"Many a true word hath been
spoken in jest."
- the Roxburghe Ballad (circa 1665)
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| Time Magazine - November 2008 |
W.C.Fields published his first book, Fields for President, in 1940, an election year. As the only book he ever published, Fields for President is considered a unique collection of Fields’ comedy writing.
In poking fun at presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fields wrote:
In poking fun at presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fields wrote:
"I shall, my fellow citizens, offer no such empty panaceas as a New Deal, or an Old Deal, or even a Re-Deal. No, my friends, the reliable old False Shuffle was good enough for my father and it’s good enough for me."
~ A Stimulus Joke ~
"Not Shovel-Ready!" - B. Obama
"I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!" ~ Will Rogers
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