Great Political Put-Downs

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Best Political Insults

Imagine yourself in the position of Prime Minister or the leader of another country around the world. Political leaders face immense pressure from their people, as they should, but do personal insults to their administrations and personalities go too far? Not really, because making fun of politicians is one of the damned funniest things we can think of.

Political insults peaked in the 1970s through the 90s in the UK when the country faced great political division and turmoil. Around the world, political insults have been exchanged since the dawn of human history, it seems. There’s just nothing more entertaining than hearing two men decided in their ideology throwing personal insults back and forth at each other.

1.) Perhaps the greatest political insult of all time wasn’t even spoken. At the end of US President George W. Bush’s reign, an Iraqi journalist lobbed a shoe directly at the President that narrowly missed his head.

2.) Nigel Farage’s insult to EU president Herman van Rompuy is perhaps one of the most infamous of the modern age. He accused van Rompuy of being the “quiet assassin of European democracy...” , having the “charisma of a damp rag...”, and the “appearance of a low-grade bank clerk.” Rompuy was visibly discomforted by these insults, and Farage was eventually fined for insulting the president.

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3.) Winston Churchill was famous for his political insults. Perhaps his greatest was directed at Prime Minister Clement Attlee. Churchill called him “A sheep in sheep’s clothing... a modest man with much to be modest about.”

4.) Another famous Churchill moment was when his clerk knocked on Churchill’s bathroom door, telling him that Lord Privy Seal wanted to meet with the former prime minister. Churchill responded with the hilarious: “Tell the Lord Privy Seal I am sealed in my privy, and can only deal with one shit at a time.”

5.) Sir Edward Heath responded with the brilliant “I am not a doctor” when asked about Margaret Thatcher’s reign. The implication was that Thatcher was somehow not in her right mind. He later went on to add “[Thatcher] probably thinks Sinai is the plural of sinus.”

6.) Robert Mugabe called Gordon Brown “...a tiny little dot on this world” It wasn’t the strongest insult ever, but we are almost sure that even this made that old sack of potatoes relatively uncomfortable for a short time.

7.) Romani Prodi accused Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of “...[clinging] to data the way a drunkard clings to lampposts.”

8.) F.E. Smith returned fire on Winston Churchill when he said, “Winston [devoted] the best years of his life to preparing his impromptu speeches” An insult to the great Mr. Churchill, discounting the moments of his reign when he pulled the UK through the War.

9.) A disenfranchised Alan Clark had something to say about Douglas Hurd: “He might as well have a corncob up his arse!” Harsh, Mr. Clark, but we don’t blame you for this hilarious insult that stood the test of time.

10.) “When she speaks without thinking, she says what she thinks.” Margaret Thatcher slammed again by Lord St. John of Fawsley.

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