“The UN is really just a country club”
Yhe United Nations (UN) has over 190 member states. "The UN is a country club" was posted on the newsgroup rec.aviation.military on January 22, 2003. "The UN is a Country Club"…
“The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced”
English philosopher James Harrington (1611-1677), wrote in The Commonwealth of Oceana (1656), "a commonwealth is an empire of laws and not of men." John Adams (1735-1826), wrote "a…
“The United States is the greatest country in the nation”
Entry in progress -- BP Newspapers.com7 November 1968, San Francisco (CA) Examiner, "Longest Night in 20 Years" by Dwight Newton, pg. 35, col. 1:Even unto dawn, Spiro Agnew was being…
“The United States of America does not have friends; it has interests”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: John Foster DullesJohn Foster Dulles (February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) served as U.S. Secretary of State under Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower from…
“The unvaccinated are not a threat to society. They are a threat to authority”
Many government officials during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic portrayed the unvaccinated as a threat to society. "The unvaccinated are not a threat to society, they are a threat to…
“The USA became the land of the free because regular citizens had military-grade weapons”
"You're celebrating today because regular citizens had military grade weapons" is an Independence Day (July 4th) pro-guns saying that has been printed on many images.…
“The USA is having so many disasters you’d think it was built on ancient Indian burial grounds”
A popular trope in movies and television is that something (such as a house or a town) is cursed because it was built on an ancient Indian burial ground. This became a viral joke about America.…
“The USA: A country so great that even her haters refuse to leave”
"America: The country so great that even its haters refuse to leave" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many Democrats said they would leave the United States if Donald…
“The vaccine should be tested on politicians first. If they survive, the vaccine is safe…”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic led to a race for a COVID-19 vaccine. "They should first test the COVID vaccine on government officials. If they are safe, the vaccine is good. But if they…
“The Vatican police speak pig Latin”
"The Vatican Police speak pig Latin" is a joke on the liner noted to the comedy album FM & AM (1972) by American stand-up comedian George Carlin (1937-2008). "Pig" is slang…
“The vice presidency is a spare tire on the automobile of government”
John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner (1868-1967) was vice president of he United States from 1933-1941, but he never thought much of the vice presidency. On June 19, 1934, Garner was quoted as…
“The war machine wins every U.S. presidential election”
It is often said that whether a Democrat or a Republican wins a presidential election, the war machine always wins. "Doesn't matter the party - the war machine wins" was posted on…
“The Washington monument looks nothing like the guy. It looks more like a tribute to Bill Clinton”
The Washington Monument, in Washington, D.C., is an obelisk that was opened in 1888. Obviously, the monument does not look like George Washington (1732-1799), but there are jokes. "I think…
“The way taxes are today, you might as well marry for love”
"The way taxes are today, you might as well marry for love" has been credited (since the 1990s) to comedian Joe E. Lewis (1902-1971), but there's no evidence that Lewis even said it.…
“The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation”
"The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation" is a quotation that has been credited to Russian leader Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924),…
“The weakest men compete with girls. The weakest minds celebrate it”
"The weakest men compete with girls. The weakest minds celebrate it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying refers to trans women participating in women’s sporting…
“The weather is like the government, always in the wrong”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Jerome K. JeromeJerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 – 14 June 1927) was an English writer and humorist, best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat…
“The West wasn’t won with a registered gun”
"The West wasn't won with a registered gun" is a pro-gun slogan that began in western states such as Idaho, Utah and Alaska. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1968.…
“The whole country would be tested by midnight if Chick-fil-A was running the drive-thru”
"The whole country would be tested by midnight if Chick-fil-A was running the drive-thru testing centers" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The say was popular in…
“The will of the people is stronger than the noise of politicians”
"The will of the people is stronger than the noise of politicians" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The site Tenor made this saying on a GIF on November 1, 2020, and…