and especially your wives.”
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Vice President Dan Quayle:
“Desert Storm was a stirring victory for the forces of aggression and lawlessness.”
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger:
“I don’t understand how they can call me anti-Latino when I’ve made four movies in Mexico.”
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Frances “Sissy” Farenthold, Texas state representative:
“I am working for the time when unqualified blacks, browns and women join the unqualified men in running the government.”
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Miriam “Ma” Ferguson, Texas governor:
“If the King’s English was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me.”
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Tom Daschle, U.S. senator from South Dakota, denouncing spending on space-based missile defense:
“This isn’t rocket science here.”
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Larry Koon, South Carolina state representative:
“Women are best suited for secretarial work, decorating cakes and counter sales, like selling lingerie.”
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Jay Dickey Jr., U.S. representative from Arkansas:
“I think incest can be handled as a family matter within the family.”
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Jerry Brown, former Governor of California:
“We’re going to move left and right at the same time.”
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Excerpt from Bill Clinton’s grand jury testimony:
“It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is” –
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What’s even more hilarious is that we elect them…..
I know, it’s a crazy system. If it is necessary to pass a test to show you can control a car there should also be a test for people wishing to control the country.
Oh…there should be a lot of tests, for a lot of things… DO NOT get me started!
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Btw…at first I thought you might be picking on Texas, until I realized you skipped over countless gems by both Bush presidents, such as…..
”You can fool some of the people all of the time, and those are the ones you need to concentrate on.” —President George W. Bush
Not picking on Texas at all, but I’m afraid Dubya was such a source of material for me that he will get his own post (or posts) all to himself when I can get time to work him in. I miss him 🙂
I don’t know, I think “Sissy” Farenthold up there actually had the right idea. White males have proven pretty incompetent in the current political arena, why not throw in some other races and genders, and see what happens? Not like they could do much worse!
Oh, and did you see that Italy is headed for new elections, with one of the leading choices for PM being Berlusconi? If at first you get kicked out of office, run, run again! 😀
Italy is a hoot, they’ve had hundreds of governments, none much use.
I like the ones by Sissy Farenthold and Ma Ferguson! Thanks!
I must admit Ma’s was a classic 🙂
Dickey is the best
He probably meant it 🙂
Haha!
And it’s about time you do the Bush post!you can’t have a blog against stupidity and not dedicate a post to that man:D
You’re right, brace yourself for next week! 🙂
Bwahahahahahahaha
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I was sitting next to my company’s CEO when the head of human resources said, “The problem with our health care cost is that retirees are living too long.”
I looked at the CEO and said, “You’re the one that hired him.”
I raised my hand and commented, “And we better start making life miserable for our people so they die before retirement.”
Yes, the old ‘blame somebody else rule’, I know it well.
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