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Cartoon – A Politicians A Life Via Prepositions
Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote – This Is Anything
“When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were – to the very last minute – a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Climate change stirred ancient political turmoil
Climate change may have helped to alter the course of history. A period of extreme and unprecedented cooling in the northern hemisphere 1,500 years ago may have reduced the eastern Roman empire, set the stage for a famine and a devastating pandemic that killed millions, and favored the rise of the Islamic forces that created the Arab empire. The so-called Little […]
Read moreDanish Politicians X-rated Campaign Posters
A Danish politician is trying to stand out from his rivals in national elections by appearing in X-rated campaign posters wearing nothing more than a cowboy hat, a holster, and a determined gaze. John Erik Wagner, 51, who is running for prime minister as an independent, has become known as “the naked cowboy” for the racy ads, which he’s posted […]
Read moreMyanmar – Rewarding anti-Muslim thuggery
A vicious racist ideology is taking hold in Myanmar, said Burmese blogger Maung Zarni. A “neo-Nazi Buddhist movement” known as 969, led by “fascist monks,” is trying to drive the Ro-hingya Muslims out of the country. Nobody is stopping these fundamentalists—not the military, and certainly not opposition leader and human-rights advocate Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been photographed wining […]
Read morePlato Quote – Those Who Are Too Smart
“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” – Plato
Read moreGroucho Marx Quote – In Politics, Sincerity Is Everything
“In politics, sincerity is everything. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” – Groucho Marx
Read moreQuote – Necessary Evils
“It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good.” Margaret Mead
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