POLITICS:

    Linguistic relativity--
    (from Signy)

    Pythagorian theorem: 24 words.
    The Lord's prayer: 66 words.
    Archimedes' Principle: 67 words.
    The 10 Commandments: 170 words.
    The Gettysburg address: 286 words.
    The Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words.
    The US Government regulations on the sale of cabbage: 26,911 words.

  • "I was not elected to serve one party . . ."--Dubya
    "You were not elected."--Jon Stewart, Daily Show.
    Amen, buddy! (It's kinda sad when the only damn place you hear the truth any more is on Comedy Central.)

  • "Oppression and harassment are a small price to pay to live in the land of the free!"--Montgomery Burns, on The Simpsons.

  • From the David Letterman list "Top Ten Reasons to Vote for Jesse 'The Body'" Ventura:
    " . . . a man in tights has nothing to hide."

  • "If you can't convince them, confuse them."--Harry S Truman

  • "If the opposite of pro is con, does that mean the opposite of progress is Congress?"--some smart-aleck; I got it from Kelly, my cousin in NJ. I think she got it from her screen-saver.

  • "Politically correct euphemisms are for the differently-brained."--Tanya

  • " . . . I need a new vacuum cleaner. One that sucks like a White House intern!"--Steve, contemplating strategy in the war on cat hair.

  • "Suppose you were an idiot. Now suppose you were a member of Congress . . . but I repeat myself."
    --Mark Twain

  • "Taxation with representation ain't
    so fucking hot either, is it?"--a bumper sticker.

  • "In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap."--Napoleon Bonaparte.

  • "Do it now! There may be a law against it tomorrow."--Henry David Thoreau.

  • "The important thing isn't so much what you want to ban; it's the fact that you participate in the banning process. That's what democracy is all about."
    --Dave Barry.

  • And the Number One Politics-Related Quote I Can Think Of Right Now . . .
    "GO, LEMMINGS, GO!!!"
    --courtesy of Jake Stonebender, via Spider Robinson. :)

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