Politics

[Captain Kong]

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 Am ringer, "the Mark Twain of American Socialism."

I offered my opponents a deal:
"if they stop telling lies about me, I will stop telling the truth about them".
~Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952..
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A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.
~Texas Guinan. 19th century American businessman
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I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
~Charles de Gaulle, French general & politician
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Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.
~Doug Larson (English middle-distance runner who won gold medals at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, 1902-1981)
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We hang petty thieves and appoint the bigger thieves to public office.
~Aesop, Greek slave & fable author
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Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
~Plato, ancient Greek Philosopher
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Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
~Nikita Khrushchev, Russian Soviet politician
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When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become PM;
I'm beginning to believe it.
~Quoted in 'Clarence Darrow for the Defence' by Irving Stone.
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Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.
~John Quinton, American actor/writer
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What happens if a politician drowns in a river?
That is pollution.
What happens if all of them drown?
That is a solution .....!!!

[j.sabourn]

I said in a previous post I was sorry that Russia was not represented at the Normandy Landings rememberence ceromonies. This was an error on my part as have seen TV clips where he was present, good for him. JS

[happy daze john in oz]

We have a situation here in Victoria in Oz where Tuesday a ploitician may be expekked from parliament for rorting the allowances. He has not been charged by the police for any wrong doing, he has been cleared by a committee of any wrong doing but they ALL say he must go! If he does he will be the first since 1901.

[John Arton]

I HAVE JUST HAD MY QUITE SUNDAY MORNING RUINED
It was bad enough having to put up with England losing to Italy in the world cup but then...
on comes BLAIR spouting on the BBC news saying that the present troubles in Iraq are due to the West not intervening in Syria, Yemen etc.
IS THIS MAN MAD OR JUST THE BIGGEST WARMONGER SINCE ATTILA THE HUN
The only Westerner going into those countries should be him with his cheesey grin and phoney talk, not any service people.
He would most likely stop all fighting as after 10 minutes in his company the insurgents would be running for the hills and throwing themselves like lemmings off a cliff just to get away from his droning voice.
The worst part about it all was after having to listen to him spouting was that the next news item was the dedication of the Naval memoriam at the National Arboretum in Staffordshire. Very beautiful it is too but regretfully the MN still not getting a look in there.
Rant over, going to lie dark corner.
rgds
JA

[Rob Hollis]

It gets worse.
Then came the next news item ... The US have sent the aircraft carrier George H W Bush to the gulf to assist the Iraq government. Now where is that Dylan album Desire? I need to listen to the second track.

[John Albert Evans]

r as I'm concerned he knew exactly what he was saying and it was very very missleading.

John Albert Evans

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John

[alf corbyn]

I have recently had three e-mails from Cameron. the first wanted to know who I was voting for. I replied, UKIP at least 3 times. the second one thanked me very much for voting Tory. the third one thanked me for helping him to win the election?. ten wen on to ask me for £10.00 as if we all did this it could help save the country.???

[Captain Kong]

Have you not given him the £10 yet Alf.?? Dont be so mean, the guy needs the money.
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Do you want him to end up like this ???
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Cheers
Brian

[vic mcclymont]

Hi John, At the national Aboretum there is the Merchant Navy Forest which was planted to represent the losses of MN ships in WW2.
Surrounding the Forset are plaques of Merchant Navy Companies and the losses that suffered during the conflict.
At the head of the forest flies the Red Ensign, and to protect it is a BEM gun.

[John Arton]

Many thanks the above VIC
I was so fuming at seeing the poncy git spouting tripe again, I forgot to check out the National Aboreturn website to see if MN represented.
rgds
JA