Something to think about when you complain about politicians....

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(These words of wisdom are donated by George Carlin, any words that would get me banned have been seemlessly modified)

Everybody complains about politians, everybody says they suck. Well where do people think these politicians come from? They don't fall outta the sky. They don't pass through a membrane from another reality. They come from american parents and american families American homes American schools American churches American businesses and American universities, and they're elected by American citizens. This is the best we can do folks, this is what we have to offer. It's what our system produces: garbage in, garbage out. If you have selfish ignorant citizens, you're going to get selfish, ignorant leaders. And term limits ain't gonna do you any good, you're just gonna wind up with a brand new bunch of selfish ignorant Americans. So maybe it's not the politicians who suck, maybe something else sucks around here. Like, the public.

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It's sad, I'm American and I agree with this opinion. Any thoughts?
 

Ornery

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The Hippy Dippy Weatherman said that? :Q

Yeah, he's right, but I'm surprised he said it!
 

DefRef

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Carlin is great! (Though he's been slipping into liberal bullchit lately.)

I think a better way of thinking about people who go into politics is this:

Q: Why would someone spend $65 MILLION DOLLARS of their own money for a job that pays ~$140,000/year?

A: Because they get to boss a whole country around.

Next time you hear these guys prattle on about "piblic service", remember what it took for them to get there to "serve".