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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStalin: "... the vote counter is more important than the candidate." Oh wait, not Stalin.
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This paraphrased quote is from a memoir by Stalin's personal secretary.
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Stalin: "... the vote counter is more important than the candidate." Oh wait, not Stalin. (Original Post)
L. Coyote
Jan 2022
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L. Coyote
(51,134 posts)1. ... and controlling who CANNOT vote!
Kid Berwyn
(23,631 posts)2. "Tougher" is code for "Corrupt."
So At Merde de Loco, only more corrupt Republicans need apply.
L. Coyote
(51,134 posts)3. To me, sure sounds like #FailedCoupGuy wants to finish his failed coup.
dalton99a
(92,821 posts)5. Yep - "Dirty"
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crud
(1,223 posts)6. Also was a line in "Key Largo"
spoken by gangster Edward G. Robinson in a scene where he is getting a shave.
keithbvadu2
(40,915 posts)7. Gangs of New York
Keep counting.
Gangs of New York
L. Coyote
(51,134 posts)10. The first rule of politics: "Find me another 11,780 votes."
We need to dub this film clip with the #FailedCoupGuy's phone call.
uponit7771
(93,499 posts)8. omfg, he's literally repeating dictators and the M$M doesn't treat him like the threat his is
Hekate
(100,133 posts)9. Good ol' Joe Stalin
