another leftie quote

[scotty]

'anyone who is capable of getting themselves elected president (or prime minister, for that matter) should on no account be allowed to do the job'

douglas adams in hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy

i like this quote because it says a lot about politics and politicians in general and the current crop of politicians specifically.

would you trust a person who would gladly stab their colleague in the back to get the top job with managing a nation of people they don't know?

[Manji]

I'd vote for Zaphod Beeblebrox... He seems cool.

[paulk]

I have noticed that. The only people worth voting for are the ones who are never elected.

[ChrisLove]

In the Uk by far the most trusted and liked leader of the three main parties is Charles Kennedy of the Liberal Democrats, is comes across as a really genuinely decent man. He has got fuck all chance of becoming prime minister tho.

More Douglas Adams quotes please.


I seriously think it would be could if we could find a way to keep government out of the hands of politicians because in almost any situation a politician will not generate the optimum outcome because his objectives differ from those of the country. At least some sort of major constraints should be put on their economic controls and their pay should be entirely performance related within a set of predetermined criteria.

[paulk]

Yeah man, people seem to lose sight of the fact that politicians and their bureaucrats and all that shit all work for us, and not the other way around.

[EN[i]GMA]

My favorite quote was really a passage about the Lizards that control the planet but don't do anything the people that vote for them want. When asked why the vote for leaders who don't do anything good for the country they answer "If I don't vote for him the other guy will win!". Pretty much sums up the 2 party system.

[TheWedge]

More Douglas Adams quotes please.


"The Vogon Construction ships were positioned over the city, hanging in the air in the same way that bricks don't."

That was more of a paraphrase, but, I tried my best.

EDIT:
OK, here's a better one:

"`You know,' said Arthur, `it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die from asphyxiation in deep space that I really wish I'd listened to what mymother told me when I was young.'
`Why, what did she tell you?'
`I don't know, I didn't listen.'"

-- Arthur coping with certain death as best as he could.

From:
http://www.some-guy.com/quotes/adams.html

[TheWedge]

I'd vote for Zaphod Beeblebrox... He seems cool.

Who wouldn't??!!

"`If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.'"
-- Zaphod.

"`I am so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for amonth. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis.'"
-- Zaphod being cool.

"`You ARE Zaphod Beeblebrox?'
`Yeah,' said Zaphod, `but don't shout it out or they'll all want one.'
`THE Zaphod Beeblebrox?'
`No, just A Zaphod Bebblebrox, didn't you hear I come in six packs?'
`But sir,' it squealed, `I just heard on the sub-ether radio report. It said you were dead...'
`Yeah, that's right, I just haven't stopped moving yet.'"
-- Zaphod and the Guide's receptionist

"Zaphod grinned two manic grins, sauntered over to the bar and bought most of it."
-- Zaphod in paradise.

"`Hand me the rap-rod, Plate Captain.'
The little waiter's eyebrows wandered about his forehead in confusion.
`I beg your pardon, sir?' he said.
`The phone, waiter,' said Zaphod, grabbing it off him. `Shee, you guys are so unhip it's a wonder your bums don't fall off.'"
-- Zaphod discovers that waiters are the least hip people in the Universe.

[EN[i]GMA]

"`That young girl is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organiclife forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.'"

"`...we might as well start with where your hand is now.'
Arthur said, `So which way do I go?'
`Down,' said Fenchurch, `on this occaision.'
He moved his hand.
`Down,' she said, `is in fact the other way.'
`Oh yes.'"


-- Arthur trying to discover which part of Fenchurch is wrong.