1935

Keith Olberman's hosting of the Democratic debate tonite is the inspiration for this post. I have a feeling its going to take regular shots of humor to get through this election. Thank God I live with the Harryman since he knows how to make me laugh and quoted Will Rogers tonite after the debate was fini - with the first quote in this series.


Left: Will Rogers made the statements below in and around 1935. The other nuggets of wisdom are from the same period are as true today as any Jenny Holzer truism. Does anyone know if Roger's quotes ate included in her truisms? They could be.


I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat. A fool and his money are soon elected. About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation. Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff. Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if you just sit there. Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke. I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one. If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out? If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing. It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in. People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument. Things ain't what they used to be and never were. Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it. Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due. You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.