Open Mic THURSDAY 27th AUGUST + Political Caption Competition
POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: North Korea holds regular elections, but voters typically receive a single approved candidate per seat.
POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY:“Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of nationalistic loyalties”
― George Orwell,
POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
National stalls the vote
Children wait while games are played
Politics scrolls on
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