Vote Quotes - Page 24

• My first job is to say thank you to those who voted me. Those who didn't, I'm going to get your vote next time.

  Barack Obama

  Jobs, Thankfulness, Next

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• Democrats don't have reasons for people to vote for them. They're just trying to gin up anger and resentment for their opposition. And it's just not working anymore.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Anger, People, Trying

  "Limbaugh: Daschle 'whining'". www.cnn.com. November 21, 2002.

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• I voted 'yes' and I urge all Iraqis, no matter their different ethnicities and religions ... to vote 'yes' to the constitution

  Jalal Talabani

  Ethnicity, Different, Matter

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• I did not vote Labour because they've heard of Oasis and nobody is going to vote Tory because William Hague has got a baseball cap.

  Ben Elton

  Baseball, Oasis, Caps

  1998 In The Radio Times, 18 Apr.

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• The Conservative Party have got to ask themselves, 'How do we persuade people who at the moment are voting Labour and Liberal Democrat to vote Conservative

  Kenneth Clarke

  Party, People, Voting

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• Assuming that two-thirds of the Senate will not vote to remove the president, what is the alternative? I think we need to explore that in debate... Some have suggested censure. I think it is certainly a possibility that the Senate will decide on some alternative to removing the president from office.

  Thad Cochran

  Thinking, Two, Office

  "After impeachment, all eyes turn to Senate" by Jonathan Karl, www.cnn.com. December 20, 1998.

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• Quite apart from the problem of the vote, it's bad for the image of Parliament that people take the trouble to come up and are not allowed to see their MP.

  Vince Cable

  Mps, People, Problem

  "Lib Dems and Galloway defend absences" by Matthew Tempest and Ros Taylor, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2005.

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• Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he's running for governor. He's got a great slogan - 'Vote for me, or I'll make 'Kindergarten Cop II

  Craig Kilborn

  Running, Kindergarten, Cop

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• Secretary of state Colin Powell himself eloquently pointed out the many ways to get at the root of this problem... economic, diplomatic, legal and political, as well as military. A rush to launch precipitous military counterattacks runs too great a risk that more innocent men, women and children will be killed. I could not vote for a resolution that I believe will lead to such an outcome.

  Barbara Lee

  Running, Children, Military

  "Congress has given Bush a free hand - and that puts more lives at risk". www.theguardian.com. September 24, 2001.

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• Today's announcement projects a picture of profound weakness in U.S. diplomacy. It should not have been a heavy lift for our diplomats in New York and in foreign capitals to recruit the necessary 96 affirmative votes to seat the United States in the new council.

  Tom Lantos

  New York, Profound, Weakness

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• One of the worst consequences politically would be for the majority of Democrats to vote for someone who, in the near future, would overturn well-established precedents on clean air, clean water, privacy, equal opportunity and religious liberty.

  Ralph Neas

  Religious, Opportunity, Air

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• With the strong bipartisan rejection of the Dorgan amendment today, the Senate cast a vote in favor of the U.S. working to knock down unfair trade barriers that hurt American business and farmers

  Rob Portman

  Strong, Hurt, Rejection

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• I am not saying I will vote against John Ashcroft because he is pro-life, .. But let me say if someone was nominated for attorney general who was vehemently pro choice -- who in his or her career spent decades trying to find ways to expand the law abortion at nine months would be perfectly legal -- wouldn't you be more upset and raise more of a voice than against a nominee who was simply pro-choice?.

  Charles Schumer

  Law, Careers, Voice

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• I have this to say to the people: go the polls and vote for the candidate of your choice... This is your responsibility; do not neglect it.

  Hosni Mubarak

  Responsibility, People, Choices

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• The secrecy that shrouded the vote counting by the special election committee cast doubts on the results and lacks transparency.

  Hosni Mubarak

  Doubt, Special, Election

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• People think that their vote counts. They go to college, and everything gets mixed up. People stop caring, ... They raise the gas prices, but what the Everyman makes and welfare never seem to keep up. The HMO system is so ridiculous. I'm slightly educated. No one wants to hear what Hilary Duff thinks of the economy.

  Shia LaBeouf

  Caring, College, Thinking

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• There isn't any finer folks living than a Republican that votes the Democratic ticket.

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Humorous, Party

  Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling (1995). “Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)”, M Evans & Company

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• I vote Democrat because I love the fact that I can now marry whatever I want. I've decided to marry my German Shepherd.

  David Letterman

  Voting, Shepherds, Want

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• I vote Democrat because I believe oil companies profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene, but the government taxing the same gallon at 15% isn't.

  David Letterman

  Believe, Government, Oil

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• I vote Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.

  David Letterman

  Jobs, Believe, Government

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• I vote Democrat because Freedom of Speech is fine as long as nobody is offended by it.

  David Letterman

  Long, Voting, Freedom Of Speech

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• I vote Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from murderers and thieves. I am also thankful that we have a 911 service that gets police to your home in order to identify your body after a home invasion.

  David Letterman

  Home, Gun, Order

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• I vote Democrat because I'm not concerned about millions of babies being aborted so long as we keep all death row inmates alive and comfy.

  David Letterman

  Baby, Long, Voting

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• I vote Democrat because I believe that businesses should not be allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as the Democrat Party sees fit.

  David Letterman

  Party, Believe, Government

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• I vote Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite the Constitution every few days to suit fringe kooks who would never get their agendas past the voters.

  David Letterman

  Believe, Past, Judging

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