“Really, an historic night last night. You may have heard, Barack Obama will be the first black president of the United States of America. ... Obama is also the first Democrat to receive more than 50 percent of the vote since Jimmy Carter, the first senator to be elected since Jack Kennedy, the first Muslim to be ... I said too much.” FirstsMaySaidStatesLastsAmericaNightBlackPresidentUnitedUnited StatesToo MuchHeardPercentVoteDemocratBarackSenatorsUnited States Of AmericaHistoricLast NightJimmyCarterJack Kennedy Author:Jon Stewart
“Ironically, the possibility that the president dodged his military service has increased his approval ratings with Democrats by 80 percent.” PresidentMilitaryPossibilityPercentDemocratApprovalRatingMilitary ServiceApproval Rating Author:Craig Kilborn
“ACORN, you may recall, is the left-wing activist group with longtime ties to community organizer-turned-President Barack Obama. The nonprofit, which now takes in 40 percent of its revenues from American taxpayers after four decades on the public teat, has a history of engaging in voter fraud, corporate shakedowns, partisan bullying and pro-illegal immigration lobbying. The Democrats' stimulus proposals could make the group - and its lesser known but even more radical ideological allies - eligible for upward of $5 billion in new public cash.” MayLeftPresidentCommunityKnownFourGroupsPercentWingsDemocratDecadesBillionsImmigrationRadicalBarackCorporateTiesIllegalActivistVotersBullyingAlliesFraudCashRecallsEngagingRevenueProposalTaxpayersStimulusIdeologicalPartisansPresident Barack ObamaLeft WingIllegal ImmigrationOrganizerNonprofitsAcornsLobbyingVoter FraudLesser Known Author:Michelle Malkin
“Every election, roughly half the population votes Democrat and the other half votes Republican. Now, I understand why the Republicans get one percent of the vote - the richest one percent.That other percent, someone will have to explain to me.” HalfRepublicanPercentVoteElectionDemocratPopulationOther Half Author:Bill Maher
“Barack Obama did get a higher percentage of the vote than anybody has in this country in 20 years. I mean, it was a resounding victory. I mean, whether his core constituency was 20 percent or what, his electoral constituency, which is how we measure elections, was 53 percent, which was, you know, historically high, the highest of any Democrat, other than Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson.” KnowsYearsMeanCountryVictoryHigherHighestPercentVoteElectionDemocratCoreBarackPercentagesJohnsonFranklin Author:Mark Shields
“If everybody in our caucus had a 50/50 [Democrat/Republican] district, we'd have a lot different discussion. But if they have a 90 percent Democratic district, they don't ever talk to a Republican, they don't have to and they don't want to.” IfsWantDifferentRepublicanPercentDemocraticDemocratDiscussionCaucus Author:Collin Peterson
“People are hungry, and they're hurting and they're very, very worried about their children. Will their kids ever pay off their student debt? Will their kids ever get a decent-paying job? I think Democrats have got to be running a grass-roots campaign - mobilizing people and being prepared to take on the 1 percent with an agenda that speaks to the needs of ordinary workers.” PeopleThinkingNeedsChildrenRunningKidsJobsSpeakHurtPayStudentsOrdinaryPercentRootsPreparedDemocratWorkersDebtCampaignsHungryWorriedGrassDecentAgendas Author:Bernie Sanders
“69 percent of the people want our politicians to work together. And I think this should be a message to Democrats and Republicans to work together. And this is why people are very upset about Washington today.” PeopleThinkingWantShouldTodayTogetherPoliticianRepublicanMessagesPercentDemocratUpsetWorking Together Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Whenever you hear me talk about anything, you never know what I'm going to say until the words come out of my mouth. I'm not one of these Rush Limbaugh individuals, you know what he's going to say before it comes out of his mouth. Whatever the Democrats say, not 99 percent of the time, 100 percent of the time, he's on the opposite side. That's not the way I am.” KnowsWayIndividualSidesMouthsPercentOppositesDemocrat Author:Vincent Bugliosi
“Look, 85% percent of Democrats think the economy's fine. What does that tell you about these people?” PeopleThinkingLooksDoeEconomyFinePercentDemocrat Author:Rush Limbaugh
“You know, you look at term limits, you poll term limits, 70, 80 percent of Republicans or Democrats are for it.” KnowsLooksTermRepublicanLimitsPercentDemocratPollsTerm Limits Author:Rand Paul
“I would cap the amount of federal government can spend at 20 percent of the economy. Bring it back to 20 percent or lower. And say, we are not going to spend above that level. Democrats, they want to raise your taxes and spend more and more and turn us into an economy which is no longer driven by the private sector.” WantGovernmentTurnsLevelsEconomyAmountTaxesPercentRaisesDemocratDrivenFederal GovernmentCapsPrivate Sector Author:Mitt Romney
“The Republicans in the House and Senate took the district that I firmly represent, 22 in south Florida, from a D plus one to a D plus five almost a D plus six district, which means you are given a five to six percent registration advantage to Democrats. They drew in more Democrats into the district I represent.” MeanHouseGivenFiveRepublicanSixPercentAdvantageDemocratSouthPlusSenateFloridaRegistrationSouth Florida Author:Allen West