Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 18:10:39 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: zo' d'axa quote


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This is great. Any idea of a website where this is translated into english?

Ze Sprout said:
<the place is Paris, the date is third of may 1898 and Zo d'Axa uses his by then famous newspaper "La feuille" to start the campaign of a new candidate for the next elections:

VOTERS
In presenting me to your elections, i need to say a few words. Here they are: I'm from an old french family, i'm proud to say, i am a pedigree ass, an ass in the true meaning of the words: four legs and hair all over.
My name is ZERO, just as my contestors are.
I am white, like the many voter's bulletins which ar  not counted, and which from now on, are votes for me.
I will surely be elected. (...)

And then he writes down one of the better phrases i ever heard about voting - just count me in ;-)

Citizens,
they cheat on you. You are told that the last (current) Senat (Chamber, whatever), is composed of imbeciles and crooks, not representing the vast majority of the people. That's wrong. A Senat (Chamber, whatever) composed off cheating and too-dumb-to-be-off-any-good representatives, represents in the best way possible the voters you are. Don't protest this, the nation has the representatives it deserves.

and it goes on and on like that

two weeks later (19th of may 1898) he opens his journal with : "He is chosen" (drawing by Steinlen). Zo d'axa whilst walking around in Paris on a cart pulled by this white ass ran into some problems with the police.>




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