# Movie quotes that can encapsulate this election year

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 22, 2004, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quotes-that-can-encapsulate-this-election-year/270604 "2004-10-22T15:24:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quotes-that-can-encapsulate-this-election-year/270604/41 "2004-10-25T16:13:15Z")

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They used this line in Gangs of NY

It’s not the people that cast the votes who decide the election, it’s the people that count the votes.

Oh and if you want a Full Metal Jacket Quote I’d go with

Shoot Me!

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**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quotes-that-can-encapsulate-this-election-year/270604/42 "2004-10-25T17:01:18Z")

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“There’s no difference between good flan and bad flan…”

-_Wag the Dog_

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**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quotes-that-can-encapsulate-this-election-year/270604/43 "2004-10-25T23:55:36Z")

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Not exactly a movie, but from Bill Cosby’s _Himself_:

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> I’m sick! I’m sick of this, and I’m sick of you! I’m just so sick, I don’t know what to do with myself!

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**Author:** ![jweb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jweb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jweb)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quotes-that-can-encapsulate-this-election-year/270604/44 "2004-10-26T04:17:49Z")

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> [@Zebra](#):
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> They used this line in Gangs of NY
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> It’s not the people that cast the votes who decide the election, it’s the people that count the votes.

Actually, that line was first used by  
[Joseph Stalin](http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/33590.html) .

Anyway, back on topic, I’d add:  
Evil will always triumph, because Good is dumb. – Dark Helmet, Spaceballs.

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**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quotes-that-can-encapsulate-this-election-year/270604/45 "2004-10-26T04:45:39Z")

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From **Bound** :

Corky: You know what the difference is between you and me, Violet?  
Violet: No.  
Corky: Me Neither.

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