“There are truckloads of broccoli at this very minute descending on Washington. My family is divided. For the broccoli vote out there: Barbara loves broccoli. She has tried to make me eat it. She eats it all the time herself. So she can go out and meet the caravan of broccoli that's coming in.” MinutesMy FamilyVoteDividedDescendingBarbaraBroccoliCaravans Book:Speaking of Freedom: The Collected Speeches Source: Speaking of Freedom: The Collected Speeches
“It strikes me as a sound, honest statement for a prospective voter to say: 'Look, I haven't given this election a minute's thought, and it's just not fair for me to cancel out the vote of someone who actually gives a damn.' Indeed, it's not just sound and honest - it's the ethically responsible thing to do.” GivingLooksGivenSoundMinutesHonestHavensFairsVoteResponsibleElectionStrikesStatementsDamnThings To DoVotersNot Fair Author:Jeff Greenfield
“Congratulations to Saddam Hussein on being elected to another seven-year term. It was very close. He received 99 percent of the vote, and one percent of the vote went for last-minute candidate Frank Lautenberg.” YearsLastsTermMinutesPercentVoteSevenCandidatesFrankSaddamCongratulationsHusseinSeven YearsLast Minute Author:David Letterman
“Los Angeles residents are going to vote on a tax on anything sold in a medical marijuana dispensary. If the measure passes the city could be solvent within 45 minutes.” IfsCitiesMinutesTaxesVoteMedicalLos AngelesMarijuanaResidentsMedical Marijuana Author:Conan O'Brien
“I posted a video a day for almost two months and was hardly sleeping, but I think it really pushed me to give music everything I had in me. I knew it was a chance I couldn't miss. The funny thing is I never saw my music video when it aired during the Super Bowl because as soon as I heard my song start I was in tears for the next 10 minutes! The most amazing thing that came out of all of this, however, was the support that had developed online. Without the people that came back day after day to vote for me, I'd be nowhere, and I really owe it all to them.” PeopleThinkingGivingTwoSongNextChanceSleepSupportSawsHeardMinutesMissingTearsMonthsVoteVideoOnlineBowlsFunny ThingsAmazing ThingsSuper BowlMost AmazingTwo MonthsVote For Me Author:Kina Grannis