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rustydog

(9,186 posts) Sun Jan 1, 2012, 04:32 PM Jan 2012

Harry Truman

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“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a Republican. But I repeat myself.” (Original Post) rustydog Jan 2012 OP

A take off on a Mark Twain quote. TheWraith Jan 2012 #1

Quotes are like that. Jackpine Radical Jan 2012 #5

I was going to guess Alan Grayson. Neoma Jan 2012 #2

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1. A take off on a Mark Twain quote.

Sun Jan 1, 2012, 04:35 PM

Jan 2012

The original was "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."

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3. The list of quotes if took it from attributed it to Truman..he may have paraphrased Twain

Sun Jan 1, 2012, 04:40 PM

Jan 2012

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5. Quotes are like that.

Sun Jan 1, 2012, 04:44 PM

Jan 2012

Twain vilified Congress in general, and HST applied the same vilification to the Republicans in particular.

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2. I was going to guess Alan Grayson.

Sun Jan 1, 2012, 04:36 PM

Jan 2012

*sigh*

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4. Unfortunately, the idiots have done a pretty good job of setting the national agenda.

Sun Jan 1, 2012, 04:42 PM

Jan 2012

Well, not really the idiots. I somewhat disagree with Harry on that one. The followers are idiots, and the leaders are psychopaths.