Party Quotes by P. J. O'Rourke

17 Party quotes by P. J. O'Rourke

O'Rourke’s party quips are laced with razor‑sharp humor, turning any celebration into a stage for witty critique. The 17 excerpts capture his talent for blending sarcasm with sharp social observation.

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The Democrats said, "We don't know what's wrong with America, but we can fix it." The Republicans said, "There's nothing wrong with…

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Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work, and then they get elected and prove it.

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A friend of mine at the American Enterprise Institute says there are two parties: the silly party and the stupid party. I'm…

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The Republican convention, an event with the intellectual content of a Guns'n'Roses lyric attended by every ofay insurance brokerin America who owns…

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All previous populist movements were demanding things from governments, whereas the Tea Party is saying, 'Give us less, go away.' That's heartening…

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The Democrats planned to fiddle while Rome burned. The Republicans were going to burn Rome, then fiddle.

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The Tea Party has definitely increased political involvement, not only among Tea Party members but among people who oppose the Tea Party…

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Christmas begins about the first of December with an office party and ends when you finally realize what you spent, around April…

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A cocktail party is what you call it when you invite everyone you know to come over to your house at six…

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[Friedrich] Hayek is not protesting that things like child labor and stuff are good. He's just trying to show that when government…

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After all, what is your host's purpose in having a party? Surely not for you to enjoy yourself; if that were their…

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Bachelors know all about parties. In fact, a good bachelor is a living, breathing party all by himself. At least that is…

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When a couple decide to divorce, they should inform both sets of parents before having a party and telling all their friends.…

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So what if I don't agree with the Democrats? What's to disagree with? They believe everything. And what they don't believe, the…

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The forces of safety are afoot in the land. I, for one, believe it is a conspiracy - a conspiracy of Safety…

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The Road To Serfdom was written during WWII, and basically it's an anti-Nazi, anti-communist thing, but also it's an anti-Conservative and anti-Labor-party…

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If you want to join the Republican party, they have to let you in. There's nothing they can do about it. I…

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In comparative terms, there's no poverty in America by a long shot. Heritage Foundation political scientist Robert Rector has worked up figures showing that…

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The Democrats said, "We don't know what's wrong with America, but we can fix it." The Republicans said, "There's nothing wrong with America, and…

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At Epcot Center the Disney corporation has focused its attention on two things greatly in need of Disneyfication: the tedious future and the annoying…

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So-called Western Civilization, as practised in half of Europe, some of Asia and a few parts of North America, is better than anything else…

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My whole family can talk. They are all car salesmen. They are all funny.

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It was Ronald Reagan who used to say that the 10 most frightening words in the English language are, "I'm from the federal government,…

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Gun violence has cost us too many political leaders, and hardly ever the worst ones.

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Pete Seeger is a modest, unassuming, cheerful, and kind-natured man. He's a good folk singer, if you can stand folk singing. And he's such…

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Journalists are notoriously easy to kid. All you have to do is speak to a journalist in a very serious tone of voice, and…

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I like to think of my behavior in the sixties as a 'learning experience.' Then again, I like to think of anything stupid I've…

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I'll be 56 this year, I've got two kids, and I think it's probably time to go back to writing one-glove jokes.

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Something that comes to us, some gym shoe that comes to us as a result of child labor from a brutal dictatorship, where people…

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Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border.

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Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do.

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