Quotable Quotes: Politics 2
by Miki Saxon
This is the second set of political quotes (the first is here). I don’t know where you live, but I just received our 2012 Primary Voters’ pamphlet and it’s enough to make you weep. Granted, for years I’ve used my vote against someone I can’t stand as opposed to voting for someone I like, but there are some races that I can’t stand any of the candidates.
Before considering the candidates let’s give some thought to politics and politicians—conceptually, that is.
Oscar Ameringer provides a good basic definition to set the mood, “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.” Wow; 25 words that say it all.
So how would you describe a politician?
According to Texas Guinan, “A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.”
Nikita Khrushchev reminds us that people aren’t that different no matter where they are, “Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.” (Anybody else thinking Alaska?)
I find John Quinton’s description very apt, especially these days, “Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.”
But it is Henry Cate, VII who has the final word on politicians, “The problem with political jokes is they get elected.”
Flickr credit: Jack
Quotable Quotes: Politics 2
This is the second set of political quotes (the first is here). I don’t know where you live, but I just received our 2012 Primary Voters’ pamphlet and it’s enough to make you weep. Granted, for years I’ve used my vote against someone I can’t stand as opposed to voting for someone I like, but there are some races that I can’t stand any of the candidates.
Before considering the candidates let’s give some thought to politics and politicians—conceptually, that is.
Oscar Ameringer provides a good basic definition to set the mood, “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.” Wow; 25 words that say it all.
So how would you describe a politician?
According to Texas Guinan, “A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.”
Nikita Khrushchev reminds us that people aren’t that different no matter where they are, “Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.” (Anybody else thinking Alaska?)
I find John Quinton’s description very apt, especially these days, “Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.”
But it is Henry Cate, VII who has the final word on politicians, “The problem with political jokes is they get elected.”
Flickr credit: Jack
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