“You have to deal with the reality that in the political process, people are going to vote based on what they're hearing from their constituents and others.” PeopleRealityPoliticalProcessDealsVoteHearingConstituents Author:Marco Rubio
“It's fairly obvious, since Richard Nixon, that there is no such thing as a fair deal for any voter in the United States -- You're just not gonna get it. It's a joke -- the people that you vote for, they're the next best thing to criminals. But of course they have money for advertising campaigns that make them look a little bit better than they actually are.” PeopleLooksLittlesStatesCoursesNextBitsUnitedDealsUnited StatesLittle BitJokesFairsVoteObviousCriminalsCampaignsAdvertisingBest ThingsVoters Author:Frank Zappa
“The Trans Pacific Partnership (and fast-track authority to whisk it through Congress without debate) is fast approaching. If you haven't seen our video about it, please watch. If you have, please share. And mobilize and organize friends and colleagues to call their senators and representatives to tell them to vote against this reprehensible deal.” IfsDealsWatchesShareHavensPleaseAuthorityVoteCongressTrackDebateVideoPartnershipRepresentativesSenatorsOrganizeColleaguesTransPacificWhisk Author:Robert Reich
“Richard Nixon was not the lesser evil, he was the greater evil, but in his administration the war was finally brought to an end, because he had to deal with the power of the anti-war movement as well as the power of the Vietnamese movement. I will vote, but always with a caution that voting is not crucial, and organizing is the important thing.” WellsImportantWarEndsEvilDealsGreaterMovementVoteImportant ThingsAdministrationVotingCrucialAnti WarCautionVietnameseLesser EvilAnti War Movement Author:Howard Zinn
“I wish the women's rights folks would be more sensible. I think women have a great deal to learn, before they are fit to vote.” ThinkingWould BeWishDealsRightsFitVoteFolksSensibleWomens Rights Author:Ellen Swallow Richards
“I don't want to involve myself in the various arguments about why Israel was created . . . . . I want to deal with the situation at hand which is the ongoing killing on both sides. . . . . . . It's true that there's also much oppression of Palestinians in Arab countries, where Palestinians aren't allowed to vote or own property and are treated as second class citizens and pawns in the fight against Israel. But I'm not going to spend my time on this since there is isn't a whole lot I can do about it.” WantI CanCountryWholeHandsFightingSidesCan DoDealsSituationClassCitizensArgumentVotePropertyKillingVariousIsraelTreatedOppressionMy TimePalestinianBoth SidesOngoingPawnsSecond Class Citizens Author:Michael Moore