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Cirsium

(4,111 posts)
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:19 AM Oct 2025

Channeling John Cleese

Q. When have the Democrats ever done anything for us?

A. Well, there’s Social Security…

Q. But aside from Social Security, when have the Democrats ever done anything for us?

A. The Civilian Conservation Corps…

Q. Yes, yes, yes, but aside from Social Security and the Civilian Conservation Corps, when have the Democrats ever done anything for us?

A. The Farm Credit Act

Q. Of course, that goes without saying. But aside from Social Security and the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Farm Credit Act, when have the Democrats ever done anything for us?

A. Well, there’s Medicare

Q. We all know that. But aside from Social Security, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Farm Credit Act, and Medicare, when have the Democrats ever done anything for us?

A. Unemployment Benefits? The National School Lunch Act? The Glass-Steagall Act, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Civil Rights Act, the Head Start Program, the Fulbright-Hughes Scholarship, GI Bill of Rights, the Peace Corps, the Voting Rights Act, Medicaid, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy, the Affordable Care Act...

Q. OK, OK. But aside from Social Security, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Farm Credit Act, Medicare, Unemployment Benefits, the National School Lunch Act, the Glass-Steagall Act, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Civil Rights Act, the Fulbright-Hughes Scholarship, the Securities Exchange Act, the Head Start Program, GI Bill of Rights, the Peace Corps, the Voting Rights Act, Medicaid, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy, Affordable Care Act...

I’ll ask you again! When have the Democrats ever done anything for us?

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Channeling John Cleese (Original Post) Cirsium Oct 2025 OP
Excellent, Circium! I love it! CTyankee Oct 2025 #1
In the last couple of years I lost all respect for John Cleese. Dave Bowman Oct 2025 #2
When I was growing up we didn't have... markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #3
Yeah? Well republicans MaineBlueBear Oct 2025 #4

CTyankee

(68,481 posts)
1. Excellent, Circium! I love it!
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:26 AM
Oct 2025

this needs to be imprinted on all of our brains (or at least parts of it).

This is important, folks! Use it liberally on your repub friends, whenever possible!

Dave Bowman

(7,454 posts)
2. In the last couple of years I lost all respect for John Cleese.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:44 AM
Oct 2025

There's always watching old Python shows so I don't care much about him though.

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