“The President has a short time to let people know that he is serious about getting spending under control.” PeopleKnowsPresidentSeriousSpendingShort Time Author:Paul Weyrich
“I am uniquely positioned and prepared to be president. I can assure you I am serious. I am committed” I CanPresidentSeriousPreparedCommittedUniqueness Author:Dan Quayle
“This is like the gun you shoot at the beginning of the race or the bell that you ring at the beginning of a classroom discussion, .. This is the president saying, 'OK, we're going to get serious about this now. Congress is going to work on it. I'm going to put my political capital behind it.' .” PoliticalPresidentRaceBehindsSeriousGunCongressRingsDiscussionClassroomBellsGoing To WorkSaying Ok Author:Tamar Jacoby
“We have a serious structural deficit problem. And it needs to be addressed. The president is trying to address it through reforms of Social Security, but the problem is there with other entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid.” NeedsTryingProblemSocialPresidentSecuritySeriousProgramReformAddressesSocial SecurityDeficitEntitlementMedicareMedicaidEntitlement ProgramsMedicare And Medicaid Author:John W. Snow
“We have decreased the salaries of everybody who partakes in politics, from the president to the prime minister to the MPs [members of Parliament]. We have cut expenditures that have to do with parliament. Everybody knows we are serious.” KnowsPresidentCuttingSeriousMembersMinistersPrimePrime MinisterParliamentSalaryExpendituresMpsMembers Of Parliament Author:Antonis Samaras
“The choreographed standing and clapping of one side of the room - while the other side sits - is unbecoming of a serious institution and the message that it sends is that even on a night when the president is addressing the entire nation, we in Congress cannot sit as one, but must be divided as two.” TwoNightNationsSidesPresidentRoomsSeriousMessagesStandingInstitutionsCongressDividedLaw EnforcementClappingUnbecoming Author:Mark Udall
“In the past, in order to continue as a candidate, a serious candidate, you had to be in the top three finishes in Iowa. You had to be in the top two out of New Hampshire. All our presidents elected in the past half-century finished either first or second in New Hampshire and in the top three in Iowa. That changed with the Citizens United, when we gave unlimited amounts of money.” FirstsTwoPastOrderThreePresidentUnitedHalfCenturyChangedSeriousAmountCitizensFinishedCandidatesUnlimitedIowaHampshireNew HampshireCitizens United Author:Mark Shields
“Shepard Fairey, the street artist responsible for President Obama's 'Hope' poster, is now facing vandalism charges in Detroit. It's pretty serious. Detroit officials say the artist's spray paint caused over $9,000 worth of improvements.” ArtistPresidentStreetsSeriousResponsiblePaintImprovementOfficialsPresident ObamaDetroitPostersSprayVandalismSpray Paint Author:Jimmy Fallon
“When a candidate walks away from a reality show, that's when you know they're serious about being president of the United States.” KnowsStatesShowsRealityPresidentWalksUnitedUnited StatesSeriousCandidatesReality Shows Author:Jay Leno
“There are reports that French President Francois Hollande had an affair with an actress who is 18 years younger than him. It's pretty serious. Under French law, he could face up to 30 high fives.” YearsFacesLawPresidentSeriousAffairActressesReports Author:Jimmy Fallon
“It's starting to look like Donald Trump may be a serious presidential candidate. If you're in my line of work, Trump running for president for real is the greatest thing that has ever happened.” IfsLooksMayRealRunningPresidentLinesHappenedSeriousTrumpStartingPresidentialCandidatesPresidential CandidateUs President Author:Conan O'Brien