Jennifer Granholm Quotes - Page 3

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• Less than a year after loading the company up with debt, Romney and Bain gave themselves bonuses four times bigger than the $8 million they had put into the deal.

  Jennifer Granholm

  Years, Debt, Bonus

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• It's that Romney is taking advantage of the government's "free stuff," too, and has been profiting from it handsomely for a long, long time - even as he rails about the "free stuff" that the government provides other people.

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  Government, Long, People

  "Romney and Bain Didn’t Become Successful 'On Their Own' Either!" by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 18, 2012.

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• I have a problem with Mitt Romney. And it's big problem - one that extends beyond our ideological differences. My big concern is that Mitt Romney wants to become president for no other reason than because there's a possibility he can win.

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  Winning, Differences, President

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• For most of the 20th century, we didn't just enjoy economic success in Michigan, we defined it. Our innovators and entrepreneurs created the world's most productive companies, and our unions made sure that productivity led to broad middle class prosperity.

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  Class, Entrepreneur, Michigan

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• Every single country that has an auto industry is stepping forward to help that auto industry. Why wouldn't we help this industry too, because it needs 3.5 million jobs.

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  Country, Jobs, Needs

  "Transcript: State of the States". "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace", www.foxnews.com. February 23, 2009.

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• We need to be celebrating those who serve us rather than mocking them for the purpose of getting on TV and selling some books.

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  Book, Needs, Purpose

  "Madame Voldemort Is Wrong: Public Employees Are American Heroes" by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 6, 2012.

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• Those who purify your water, inspect your meat, and test your kids toys, as well as a huge number of nurses, teachers, and our soldiers, are public employees. The firefighters who don't hesitate to rush toward danger while you run away from it - they are all public employees.

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  Running, Teacher, Kids

  "Madame Voldemort Is Wrong: Public Employees Are American Heroes" by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 6, 2012.

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• I am so proud of Michigan's citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is truly heartwarming to see the compassion shown for those in need

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  Kindness, Compassion, Generosity

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• That's one of the most exciting things about Michigan's future. We need to, we must capitalize on our alternative-energy vehicles that we can produce right here.

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  Energy, Needs, Alternatives

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• The question is what will Mitt Romney do as president if his policy is simply to be hands off and let the government be made so small it can be drowned in a bathtub. In the 21st century global economy, no state alone has the ability to compete against China.

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  Government, Hands, President

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• The most powerful recent innovation in government is when states aggressively use community colleges for retraining. In Michigan, where large numbers of workers were displaced from the manufacturing industry, we created a wildly successful program: No Worker Left Behind.

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  Powerful, Successful, College

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• The Clinton administration brought 65 cases from 1995 to 2000 before the World Trade Organization. The Bush administration has brought twelve. Twelve cases. They haven't even been able to stand up for our jobs.

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  Jobs, Organization, Twelve

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• The civil unrest of recent days must come to an end, and the healing process must begin for the future of the community. We will provide assistance both in ending the violence and enabling the healing process in Benton Harbor.

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  Healing, Community, Unrest

  "Town in flames after death in police chase" by Suzanne Goldenberg, www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2003.

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• I've, we have in this state, like many other states, we're experiencing an enormous budget deficit that we're trying to grapple with. But we will have progress despite the deficits.

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  Progress, Trying, States

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• I have not made any suggestions about climate change. This is more about blending or shifting the conversation about the environment versus the economy. It's just such an old, outdated conversation.

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  Climate, Suggestions, Shifting

  "An interview with Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm". Interview with Keith Schneider, grist.org. October 27, 2004.

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• From a reality perspective, I'm sure part of that is true, but this is the largest blackout in U.S. history. If that is not a signal that we have got a problem that needs to be fixed, I don't know what is.

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  Reality, Perspective, Needs

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• California has a beautiful coastline. It can be a rough coastline. The waves are huge. The rocks are steep. Same thing in Vancouver. It has a beautiful coastline. It's dramatic.

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  Beautiful, Rocks, California

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• A number of us had conversations with the Kerry campaign about what he was going to say about CAFE. What he told us was that he did not want to sacrifice jobs and that he wanted to work with the auto industry to achieve that goal.

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  Jobs, Sacrifice, Numbers

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• America is an idea. And it's the solemn responsibility of each 'temporary' president to protect and nurture that noblest of all ideas - with integrity. This man, Mitt Romney, has shown - not through his experience, but through his actions and words - that he is unqualified to carry out that responsibility.

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  Integrity, Responsibility, Men

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• If the person at the wheel refuses to ask for directions, it is time for a new driver.

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  Wheels, Drivers, Refuse

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• I actually prepared Vice President Biden for his debate in the last election. I played Sarah Palin. It's a little tough debating a woman.

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  President, Vices, Biden

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• Don't mistake niceness for weakness.

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  Mistake, Weakness, Niceness

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• There is no reason why, with the huge potential for market out there in the world for fuel-efficient vehicles, we can't be the cutting edge for change.

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  Cutting, Reason Why, Fuel

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• We aren't leveraging this great economic engine, the strongest economy in the world. And yet we have this totally weak response. We import $500 billion a year more in products than we export.

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  Years, World, Economic

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• Concentrating wealth in the hands of the few and deregulating financial institutions and practices lead to speculative bubbles that eventually burst — and that brings the whole country down.

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  Country, Practice, Hands

  "Facts show Democrats are job creators" by Jennifer Granholm, www.politico.com. May 15, 2012.

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