“It's truly a blessing to have total freaking idiots as your enemy.”
Rachel Maddow (1973) American journalist
The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC (5 June 2009)
Commenting on Al-Qaedas comments on Barack Obama.
“Blessed are the idiots, for they are happiest people on earth.”
— Barry Hughart, book Bridge of Birds
Source: Bridge of Birds
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