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getagrip_already

(17,619 posts) Mon Jan 27, 2025, 10:08 AM Monday

Name the source of this quote: His job is not to wield political power....

His job is not to wield political power, but to draw attention away from it

It's from a very popular sci-fi classic, and it refers to the presidency.

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Name the source of this quote: His job is not to wield political power.... (Original Post) getagrip_already Monday OP

Asimov? underpants Monday #1

Asimov? I guess your brain is too highly trained, underpants. FSogol Monday #5

Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy? I'd take Zaphod over Trumpy anyday. n/t FSogol Monday #2

Bingo... getagrip_already Monday #3

Kurt Vonnegut's "Player Piano" has something along those lines Wicked Blue Monday #4

underpants

(188,098 posts)

1. Asimov?

Reply to getagrip_already (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 10:13 AM

Monday

FSogol

(47,076 posts)

5. Asimov? I guess your brain is too highly trained, underpants.

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 02:07 PM

Monday

FSogol

(47,076 posts)

2. Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy? I'd take Zaphod over Trumpy anyday. n/t

Reply to getagrip_already (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 10:14 AM

Monday

getagrip_already

(17,619 posts)

3. Bingo...

Reply to FSogol (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 11:05 AM

Monday

Chapter 4. It is an erie description of putting a fool in power to distract from the real players.

Wicked Blue

(6,978 posts)

4. Kurt Vonnegut's "Player Piano" has something along those lines

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 11:51 AM

Monday

In the novel, the president of the US is Jonathan Lynn, an attractive looking but unintelligent figurehead who went from doing a tv show directly to the White House. The country is really run by a planning council and by machines.

Here's an excerpt that describes him and his role.

https://amihay.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/president_lynn.pdf

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