Open Mic SATURDAY 15th AUGUST + Political Caption Competition

POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: Andrew Jackson’s political critics called him a “jackass” because of his populist views, which inspired him to proudly adopt the donkey as a symbol that later became the emblem of the Democratic Party

POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY:“There is something about the state putting the power to bully into the hands of subnormal, sadistic apes that makes my blood boil.”
― Gore Vidal

POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
Binface came second
Farage beat the rubbish bin
Britain sorts its waste

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