Dave Barry Quotes
A full-grown manatee, which can weigh more than 1,000 pounds, looks like the result of a genetic experiment involving a walrus and the Goodyear Blimp.
Barry, Dave. Best. State. Ever. A Florida Man Defends His Homeland. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2016.
Bush was a poor orator with a very limited command of the English language although he was quite bright and well educated. He was speaking to an audience which was very concerned about the survival of fish stocks in the Midwestern rivers and lakes and others who fished for a living or sport. Limiting fishing rights hurt the latter group and not doing so further diminished the fish stocks which were already in peril from over fishing and other factors. Bush wanted to say that there were opportunities for humans to fish and the fish stocks to thrive if there could be compromises. But the phrase that came from his mouth missed the mark and produced another gaff in his collection.
Simpson was the Vice Chairman of the bipartisan Debt and Deficit Commission. Many issues such as Medicare and Social Security were so large that Congress would not even consider economic reform in those areas. The commission took on all these major large areas. Hence the metaphor of the whales.
This image of reality is a little disconcerting to most people as it represents the kind of world political philosophy wants to avoid. It also gives us a different perspective on marine environmentalism and conservation.
David McAlister Barry is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comic novels. Barry's honors include the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary (1988) and the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism (2005).
