Richard Trumka Quotes

American voters tend to make their decisions based on a variety of vectors. Professional political satirists employ rather more scientific criteria. Namely: who will provide us with better material over the next four years?

If you wanted to hear politics, you'd go to Henry Kissinger; you wouldn't go to hear Jackie Mason. The reason I speak about politics is because I know I can get a laugh out of it.

I'm not a political comic.

In a weird way, our satirists probably have the most complicated, nuanced views of our politics now - Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver. I don't know what that says about our country.

'SNL' has always been known for its ability to skewer politics, and the circus that was Palin's bid to be Vice President was ripe for parody.

I've got genuine political reasons for not voting for David Cameron. He's got a tiny little mouth.

People go, 'Oh, Trump must be good for comedy,' and I go, 'Ehhh.'

Republicans are easy to make fun of.

Whoever doesn't want to hear our voice needs to see a political otolaryngologist.

I think I've seen every 'Bill Maher' episode.

I stay far away from political humor.

I've had shows where, afterwards, people have commented or hoped I would talk more about something in politics or that I would make a joke about Mitch McConnell or something like that.

Larry Flynt, running for governor of California. His goal - change our state bird to the spread eagle.

[If Donald Trump does get elected, I will be] probably Secretary Of Reeducation. Or I don't know. I'll probably end up working in the cafeteria.

Sarah Palin gave a speech in South Korea. Just what the Koreans needed: Two crazy dictators in fashionable lady's glasses.

Politics is the best show in America. I love animals and I love politicians, and I like to watch both of 'em at play, either back home in their native state, or after they've been captured and sent to a zoo, or to Washington.

In the next election, I'm voting for your mom to be the next God.

One of my most often repeated quips was the one I made when former Presidents Carter, Ford and Nixon stood by each other at a White House event. 'There they are,' I said. 'See no evil, hear no evil, and . . . evil.'

The comedy gods are smiling on me tonight, because I have been saying, for the longest time, that president Bush must set a timetable for removing his head from his ass...and, by god, today they went in and looked for it... They didn't find it. So now we don't know where it is, but at least for once in my life, I get to see the words "Bush", "operation", and "success" in the same sentence.

Wit puts politicians at risk.

I wouldn't have the slightest interest in running for public office. I'd rather make jokes about politicians than become one of them.

I don't do jokes about elections so that's probably why it went okay for me, except for the crazy people that are hate-crime people.

I think politics have gotten vulgar and we comedically portray that.

Render any politician down and there's enough fat to fry an egg.

I care about politics, but I have a tough time making comedy out of it. I was so happy to have a chance to be on The Daily Show, and I think Jon Stewart's so funny... but mostly in my own comedy, I care about less relevant things.