“We need a president who understands the contributions and values of rural America, a president who understands the men and women who are up at 5 a.m. every day to grow the food that we put on our tables.” MenNeedsAmericaValuesGrowsPresidentHe ManMen And WomenTablesContributionRural America Author:John Salazar
“If I were president, I would turn the tables and allow the fetus to abort its mother.” IfsMotherTurnsPresidentTablesFetus Author:David Sedaris
“Killing a bunch of people in Sudan and Yemen and Pakistan, it's like, "Who cares - we don't know them." But the current discussion is framed as "When can the President kill an American citizen?" Now in my mind, killing a non-American citizen without due process is just as criminal as killing an American citizen without due process - but whatever gets us to the table to discuss this thing, we're going to take it.” PeopleKnowsMindCareProcessPresidentCitizensTablesKillingCurrentsDuesCriminalsBunchDiscussionWho CaresPakistanAmerican CitizensFramedSudanDue ProcessYemen Author:Teju Cole
“Where we are now is we have resolved the revenue issue and the question is what are we going to do about spending. I wish the president would lead us in this discussion rather than putting himself in a position of having to be dragged kicking and screaming to the table to discuss the single biggest issue confronting our future.” WishPresidentIssuesPositionTablesSpendingDiscussionOur FutureRevenueKickingConfronting Author:Mitch McConnell
“When you are serving volunteer professional military, you take an oath to the Constitution, not to a policy or a president and you swear to obey the lawful orders of the democratically elected government. And so at the end of the day you could table your personal political views and do your job.” EndsGovernmentJobsPoliticalOrderPresidentViewsMilitaryPolicyConstitutionTablesThe End Of The DayServingSwearVolunteerOathPolitical View Author:Nathaniel Fick
“Democracy is about criticism. I didn't elect Obama because he's a black; I voted for Obama because he was the right person at the time. Period. The exceptionalism of a black U.S. President is not important to me. It's what he does. And who he has at the table. And what he does to change the world - that's what's important.” WorldPersonsDoeImportantBlackPresidentDemocracyPeriodsCriticismTablesChanging The WorldWhat's ImportantRight PersonTime PeriodsExceptionalism Author:Danny Glover