“It has been obvious all along, to anyone paying attention, that the politicians shouting loudest about deficits are actually using deficit hysteria as a cover story for their real agenda, which is top-down class warfare. To put it in Romneyesque terms, it's all about finding an excuse to slash programs that help people who like to watch Nascar events, even while lavishing tax cuts on people who like to own Nascar teams.” PeopleHas BeensRealHelpingStoriesTermAttentionClassWatchesCuttingTeamEventsPoliticianTaxesFindingsProgramObviousExcusePay AttentionAgendasWarfareDeficitShoutingHysteriaTax CutsClass WarfareTop DownNascar Author:Paul Krugman
“Without mentioning any names, I looked at pretty much every story that may come to your mind about a politician on the rise who was stopped short or dragged down by personal flaws and then became just a media storm. I see this as a thing that continues to happen in America and I wanted to say something about that.” MindMayStoriesHappensWantedAmericaNamesMediaPoliticianStormFlaws Author:Nicolas Cage
“If you're in a popular TV show, you can attract attention, and I like to help focus that on stories that deserve to be told - which is what politicians do. But I would lose my autonomy, and to get things done I would have to compromise and get into the weeds of policy. I don't know if I'm smart enough.” IfsKnowsDoneEnoughHelpingStoriesShowsLosesAttentionFocusPolicyTvsPoliticianSmartDeserveCompromiseWeedTv ShowsAutonomyThings Done Author:Tony Goldwyn
“Please help keep the world clean: others may wish to use it. Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence. The only place success comes before work is a dictionary Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.” WorldShouldMayHelpingStoriesUseWishFictionPoliticianPleaseLogicMethodScience FictionCleanConclusionDictionaryDetectivesSystematicDetective StoriesWrong Conclusion Author:Arthur C. Clarke
“As an English major I was familiar with the stories of dozens of writers trying to get their work done among the multifarious diversions of the world and the hurdles of their own vices. A professor had said that what saved writers is that they, like politicians, had the illusion of destiny that allowed them to overcome obstacles no matter how nominal their work.” WorldTryingSaidMatterDoneStoriesDestinyPoliticianMajorsIllusionOvercomingVicesObstaclesSavedFamiliarProfessorsDozenWork DoneHurdleDiversionEnglish Major Author:Jim Harrison
“The real targets of terrorism are the rest of us: the billions of us who are not killed but are terrorized because of the killing. The real point of terrorism is not the act itself, but our reaction to the act. And we're doing exactly what the terrorists want [...] Our politicians help the terrorists every time they use fear as a campaign tactic. The press helps every time it writes scare stories about the plot and the threat. And if we're terrified, and we share that fear, we help.” IfsWantWritingRealHelpingStoriesUseSharePoliticianPressesThreatKillingTerrorismBillionsCampaignsTerroristReactionsPlotTargetScareTerrifiedTactics Author:Bruce Schneier
“I would rather have a candidate that`s cohesive in bringing people together from different ethnic backgrounds but around the same policy than I would a politician that jumps and stumps in different rooms and has a different story every time.” PeopleDifferentStoriesTogetherRoomsPolicyPoliticianBackgroundsCandidatesStumpsEthnic Background Author:Killer Mike
“Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim.” PeopleSelfStoriesUsePoliticalPoliticsWaterFreedomLearningFoolOughtHabitPoliticianFitWorthySwimEvidentPropositionsMaxims4th Of JulyJulyIndependence DayIndependence Day PatrioticJuly 4th 1776Usa Patriotic4th Of July InspirationalFourth Of July InspirationalJuly 4 Author:Thomas B. Macaulay
“Interviewing politicians and movie stars, you know what you'll get. I like the people-stories better.” PeopleKnowsStoriesStarsPoliticianMovie Star Author:Shepard Smith