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Warpy

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7. Historical note. 1920 was the first election women were allowed to vote in

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun Dec 18, 2016, 05:14 PM

Dec 2016

Harding was elected that year. Everybody knew he was a crook and sour patriarchs said he got elected because he was the better looking of the two candidates and women were suckers for a pretty face.

Unfortunately for them, such was not the case. Women lack sex organs attached to their eyes. Men thought having a crook in office would give them an edge in their own businesses.

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Oh My - From 1920 [View all] kpete Dec 2016 OP

We have arrived at Mencken's prediction. roamer65 Dec 2016 #1

I think it was "downright moron" Skittles Dec 2016 #2

Given Obama, I think we must have two inner souls. gulliver Dec 2016 #3

Mencken's prediction J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #4

No. Hillary won the democratic vote. In this country we call it the "popular" vote, Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #17

Quote is close but not quite right. RedWedge Dec 2016 #5

I agree with the prediction but not the definition Martin Eden Dec 2016 #6

That's why the founders wanted an educated public. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #13

Historical note. 1920 was the first election women were allowed to vote in Warpy Dec 2016 #7

Yeaup.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #8

nah, this is the result of ignoring talk radio certainot Dec 2016 #9

Oh My, Indeed! Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #10

K&R zentrum Dec 2016 #11

Likely referring to Warren G. Harding. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #12

Oh but the electoral college will prevent that! moondust Dec 2016 #14

That was my sig line for a while during the Bush years. progressoid Dec 2016 #15

Ironic that one of most qualified Presidential Candidates ever lost in 1920 to one of the worst andym Dec 2016 #16

That quote was always believed to apply to GWB. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #18