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March 25, 2019
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“Congress is good at only two things—doing nothing and overreacting”

"The things Congress does best are nothing and overreacting" was credited to Washington, DC lobbyist and Republican consultant Tom C. Korologos in the book Great Political Wit: Laughing…

September 28, 2016
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“Congress is the only whorehouse that loses money”

It's an old saying that if government ran something (such as a casino or the racetrack), it would lose money. American economist John Rutledge said on Fox News on May 27, 2006: "Congress…

September 30, 2010
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“Congress opened with a prayer and closed with a probe”

Joseph William Martin, Jr. (1884-1968) was a Republican Minority Leader in Congress in 1946; after Republicans won the November 1946 elections, Martin became the House Speaker. In February 1946,…

November 22, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Congress: A man gets up to speak and says nothing, nobody listens, and then everybody disagrees”

New York (NY) Post Broadway columnist Leonard Lyons wrote this in a 1941 column: "'Congress is so strange,' reported Boris Marshalov, the Russian actor and dramatic coach, after a…

September 1, 2022
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“Conservatism is progressivism driving the speed limit”

"Conservatism is progressivism driving the speed limit" (also, "Conservatives are progressives driving the speed limit") is a catchphrase of Ukrainian-American author and…

September 1, 2022
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“Conservatives are progressives driving the speed limit”

"Conservatism is progressivism driving the speed limit" (also, "Conservatives are progressives driving the speed limit") is a catchphrase of Ukrainian-American author and…

July 12, 2014
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“Conservatives believe life begins at conception and ends at birth”

Barney Frank, a Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts, said in 1981 that, for the Reagan administration and the Moral Majority, "’life begins at conception and ends at birth." The…

October 30, 2015
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“Conservatives get the rhetoric; liberals get the action”

U.S. President Richard Nixon (1913-1994, who served as president 1969-1974) was a Republican, but many of his policies were very liberal. Conservative Republicans weren't happy with Nixon, but…

September 25, 2013
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“Conservatives think liberals are stupid; liberals think conservatives are evil” (Krauthammer’s Law)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Charles KrauthammerCharles Krauthammer (/ˈkraʊt.hæmər/; born March 13, 1950) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist, political…

August 7, 2021
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“Conspiracy theories are like moon landings. They’re all fake”

A joke about conspiracy theories was published on Reddit -- Jokes on November 23, 2016 (now unavailable): "Conspiracy theories are like moon landings. They're all fake." That is, if…

September 15, 2022
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“Conspiracy Theorist: A person who researches a subject and then uses logic…”

"Conspiracy Theorist: A person who researches a subject and then uses logic and critical thinking skills to form an educated opinion instead of just blindly believing whatever they saw on…

January 6, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Conspiracy theorist: A term to discredit those who have seen through the bullshit”

"Conspiracy theorist: A term to discredit those who have seen through the bullshit" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "Conspiracy Theorist: A…

December 4, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Conspiracy Theorist: Nothing more than a derogatory title used to dismiss a critical thinker”

"Conspiracy Theorist: Nothing more than a derogatory title used to dismiss a critical thinker" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was first posted on Twitter…

November 27, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Conspiracy Theorist: Someone who questions the statements of known liars”

"Conspiracy Theorist: Someone who questions the statements of known liars" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Conspiracy theorist: someone who questions the…

July 18, 2015
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“Conspiracy theorists are all so dumb that I suspect they’ve been planted by a secret organization”

"Conspiracy theorists are all so dumb that I suspect they’ve been planted by a secret organization to distract us from what’s really going on" is a jocular one-liner that was cited on…

October 8, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Conspiracy theorists are just people capable of pattern recognition”

"Conspiracy theorists are just people capable of pattern recognition" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Conspiracy theorists, otherwise known as people capable of…

October 8, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Conspiracy theorists, otherwise known as people capable of pattern recognition”

"Conspiracy theorists are just people capable of pattern recognition" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Conspiracy theorists, otherwise known as people capable of…

January 8, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Contra toda autoridad… excepto mi mamá”

"Against all authority... except my mom" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker is anti-government, but pro-family. The Spanish "Contra toda autoridad...…

October 29, 2024
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“Contrary to popular belief, the Pulitzer Prize isn’t the highest award in journalism. It is being killed by the CIA”

"Contrary to popular belief, the Pulitzer Prize isn't the highest award in journalism. It is being killed by the CIA" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the…

September 28, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Cop: You’re going to prison for forgery. Me (slides him a 37 dollar bill): What about now?”

A joke about forgery was posted on Twitter by Jon on July 17, 2020: Cop: you're going to prison for forgery.Me *slides him a 37 dollar bill* what about now? Twitter Jon@ArfMeasuresCop:…

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