“The Citizen's Petition reflects Vermont's spirit of pragmatism and across-the-board cooperation. I applaud the 'Campaign to Fix the Debt' for calling attention to one of the country's most pressing problems, our ballooning national debt, and for urging policymakers to find practical solutions.” CountryProblemSpiritAttentionCitizensCallingSolutionsDebtCampaignsPracticalsBoardsCooperationPragmatismPetitionsNational DebtVermont Author:Peter Welch
“At 82, Nelson (who wrote the song "On the Road Again," among a thousand or more others) is the elder statesman of country music, a steadying and powerful voice in the industry and on environmental issues, and he's still on the road much of the year. The music keeps calling.” YearsStillsCountrySongVoicePowerfulIssuesIndustryCallingThousandEnvironmentalEldersStatesmenNelsonEnvironmental Issues Author:Willie Nelson
“I'm very proud of the fact that Israel is the one country in a very broad radius that - in which Arabs have free and fair elections. That's sacrosanct. That will never change. I wasn't trying to suppress a vote. I was trying to get something to counter a foreign-funded effort to get votes that are intended to topple my party. And I was calling on our voters to come out.” TryingCountryFactsPartyEffortProudCallingFairsVoteElectionIsraelBroadsVotersNever ChangeRadius Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“AIDS respects no national boundaries; spares no race or religion; devastates men and women, rich and poor. No country can ignore this crisis. Fighting AIDS is an urgent calling - because every life, in every land, has value and dignity.” MenCountryValuesFightingPoorRaceRichLandCallingMen And WomenDignityCrisisAidsBoundariesSparesUrgentRich And Poor Author:Laura Bush
“The Government cannot afford to have a country made up entirely of rich people, because rich people pay so little tax that the Government would quickly go bankrupt. This is why Government men always tell us that labor is man's noblest calling. Government needs labor to pay its upkeep.” PeopleMenNeedsLittlesMadeCountryGovernmentPayRichCallingTaxesLaborRich PeopleUpkeep Book:So this is depravity Source: So this is depravity
“We are now considering legislation based on statistics that include name-calling at public rallies as crimes. Are we going on to the school yards of this country and when two kids get angry with each other and call each other names -- what are we going to do, cart them over to the reformatory or add them to the list of 'hate crimes' perpetrators? This is ridiculous.” TwoCountryKidsSchoolHateNamesCrimeCallingSpeechAngryAddCorruptionListsRidiculousDeceptionStatisticsConsideringYardsLegislationHate CrimeCartsPerpetratorsName Calling Author:Jesse Helms
“When you ignore what people are saying on a daily basis, calling for the annihilation of your country, you are ignoring them at your own risk.” PeopleCountryRiskCallingBasesAnnihilation Author:Caroline Glick