Here are some really funny political quotes from the "Simpsons" TV show that have occurred over the years:
In the Simpsons episode ''The Day the Earth Was Stupid,'' a spoof of ''The War of the Worlds,'' two aliens talk to each other after launching an invasion and occupation of Springfield and the rest of the planet:
''The Earthlings continue to resent our presence,'' one alien says. ''You said we'd be greeted as liberators!''
''Don't worry, we still have the people's hearts and minds,'' the other alien replies, holding up a heart and a brain.
''An election!? That's one of those deals where they close the bars isn't it?''
—Barney Gumbel
''Uh, Lisa, the whole reason we have elected officials is so we don't have to think all the time. Just like that rainforest scare a few years back: our officials saw there was a problem and they fixed it, didn't they?''
—Homer Simpson
''I will not buy a presidential pardon.
—Bart Simpson chalkboard gag, which was a reference to the controversy surrounding the last-minute pardons issued by President Bill Clinton on his last day in office
''The Pledge of Allegiance does not end with 'hail Satan.'''
—Bart Simpson chalkboard gag
Krusty the Clown, announcing his candidacy for Congress: ''Gentlemen, I am your candidate. There's just one thing. Are you guys any good at covering up youthful, middle aged indiscretions?''
Mr. Burns: ''Are these indiscretions romantic, financial or treasonous?''
Krusty: ''Russian hooker, you tell me.''
Burns: ''We'll say you were on a fact finding mission.''
''I will not plant subliminAL messaGOREs.''
—Bart Simpson chalkboard gag. This endorsement of Al Gore just prior to the 2000 election made reference to the ''subliminal message'' claim during the campaign, in which the word ''RAT'' briefly appeared in a GOP commercial while Democrats were being mentioned
Todd Flanders: ''Daddy, what do taxes pay for?''
Ned Flanders: ''Oh, why, everything! Policemen, trees, sunshine! And let's not forget the folks who just don't feel like working, God bless 'em!''
Bart Simpson: ''Didn't you wonder why you were getting checks for doing absolutely nothing?''
Grampa Simpson: ''I figured because the democrats were in power again.''
''Ooh! A political discussion at our table. I feel like a Kennedy!''
—Lisa Simpson
''I will not scare the vice president.''
—Bart Simpson chalkboard gag, which was a reference to Vice President Dick Cheney's heart condition
''No one cares what the definition of 'is' is.''
—Bart Simpson chalkboard gag, which was a reference to Bill Clinton's famous quote during the Monica Lewinsky scandal
Grampa: ''Dear Mr. President, there are too many states nowadays. Please eliminate three. I am not a crackpot.''
''The president did it is not an excuse.''
—Bart Simpson chalkboard gag, which aired a day after Bill Clinton was impeached
''Lisa, if you don't like your job, you don't strike: you just go in every day and do it really half assed. That's the American way.''
—Homer Simpson
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