Open Mic FRIDAY 28th AUGUST + Political Caption Competition
POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: The term “Gerrymandering” comes from Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry, who in 1812 signed off on an electoral district shaped like a salamander.
POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY:“Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.”
― Gore Vidal
POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
Nepal’s rivers rise
A warming sky breaks its banks
Mountains mourn below
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