“If anything, they are rearranging the deck chairs on the Hindenburg.”

— Stephen Colbert

White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (2006)
Context: Then you write, "Oh, they're just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." First of all, that is a terrible metaphor. This administration is not sinking. This administration is soaring. If anything, they are rearranging the deck chairs on the Hindenburg.

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