Winston Churchill Quotes
An empty taxi arrived at 10 Downing Street, and when the door was opened, Clement Atlee got out/
Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister (Conservative), Insult of then Prime Minister Clement Atlee
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Baldwin when Prime Minister would not arm England to stop Germany and after he left office, supported his successor, Neville Chamberlain, in his peace efforts which turned out to be appeasement, See {626936}.
1st Earl of Beaconsfield
Churchill detested Attlee, politically and personally. Atlee had an important government post with the quaint English title of “Lord Privy Seal.” In this spontaneous response, Churchill, insulted both Atlee and his position. See {620649} for another put down of Attlee
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910
Fox hunting was a sport engaged in only by the very wealthy. The House of Lords tends to represent the views and norms of the British upper classes who engage in Fox hunting. Skinner and the House of Commons wanted to ban Fox Hunting because it is a very cruel sport with dozens of dogs chasing a single fox and often tearing him apart before the riders arrive.
This is one of the great political putdowns in history. He in effect called Dundas a liar without ever being overt or nasty.
Romney who was typically well spoken, very frequently in his campaign speeches and appearances, made statements that were clearly untrue, and even worse statements which reinforced the negative stereotype of a disconnected rich man. Hence the joke about the muzzle.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910. At the time, one curiosity was the “Flea Circus”. This was a glass container containing fleas that would have been taught to do various tricks. The “trainers” would charge people a small amount of money to view the different tricks. So this was an insult to the intelligence of Congressmen that most people at the time would easily understand.
Chavez frequently insulted officials and leaders of other countries. See linked quotes for examples.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, DL, FRS, RA was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from two years between 1922 and 1924, Churchill was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1964 and represented a total of five constituencies. Ideologically an economic liberal and imperialist, he was for most of his career a member of the Conservative Party, as leader from 1940 to 1955. He was a member of the Liberal Party from 1904 to 1924. Churchill was also well known for his military career and as a historian, painter and writer, and among his many awards was the Nobel Prize in Literature.
