“You as the press secretary have to protect the president's interests and the White House's interests more broadly. And a lot of people inside the White House, as you learned, sometimes with painful experience, have competing agendas, have differing points of view, have priorities they're trying to protect.” PeopleTryingSometimesHousePresidentInterestWhiteViewsProtectPressesPainfulPoint Of ViewPrioritiesAgendasWhite HouseSecretaryCompetingPainful Experiences Author:Dee Dee Myers
“We are a people with no army, no navy, no air force, no arms. It's people, thousands of people, who are feeling, sensing the sense of urgency, fearing for the president of their life - the life of their president, trying to protect their democratic choice, because Arafat is the elected leader of the Palestinian people.” PeopleTryingFeelingsChoicesForcePresidentLeaderAirArmsProtectArmyDemocraticPalestinianNavyUrgencyAir ForceSensingSense Of UrgencyArafatElected Leaders Author:Saeb Erekat
“It's a shame that the president doesn't embrace the effort to reduce spending. None of us like using situations like the sequester or the debt ceiling or the operation of government to try to engage the president to deal with this.” TryingGovernmentPresidentDealsEffortSituationShameEmbraceDebtSpendingOperationsCeilingsDebt Ceiling Author:Mitch McConnell
“One of the reasons that people, many people, many environmentalists are critical of President [Barack] Obama's policies towards global warming is on the one hand he says the right things and he says he's committed to trying to reduce our current emissions.” PeopleTryingReasonHandsPresidentPolicyCurrentsCommittedCriticalBarackRight ThingGlobal WarmingEmissionsPresident Barack ObamaEnvironmentalist Author:Elizabeth Kolbert
“The President eats dirt and excrement for his daily meals, likes it and tries to force it on The States.” TryingStatesForcePresidentLikesMealsDirt Book:Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass Source: Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass
“We need a president who will lead with a stronger, more consistent foreign policy. We also need our commander in chief to put more faith in military leadership who have all of the combat experience. It’s bad policy to try to micromanage too much operationally and tactically from a desk in the Oval Office.” NeedsTryingPresidentToo MuchMilitaryPolicyOfficeStrongerChiefsConsistentCombatForeign PolicyDesksCommandersCommander In ChiefOvalMilitary Leadership Author:Lee Zeldin
“President Obama hosted a state dinner for British Prime Minister David Cameron. The president and the British are getting along a lot better lately. They love to compare notes on ways the Tea Party's always trying to overthrow their rule in America.” WayTryingStatesAmericaPresidentPartyNotesDinnerBritishTeaCompareMinistersPrimePresident ObamaPrime MinisterAlways TryingTea PartyCameronGetting Along Author:Argus Hamilton
“It's a horrible economy but I'm trying to do my part. I just bought a new shower curtain it has all the presidents on it. Do you know how hard it is to masturbate with all the presidents staring at you? And when the water hits them it looks like they're crying.” KnowsTryingLooksHardPresidentWaterKnow HowEconomyCryHorribleStaringDo You KnowShowersCurtainsStaring At YouShower Curtains Author:Dave Attell
“We will stay the course until the job is done, Steve. And the temptation is to try to get the President or somebody to put a timetable on the definition of getting the job done. We're just going to stay the course.” TryingDoneJobsCoursesPresidentDefinitionsTemptationTimetables Author:George W. Bush