DEMOCRACY IS THE ONLY SYSTEM THAT PERSISTS IN ASKING THE POWERS THAT BE WHETHER THEY ARE THE POWERS THAT OUGHT TO BE
Sidney Harris
An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. ~George Eliot, Felix Holt, Chapter 5
The politicians were talking themselves red, white and blue in the face. ~Clare Boothe Luce
If the World Series runs until election day, the networks will run the first one-half inning and project the winner. ~Lindsey Nelson
A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election. ~Bill Vaughan
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting. ~Tom Stoppard, Jumpers
Politicians and diapers should be changed frequently and all for the same reason. ~José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, translated from Portuguese
Hell, I never vote for anybody, I always vote against. ~W.C. Fields
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote. ~George Jean Nathan
How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America? ~Author Unknown
There are always too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen, and never enough U.S. congressmen. ~Author Unknown
Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right? ~Robert Orben
Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. ~Author Unknown
Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least. ~Robert Byrne
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work. ~Michael Novak
A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected. ~Carl Sandburg
I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it. ~Alexander Woollcott
I like the smell of a dunged field, and the tumult of a popular election. ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827
People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote - a very different thing. ~Walter H. Judd
If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven. ~Will Rogers
Our presidential race is beginning to sound more and more like Harry Potter's duel with the Ministry of Magic. ~Dave Beard, 2008 Aug 02, during the Obama-McCain race
If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. ~Jay Leno
The problem with political jokes is they get elected. ~Henry Cate, VII
The most important political office is that of the private citizen. ~Louis Brandeis
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. ~Richard Armour
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. ~Oscar Ameringer
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? ~Author Unknown
Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. ~Gore Vidal
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. ~Clarence Darrow
Truth is not determined by majority vote. ~Doug Gwyn
George Washington is the only president who didn't blame the previous administration for his troubles. ~Author Unknown
Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country - and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians. ~Charles Krauthammer
An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. ~George Eliot, Felix Holt, Chapter 5
The politicians were talking themselves red, white and blue in the face. ~Clare Boothe Luce
If the World Series runs until election day, the networks will run the first one-half inning and project the winner. ~Lindsey Nelson
A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election. ~Bill Vaughan
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting. ~Tom Stoppard, Jumpers
Politicians and diapers should be changed frequently and all for the same reason. ~José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, translated from Portuguese
Hell, I never vote for anybody, I always vote against. ~W.C. Fields
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote. ~George Jean Nathan
How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America? ~Author Unknown
There are always too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen, and never enough U.S. congressmen. ~Author Unknown
Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right? ~Robert Orben
Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. ~Author Unknown
Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least. ~Robert Byrne
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work. ~Michael Novak
A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected. ~Carl Sandburg
I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it. ~Alexander Woollcott
I like the smell of a dunged field, and the tumult of a popular election. ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827
People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote - a very different thing. ~Walter H. Judd
If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven. ~Will Rogers
Our presidential race is beginning to sound more and more like Harry Potter's duel with the Ministry of Magic. ~Dave Beard, 2008 Aug 02, during the Obama-McCain race
If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. ~Jay Leno
The problem with political jokes is they get elected. ~Henry Cate, VII
The most important political office is that of the private citizen. ~Louis Brandeis
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. ~Richard Armour
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. ~Oscar Ameringer
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? ~Author Unknown
Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. ~Gore Vidal
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. ~Clarence Darrow
Truth is not determined by majority vote. ~Doug Gwyn
George Washington is the only president who didn't blame the previous administration for his troubles. ~Author Unknown
Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country - and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians. ~Charles Krauthammer
Comments
His statement is likened to that of mama peace that said we should stone anyone that shouts change and also Gov. Shettima that said all A PC cockroaches should be killed.
Like you rightly said the Oba is an ass but we shouldn't on the account of one voice vote in who we do not approve of. My advice is vote with your head and not the heart.
but wen it comes to d Oba statement, it was particular, direct n subjective,a tribe was mentioned n just like wot happened in Uganda, only a particular tribe was assigned to b killed. dese re specifics. just like diva thinks, I tink d IBO's shld just vote for PDP, bcos weda u like it or not, ambode or jk re a family, its nt a big deal to dem. a word is enof 4 d wise. who knows wot d president n his cohorts re saying behind d backs of d IBO's. perhaps calling them * bloody biafrans*