Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Bernard Goldberg

Quote by Bernard Goldberg

“I worked with these liberal elites for 28 years at CBS News, and they were always throwing around the term 'white trash,' by which they meant poor southerners who didn't go to Harvard. I'm not sure why that makes them trash.”

Quote by Bernard Goldberg

Author

Bernard Goldberg
Bernard Goldberg

Bernard Goldberg is an American writer known for his criticism of the media and the news industry. Born on May 31, 1945, he graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Goldberg's work often focuses on the ethics and professional standards of the news industry, frequently sparking public discussions about the authenticity and objectivity of news. more

You May Also Like

“The main qualities that had earned him this universal respect in the service were, first, an extreme indulgence towards people, based on his awareness of his own shortcomings; second, a perfect liberalism, not the sort he read about in the newspapers, but the sort he had in his blood, which made him treat all people, whatever their rank or status, in a perfectly equal and identical way; and, third - most important - a perfect indifference to the business he was occupied with, owing to which he never got carried away and never made mistakes.”

“She wondered how people would remember her. She had not made enough to spread her wealth around like Carnegie, to erase any sins that had attached to her name, she had failed, she had not reached the golden bough. The liberals would cheer her death. They would light marijuana cigarettes and drive to their sushi restaurants and eat fresh food that had traveled eight thousand miles. They would spend all of supper complaining about people like her, and when they got home their houses would be cold and they'd press a button on a wall to get warm. The whole time complaining about big oil.”