Open Mic MONDAY 10th AUGUST + Political Caption Competition
POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: The term “prime minister” originally started as an insult and a term of mockery in Britain, implying someone had improperly climbed above others in the royal circle.
POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The real power in America is held by a fast-emerging new Oligarchy of pimps and preachers who see no need for Democracy or fairness or even trees, except maybe the ones in their own yards, and they don’t mind admitting it. They worship money and power and death. Their ideal solution to all the nation’s problems would be another 100 Year War.”
― Hunter S. Thompson
POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
Markets lose their light
Empty pockets, prices climb
Winter grips the land
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