“As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse, the Internet can only work if it's a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations. A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate.” IfsShouldPoliticalAbilityLevelsPowerfulAudienceEconomyMediaFieldsSourceInternetShould HaveInnovationCustomersCorporationsEnginesDiscourseSmall BusinessPlaying FieldsForumsBloggersPolitical DiscourseLevel Playing Field Author:Al Franken
“Politics isn't something that really interested me; I, of course, care about what's going on in the world, but so much of political discourse now is not necessarily about doing what's right.” WorldCarePoliticalCoursesDiscoursePolitical Discourse Author:Mike O'Malley
“Virtually all political discourse in the days of my youth was devoted to the ferreting out of hypocrisy... Because they were hypocrites, the Victorians were despised in the late twentieth century. Many of the persons who held such opinions were, of course, guilty of the most nefarious conduct themselves, and yet saw no paradox in holding such views because they were not hypocrites themselves-they took no moral stances and lived by none.” PersonsPoliticalCoursesViewsMoralOpinionSawsCenturyYouthLateGuiltyHypocrisyParadoxDevotedDiscourseTwentieth CenturyHypocriteDespisedStancePolitical Discourse Author:Neal Stephenson
“If we ban whatever offends any group in our diverse society, we will soon have no art, no culture, no humor, no satire. Satire is by its nature offensive. So is much art and political discourse. The value of these expressions far outweighs their risk.” IfsArtPoliticalValuesCultureRiskGroupsExpressionSatireCensorshipDiverseOffensiveDiscourseBansPolitical DiscourseDiverse Society Book:What Do Women Want?: Essays by Erica Jong Source: What Do Women Want?: Essays by Erica Jong
“It's pretty standard fare in political discourse. You misconstrue what somebody said. You isolate a statement, you lend your interpretation to it and then feign moral outrage. And Democrats have been doing it for years.” YearsHas BeensSaidPoliticalMoralStandardsDemocratStatementsInterpretationDiscourseOutragePolitical DiscourseMoral Outrage Author:John F. Kerry
“I've watched politics for years. Republicans rarely get credit for the good things that happen in the economy during their watch. Democrats always get more credit than they deserve. They are just better at political discourse that we are.” YearsHappensPoliticalWatchesEconomyRepublicanDeserveGood ThingsDemocratCreditDiscoursePolitical Discourse Author:George W. Bush