“I think our nation's at war with radical Islam. The primary goal of these groups is to attack our nation. Washington's a prime target.” ThinkingWarNationsGoalGroupsIslamRadicalPrimariesTargetPrimeRadical Islam Author:Lindsey Graham
“There are only a few safe targets left, just a few groups of people you can say anything negative about without getting in trouble for it. I've made a list of safe targets and I probably ought to stick to those. Politicians, for instance. You can say anything you want about them, and it doesn't matter how unfair you are. People seem to like it.” PeopleWantMadeMatterSeemsLeftTroubleGroupsOughtPoliticianSafeNegativeSticksListsInstanceTargetUnfairSay Anything Author:Andy Rooney
“History--the product, not the raw material--is a bottle with a label. For many years now, the emphasis of historical discussion has been laid upon the label (its iconography, its target-group of customers) and upon the interesting problems of manufacturing bottle-glass. The contents, on the other hand, are tasted in a knowing, perfunctory way and then spat out again. Only amateurs swallow them.” WayYearsHas BeensProblemHandsInterestingKnowingGroupsMaterialsProductsHistoricalGlassesCustomersLabelsDiscussionTargetBottlesEmphasisManufacturingRaw MaterialsSpatsIconography Author:Neal Ascherson
“In America, you can segregate the people, but the problems will travel. From slavery to equal rights, from state suppression of dissent to crime, drugs and unemployment, I can't think of a supposedly Black issue that hasn't wasted the original Black target group and then spread like measles to outlying white experience.” PeopleThinkingI CanStatesProblemAmericaBlackWhiteIssuesRightsGroupsCrimeDrugEqualOriginalsSlaverySpreadTargetUnemploymentSegregationEqual RightsDissentSuppressionMeasles Book:On call: political essays Source: On call: political essays
“Stages of life are artifacts. Adolescence is a useful contrivance, midlife is a moving target, senior citizens are an interest group, and tweenhood is just plain made up.” MadeAgeMovingInterestGenerationsGroupsStageCitizensTargetAdolescenceSeniorArtifactsMidlifeSenior CitizenStages Of LifeInterest Groups Author:Jill Lepore
“In 2014, impunity in journalism murder cases reached a staggering 96 percent and the remaining 4 percent obtained only partial justice, we have become targets. Insurgent groups no longer use reporters to transmit news, but instead kidnap them to make news. They treat us as enemy combatants and spies. This is our everyday reality.” UseRealityJusticeEnemyCasesGroupsNewsPercentTreatsMurderEverydayJournalismTargetReportersSpyTransmitImpunityStaggeringInsurgent Author:Mariane Pearl
“I think there are many experts who say, in fact, the most powerful nations on earth are more vulnerable today than the weaker nations because they're the targets of so many of these groups that are trying to steal, to buy, to build nuclear weapons.” ThinkingTryingFactsTodayEarthNationsPowerfulGroupsWeaponsNuclearStealingVulnerableExpertsMost PowerfulTargetNuclear Weapons Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“Typically cult groups target universities and colleges. Most likely those schools that maintain campus housing.” SchoolGroupsCollegeUniversityTargetCultHousingCampus Author:Rick Ross