“I did not want to provide a blueprint or roadmap for the terrorists, saying 'Here are our new security procedures'.” Quote by John S. Pistole
“The bottom line is, if somebody doesn't go through proper security screening, they're not going to go on the flight.” IfsLinesSecurityGoes OnBottomFlightBottom LineScreening Author:John S. Pistole
“But what I want to assure and reassure the public is we are concerned about your safety, your security, and your privacy. Let's work together in partnership to ensure that we can have the best way forward.” WayWantTogetherSecurityConcernedSafetyBest WayPrivacyWorking TogetherPartnershipWay Forward Author:John S. Pistole
“I want to improve TSA's counterterrorism focus through intelligence and cutting edge technology, support the TSA workforce, and strengthen the agency's relationships with stakeholders and the traveling public. All of these priorities are interconnected and are vital to TSA's mission - and I would say, all of our collective mission.” WantTechnologySupportFocusCuttingEdgesMissionsPrioritiesAgencyCollectivesWorkforceInterconnectedCutting EdgeStakeholderCounter TerrorismTsa Author:John S. Pistole
“Our pat-down approach is very similar to what is being utilized in Europe and, as we know, around the world. It's even much more thorough in other parts of the world.” KnowsWorldApproachEuropeAround The WorldThorough Author:John S. Pistole
“I think if you look at yesterday's New York Times poll, particularly when you judge Democrats in Congress versus the Republicans in Congress, people put a little more faith, or even a little more than a little more faith in the Democrats in Congress.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksLittlesNew YorkJudgingRepublicanDemocratCongressYesterdayVersusPollsNew York Times Author:John Podesta
“I think that people have to have to have a sense of what ideas are one the progressive side, the Democratic side in order ultimately to be effective in the political world.” PeopleThinkingWorldIdeasPoliticalOrderSidesDemocraticProgressive Author:John Podesta
“If that's your definition of the Clinton faction, then I think that that seems to be in ascendancy. That might include a guy like John Edwards, who's just starting this new center in Chapel Hill to deal with issues of poverty and work.” IfsThinkingSeemsMightGuyDealsPovertyIssuesClintonStartingDefinitionsHillsFactionsChapelAscendancyChapel Hill Author:John Podesta
“If you ask the people who are professional political analysts, they would say that the way redistricting has worked, that the Republicans have something of a lock on the House until a redistricting occurs after 2010, particularly as a result of what DeLay did in Texas.” PeopleIfsWayPoliticalAsksHouseResultsRepublicanTexasLocksDelayAnalystsRedistricting Author:John Podesta
“In fact, I think that Governor Clinton, when he was running, and President Clinton, when he was serving, actually governed with a wide range of advisors and a perspective that blended the best of ideas from the center and the left.” ThinkingIdeasFactsRunningLeftPresidentPerspectiveClintonWideRangeServingGovernorsAdvisorsPresident Clinton Author:John Podesta