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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"They voted for a fool and got a president. The rest of us vote for presidents and get fools."
When the US govt offered to help Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky evacuate as Russia was attacking Kyiv, Zelensky responded:
The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.
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"They voted for a fool and got a president. The rest of us vote for presidents and get fools." (Original Post)
kpete
Feb 2022
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Botany
(70,449 posts)1. "The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride."
orwell
(7,769 posts)2. Drumpf...
..."Where's my fucking bunker? Is the Diet Coke properly chilled? Make sure my Twitter account isn't cut off!"
BComplex
(8,019 posts)3. You nailed that! Ha hahaha!
Zalensky sounds like he has a little bit of Al Franken in him!
HUAJIAO
(2,379 posts)4. He 'used to be' a comic actor.
Sunsky
(1,737 posts)5. Except, we do have a stable and intelligent president currently
This statement is true of the previous guy. Also, while I applaud Zelensky's tenacity, there is nothing wrong with Biden's offer. We know one of Putin's main goals is to replace Zelensky.
Ninga
(8,273 posts)6. How " Jon Stewart" of him.
ck4829
(35,039 posts)7. And then one realizes our system is subpar
2016. The people voted for the President, but the Fool somehow won, and we ended up with a Fool. And the people who voted for the Fool were happy about it.. because it "owns the libs"