[lbo-talk] The Party of Lincoln

[DeborahSRogers]

"There was an amazing lack of sophistication. People asked for
autographs - thinking I was Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton (news - web
sites) and Don King. I didn't care. I signed them." 

--Rep. CHARLIE RANGEL, a Democrat, telling the New York Daily News
about the reception he got at the Republican National Convention. 

(posted in Oddly Enough News, Reuters)

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" How come people always flip and think they're Jesus? Why not Buddha? Particularly in America, where more people resemble Buddha than Jesus. 'Ah'm BUDDHA!' 'You're Bubba!' 'Ah'm Buddha now..All I gotta do is change 3 letters on ma belt...' " - Bill Hicks