I found this in my humor archive file this morning. I'm not sure when or where I first ran across it, but I'm glad I saved it, for it seems topical enough in this time of rampant political stupidity. This is a list of quotes attributed to politicians from Texas ... although nowadays I could see them coming from just about anyone in Congress. Disengage your brain clutch and let's go ...
"It just makes good sense to put all your eggs in one basket."
(Texas Rep. Joe Salem speaking on an amendment requiring all revenues to go into the state treasury)
"Lemme give ya' a hypothetic."
(Texas Rep. Renal Rosson)
(Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower)
"And now, will y'all stand and be recognized?"
(Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis to a group of handicapped people in wheelchairs)
(A. C. Greene)
(Texas Governor Bill Clements, asked if he had been born again)
(Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower when told that Texas Governor Bill Clements had been studying Spanish)
(Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis defending himself against the charge that he would personally profit from a bill he had introduced.)
"Well, there never was a Bible in the room."
(Texas Governor Bill Clements, asked about repeatedly lying about the SMU football scandal)
(Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis)
(Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower discussing President George Bush's policies)
(Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower)
(Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis during a budget hearing)
(Law standing in Texas until 1918 regulating who could not vote)
(Texas House Speaker Wayne Clayton)
(Texas House Speaker Wayne Clayton)
(Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis)
(Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis)
(Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis)
(Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis)
(Anonymous)
(Don Rottenberg)
Let's hear it for our political class! Which, speaking of class, generally appears to have none.
Have a good day. Be here tomorrow for Cartoon Saturday.
More thoughts coming.
Bilbo
* This one's my favorite!
** Not applicable to Faux News.
4 comments:
Thesed howlers from the Lone Star state gave the newspaper readers much to enjoy. There was a former Governor nasmed Jim Hogg who named his daughters Ima and Ura.
Jim Hightower and Gib Lewis gave us a lot to think and laugh about.
Some of these made me sedimental.
I agree with your favorite!
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