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Cirsium

(2,928 posts)
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:19 AM 13 hrs ago

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 13 hrs ago OP
Excellent, Circium! I love it! CTyankee 13 hrs ago #1
In the last couple of years I lost all respect for John Cleese. Dave Bowman 13 hrs ago #2
When I was growing up we didn't have... markodochartaigh 12 hrs ago #3
Yeah? Well republicans MaineBlueBear 11 hrs ago #4

CTyankee

(67,132 posts)
1. Excellent, Circium! I love it!
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:26 AM
13 hrs ago

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

(5,943 posts)
2. In the last couple of years I lost all respect for John Cleese.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:44 AM
13 hrs ago

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

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