"The selection of a Republican candidate for the presidency of this globalized and expansive empire is — and I mean this seriously — the greatest competition of idiocy and ignorance that has ever been."

� Fidel Castro, who was the subject of several barbs during a GOP debate in Florida. (via officialssay)

"Democracies suffer not only from their slow reaction time at moments of crisis, but also from the difficulty that they face in projecting themselves into the future and planning for the long term. On both sides of the Atlantic, political leaders know what they must do for their countries, but do not know how to get re-elected if they actually do it. They seem to be structurally condemned to short-termism."

� Dominique Moïsi, on the difficulties for democracies to respond to crises. (via europeanvoice)

(Source: europeanvoice.com, via europeanvoice)

"Moses, he tried to talk God out of making him go lead the people. He wasn’t a good speaker. Now, from time to time I can relate to that."

� Rick Perry, on his frequent campaign trail gaffes. (via officialssay)

the argument of objectivity

don’t take my word for it, but objectivity doesn’t exist. We all have an opinion or a slant in some direction or other and will ultimately lean toward it in everything we do. But then again, to be objective in all of this, don’t take my word for it… #arguingobjectivity