Not strictly topical, but I like what Penn Jillette said:
"I say to people who are scared of death, 'You weren't alive in 1890. Does that scare you?' They say, 'No, why would it?' I say, 'So why does 2090 scare you?'"
"I say to people who are scared of death, 'You weren't alive in 1890. Does that scare you?' They say, 'No, why would it?' I say, 'So why does 2090 scare you?'"