“I really will never understand pushing back on comedians who are like, "I'm like a politician campaigning and shaking hands with these people. They're going to be okay."” PeopleHandsPoliticianOkayComedianPushingShakingCampaigningShaking HandsPushing Back Author:Jen Kirkman
“Funny that all of Nixon's crimes - anonymous campaign cash, wiretapping, undeclared wars - are all legal now. Discuss.” WarLawPoliticalJusticeCrimePoliticianCampaignsUsaPrivacyCashPresidencyDouble StandardDeclaringCampaigningCrimes And Misdemeanors Author:Bill Maher
“I would not want to be a politician... Let me tell you this: If I was campaigning, and I go against my opponent and he started attacking my character, and I leap over the table and choke him unconscious, would that help my campaign?” IfsWantCharacterHelpingPoliticianLet MeTablesCampaignsOpponentsUnconsciousLeapAttackingChokeCampaigning Author:Chuck Norris
“A system that rewards politicians skilled at campaigning - which is the art of creating an illusion - and that puts hundreds of billions of coerced taxpayer dollars at the disposal of the winners will tend to attract men and women with a comparative advantage in manipulation.” MenArtPoliticianCreatingIllusionMen And WomenAdvantageDollarsRewardsBillionsWinnerManipulationTaxpayersCampaigningComparative Advantage Author:John Stossel
“The cost of campaigning has skyrocketed in recent years because of the falloff in TV viewership. With only one-third as many people watching TV as did 20 years ago, politicians have responded by buying three times as many ads, driving the cost of campaigning to levels which only favored candidates can afford.” PeopleYearsThreeLevelsTvsPoliticianCostYears AgoThirdsDrivingCandidatesBuyingAdsThree TimesCampaigningWatching Tv Author:Dick Morris
“For me, respect is an extremely important political term. Since I began campaigning, it has been at the heart of each of my speeches. Many people have the feeling that politicians aren't paying a sufficient amount of attention to them. And then, when the refugees arrived on top of all problems, there was a feeling: You do everything for them, but nothing for us. This mixture of frustration and fear has led to this reaction. That is why it is so important to show these people: We respect you.” PeopleHeartImportantFeelingsProblemPoliticalTermAttentionPoliticianFrustrationRefugeeCampaigning Author:Martin Schulz
“Somehow politicians have become convinced that negative campaigning pays off in elections.” PayPoliticianNegativeElectionConvincedCampaigning Author:George McGovern