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StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 11:02 AM Apr 2020

Pavlovitz calls it perfectly, as usual




Man: Hi, I'm a politician running against Hitler.
Group: Earn our vote!
Man: I'm running against Hitler and I can stop Hitler.
Group: Move left or else!
Man: I mean, sure we can talk about my policies—but you know the other guy is Hitler, right?
Group: We're still undecided.
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Pavlovitz calls it perfectly, as usual (Original Post) StarfishSaver Apr 2020 OP
Pure gold and illustrates why I can't stand dead enders HarlanPepper Apr 2020 #1
Nailed it. I really like Pavlovitz. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #2
Another analogy (David Sedaris, 2008) central scrutinizer Apr 2020 #3
I had forgotten that one. Martin Eden Apr 2020 #5
K&R brer cat Apr 2020 #4
Nope. Gonna' have to EARN my vote! stopdiggin Apr 2020 #6
It's only taken 55,000 dead Americans, thus far, for it to sink in; republican political experiment ffr Apr 2020 #7
continued..... LiberalLovinLug Apr 2020 #8
Yep, this is it mcar Apr 2020 #9

central scrutinizer

(11,641 posts)
3. Another analogy (David Sedaris, 2008)
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 11:17 AM
Apr 2020

To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?”

To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.

stopdiggin

(11,291 posts)
6. Nope. Gonna' have to EARN my vote!
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 01:50 PM
Apr 2020

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(yeah .. we're kind of piling on a little bit. but they totally deserve it!)

ffr

(22,665 posts)
7. It's only taken 55,000 dead Americans, thus far, for it to sink in; republican political experiment
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 01:57 PM
Apr 2020

gone bad.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,168 posts)
8. continued.....
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 02:20 PM
Apr 2020

Group: We'd like to get some promises for even better policies for average workers, assurances you won't touch SS, increase min wage. You know, things that the majority of voters want anyways. And you are the only ones that we can turn to.

Man: Shut up, now is not the time.

Group: When is the right time?

Man: We're still undecided. We'll let you know after the election

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