Democratic Quotes - Page 40

• Democratic politicians, liberal activists and liberal news outlets routinely deploy incendiary rhetoric and wicked accusations to marginalize Republicans.

  Gary Bauer

  Wicked, News, Republican

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• The Obama administration and the Democratic Congress have taken the biggest lurch to the left in policy in American history. There've been no - no Congress, no administration that has run this far to the left in such a small period of time. And there is a reaction to that.

  Haley Barbour

  Running, Taken, Administration

  "Miller: Turn Out Feds, Give Alaska Greater Control of Its Resources". www.foxnews.com. August 29, 2010.

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• Celebrities in general are pretty democratic, just being in the theater. Plus, I'm from Chicago. But Obama's sensible... he's just a reasonable, sensible human being.

  James Belushi

  Chicago, Just Being, Theater

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• At a time when the insurgents are saying that time is working against them, my Democratic colleagues are introducing a measure to set a timetable for withdrawal in Iraq that will undercut the momentum that the insurgents themselves say we have built in Iraq.

  Christopher Bond

  Iraq, Momentum, Withdrawal

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• When I was a Republican governor, he was obviously a Democratic president, but on issue after issue after issue, President Obama was very helpful to us in education, in the environment, with the handling of the BP oil spill.

  Charlie Crist

  Oil, Issues, President

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• Well, if Democratic members in the House elect Nancy Pelosi as their leader, it's almost as if they just didn't get the message from the voters this election. I mean, the voters outright rejected the agenda that she's been about. And here they're going to put her back in charge.

  Eric Cantor

  Mean, House, Leader

  "Key Republican Lawmakers on GOP Agenda for New Congress". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. November 7, 2010.

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• I have consistently made it very clear that I will vote a straight Democratic ticket, just like I do every election. From the local Constable to the President, I will be voting for every Democrat on the ballot.

  Henry Cuellar

  Voting, President, Tickets

  "Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar plans to vote Obama" by Marin Cogan, www.politico.com. November 18, 2011.

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• If Scott Brown can win in a state that President Obama won by 26 points, I can win in a district that Obey won by just 20 points against an unknown, underfunded challenger in the Democratic landslide of 2008. It means there is not a single Democrat in the country who is safe.

  Sean Duffy

  Country, Mean, Winning

  "Could Obey Be Coakley’d?". Interview with Kathryn Jean Lopez, www.nationalreview.com. January 21, 2010.

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• John F. Kennedy asked us what we could do for America. This Democratic Party asks what can government give you. Don't worry about paying the bill, it's on your kids and grandkids.

  Artur Davis

  Party, Kids, Government

  Speech At 2012 Republican Convention, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 28, 2012.

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• I'm the one who initiated the democratic process.

  Jean-Claude Duvalier

  Process, Democratic Process

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• The Democratic Party is a house of many mansions. It is a body which is extremely important in representing all kinds of people in all parts of the country who have very broad and very different views.

  John Dingell

  Country, Party, Views

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• The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not a public democratic organization; it's a private club basically. It's like a private golf club and they decide who they're going to let in the club.

  Micky Dolenz

  Golf, Rocks, Rock And Roll

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• Watergate was unique because it allowed the public to play its democratic role in expressing its outrage at the presidency. And as a result, for the first time in history a president resigned.

  Samuel Dash

  Unique, Play, President

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• Bosses are no more inevitable in state and local governments than dictators are in national governments. They will arise and prosper, nevertheless, if true believers of democracy - citizens devoted to the democratic ideals - do not constantly oppose them.

  Charles Edison

  Government, Democratic Ideals, Boss

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• The thing now is to seem concerned in a vaguely social-democratic way.

  Thomas Frank

  Way, Social, Concerned

  "Toll Roads Are Paved With Bad Intentions" by Thomas Frank, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 3, 2009.

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• Russia under President Putin is less democratic and less free today than when he assumed office. If Russia cannot fulfill its obligation to the G-8 and maintain a high standard of democratic governance then its membership should be suspended.

  Vito Fossella

  Russia, Office, President

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• It's true that most American citizens think of themselves as living in a democratic country. But when was the last time that any Americans actually sat down and came to a collective decision? Maybe if they are ordering pizzas, but basically never.

  David Graeber

  Country, Thinking, Decision

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• A functional media is as important to democratic freedom as voting.

  Jay Griffiths

  Media, Voting, Important

  "Indonesia's 'slow motion genocide'" by Jay Griffiths, www.theguardian.com. December 30, 2010.

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• When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11.

  Ed Gillespie

  Moving, Self, September 11

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• For 25 years practicing medicine, I never asked anybody if they were a Republican or a Democratic or an independent and asked if they had insurance or not. I took care of everybody.

  John Barrasso

  Independent, Years, Medicine

  John Barrasso's remarks on coverage at White House health summit in Washington, D.C., www.washingtonpost.com. February 25, 2010.

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• Democratic politicians want to solve the crisis of poor education by taking more of your money and using it to reduce classroom sizes in the government schools. Republican politicians want to solve the crisis by taking more of your money to provide vouchers to a handful of the poorest students in each area, paying for a part of the tuition expense at private schools. But before long this 'reform' would make those private schools indistinguishable from the government schools ... Vouchers are an excellent way for the government to increase control over private schools.

  Harry Browne

  School, Poor Education, Government

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• I think in politics, in Congress, you often do things that are Republican, or you do things because you're a Democrat. Sometimes that's good, obviously, and sometimes that's obviously bad. But in the news business, there's no such thing as Republican or Democratic news. News is news.

  J. C. Watts

  Business, Thinking, News

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• Everyone should have a blog. It's the most democratic thing ever.

  Jessica Cutler

  Should Have, Should, Blogs

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• Puppet Papademos is in place, and as Athens caught fire on Sunday night he rather took my breath away - he said violence and destruction have no place in a democratic country.

  Nigel Farage

  Country, Sunday, Night

  "U.K. MEP Gives Epic Warning On Greek Chaos: 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!'" by Jonathon M. Seidl, www.businessinsider.com. February 15, 2012.

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• What's crucial is that the IRA produce a credible statement that paramilitary and criminality activity is a thing of the past. That they are committed to a future which is exclusively peaceful and democratic.

  Peter Hain

  Past, Peaceful, Ira

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