#politic

Being a superpower is like being a Santa Claus that everyone hates. ↗

— Jon Stewart

#politics-of-the-united-states #funny

There are pockets of wealth in this country. Mostly those pockets are in the politicians’ pants. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#corrupt #corruption #country #funny #humor

Because of my political views, I've been targeted as a lightning rod, someone who's too far out there. ↗

— John Turner

#been #far #i #lightning #lightning rod

In the mind of Bill Clinton, political considerations outweigh even life-and-death matters of great concern to his own law-enforcement officials, not to mention the nation. ↗

— Barbara Olson

#bill clinton #clinton #concern #considerations #even

Every great political campaign rewrites the rules; devising a new way to win is what gives campaigns a comparative advantage against their foes. ↗

— John Podhoretz

#against #campaign #campaigns #comparative #devising

Both conservatives and liberals watch 'Parks and Recreation,' and they each think the show is for them, which is really cool. 'SNL' was totally different. It was exciting because everyone was paying attention. Political humor works when people know what you're talking about. ↗

— Amy Poehler

#attention #because #both #conservatives #cool

The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today. ↗

— Mackenzie King

#promises #taxes #today #yesterday

The German experience brings us face to face with the major problem of the revolution in Western Europe. In these countries, the old bourgeois mode of production and the centuries-old civilisation which has developed with it have completely impressed themselves upon the thoughts and feelings of the popular masses. Hence, the mentality and inner character of the masses here is quite different from that in the countries of the East, who have not experienced the rule of bourgeois culture; and this is what distinguishes the different courses that the revolution has taken in the East and the West. ↗

— Anton Pannekoek

#culture #hegemony #politics #revolution #experience

Here is an old tradition badly in need of return: You have to earn your way into politics. You should go have a life, build a string of accomplishments, then enter public service.... ↗

— Peggy Noonan

#life

A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life. ↗

— Robert Byrne

#his #into #life #man #politics