April 17 being both NATIONAL CHEESEBALL DAY and BLAH, BLAH, BLAH DAY, my thoughts naturally turn to politics and politicians as subject matter for today’s post. Of course, many politicians are unintentional comedians, so there is a verbal plethora of political humor to choose from — too much, in fact, to arrange here in any coherent fashion in one day (not that I would care to do so anyway, had I the election of a plethora of days). I’ll start with an entree — The Devil’s Dictionary definition of politics — followed by a potluck buffet of jokes, quotes, axioms, etc. in no pontifical order:
Politics, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. –Ambrose Bierce
Four surgeons are taking a coffee break and discussing their profession. The first says, “I think accountants are the easiest to operate on. You open them up and everything inside is numbered.”
The second says, “I think librarians are the easiest. You open them up and everything is in alphabetical order.”
The third says, “I like to operate on electricians. You open them up and everything inside is color-coded.”
The fourth says, “I like to operate on politicians. They’re heartless, mindless, spineless, and their heads and their asses are interchangeable.”
We’ll let the other countries of the world be the peacekeepers and the great country called America be the pacemakers. –George W. Bush
“I have had great financial sex.” –Presidential candidate Ross Perot (intending to say “financial success“)
Congress is strange: a man gets up to speak and says nothing; nobody listens, and then everybody disagrees. –Evan Esar
“I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have is that I didn’t study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people.” –Dan Quayle, former Vice President
The highest function of conservatism is to keep what progressiveness has accomplished. –R. H. Fulton
“The American peole’s expectations are that we will fail. Our mission is to exceed their expectations.” –George W. Bush
The chief defect of a democracy is that only the political party out of office knows how to run the government. –Evan Esar
“The President has kept all of the promises he intended to keep.” –George Stephanopolous, former aide to Bill Clinton
I have never found in a long experience in politics that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance. –Harold Macmillan
“This is a great day for France!” –Richard Nixon (while attending President DeGaulle’s funeral)
Etc., etc., etc….
masercot 10:53 am on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
That video made me love her all the more.
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Garfield Hug 11:01 am on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
Good share! Thanks.
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The Whitechapel Whelk 11:32 am on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
Boy, I wish our own Theresa May would shake it on down like that! Oh, ‘ang on.
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mistermuse 12:20 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
Theresa may do something similar if you stick a pin in her arse. Worth a try….any way.
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Carmen 12:08 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
I think I love you, mister muse. 🙂
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mistermuse 12:23 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
Likewise, Carmen (or should I say, Lovewise) 🙂
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Edmark M. Law 12:40 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
With that level of confidence, that kind of character demolition job won’t work. Also, there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. I think that it was Nietzsche who said, “We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.”
Anyway, that comments section on YT though…
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mistermuse 1:09 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
I like the comments here better (at least, so far). 🙂
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Yeah, Another Blogger 3:25 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
Donny T will address the USA tonight. Ugh!
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mistermuse 6:42 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
Spare me!
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Paulie 4:09 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
Anastasia is a well needed breath of fresh air. She’s in for some rough treatment from the right but she seems to be a mixture of all traits that will see her through; toughness, confidence, talent, heart, intelligence and optimism; all of what this country needs. Oh, and screw the right.
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mistermuse 6:48 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
Stir a few years of political experience into that mix of virtues, and there’s no telling how far she can go. Oh, and screw the right! 🙂
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Elizabeth 5:00 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
How on earth did someone see that as shame inducing?
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mistermuse 6:13 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
Easy. Easy, that is, if you’re a far right ideologue and/or Trump sycophant. .
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Elizabeth 6:10 pm on January 9, 2019 Permalink
Yikes. Hard to fathom. I mean she had clothes on!
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mistermuse 6:54 pm on January 9, 2019 Permalink |
Yikes is right. The only thing she could’ve had on that might meet with their approval is a Confederate flag….and even then, they’d probably accuse her of desecrating old glory (not to be confused with Old Glory, the American (Union) flag of Civil War fame).
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Elizabeth 6:11 pm on January 10, 2019 Permalink
Perfect.
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calmkate 7:20 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
lol had heard about this but first time I’ve watched … she has all the right moves 😉
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mistermuse 8:50 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
If the far right had half as many right moves as she does, they wouldn’t be on the far right.
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calmkate 10:16 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink
lol 🙂
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D. Wallace Peach 8:00 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
YES! That girl has some hutzpa! Yay! Thanks so much for sharing the fun. You made my day.
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mistermuse 8:45 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink |
You’re welcome, Diana. Unfortunately, nothing will completely make my day until Trump is impeached and/or indicted. 😦
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D. Wallace Peach 8:53 pm on January 8, 2019 Permalink
Yeah, that too, but at least we have some fresh faces and new energy. I can hold off on moving to Canada for a couple years.
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Cheryl Wright 1:34 pm on January 9, 2019 Permalink |
I think she’s awesome!
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Richard Cahill 1:42 pm on January 14, 2019 Permalink |
AOC certainly has a talent for staying in the headlines, Sr. Muse. Hopefully, she’ll get in the habit of releasing dance videos. Remember Trump’s last one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=runYPf4Q2g8
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mistermuse 4:45 pm on January 14, 2019 Permalink |
That clip looks like a KKK gathering, Ricardo, which had to meet with Trump’s approval even without cross burnings, lynching, or other forms of Klan entertainment.
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Resa 4:38 pm on January 15, 2019 Permalink |
Pruneface! Hahaha! You didn’t even have to name him. His pruneness precedes him.
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Resa 4:40 pm on January 15, 2019 Permalink |
Oh yeah, she dances great!!!
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Eliza 12:39 pm on January 18, 2019 Permalink |
Awww, this is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!!
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mistermuse 1:40 pm on January 18, 2019 Permalink |
Thank you, Eliza. She is like a breath of fresh air in a Congress full of closed minds.
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America On Coffee 8:04 am on January 30, 2019 Permalink |
“Ask not what you can do for your country*** ****…….”
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blindzanygirl 12:31 am on June 6, 2019 Permalink |
Lol
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