Curmudgeon's Corner

Political Humor for a Long Week-end

Posted by Al Campbell on May 25, 2012

Potpourri, Political, Quality of Life

Continuing in the political vein over this long week-end, here are some quotes attributed as shown for each.  These cut in both directions so this is indeed non-partisan.

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

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

~If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance 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 Krushchev

~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 the 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.  Texas 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

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