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Archive for October, 2007

“It is central to what I want to do as president to do something about economic inequality. I do not believe it is okay for the United States of America to have 37 million people living in poverty”

“And I think we need, desperately need, a president who will say that to America and call on Americans to show their character”

“I think if we want to fund the things that I think are important to share in prosperity, then people who have done well in this country, including me, have more of a responsibility to give back”

“There are no free meals”

“I’ve disappointed you. I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry”

“I trusted Dr. Mzimane”

“But, I’ve been disappointed”

“This is such an amazing American story that one ancestor … could be responsible down the family lines for lives that have taken such different and varied paths as Dick’s and Barack Obama”

“Every family has a black sheep”

“Here’s what Ronald Reagan did before he negotiated with communists”

“First he called them the evil empire”

“Then he took missiles, intermediate-range missiles … and he put them in European cities, and he pointed the missiles at Russian cities with names on them”

“Then he said, in a very nice way, ‘Let’s negotiate’”

“After you been through the things she’s been through, you learn to be a little quiet about things”

“She still has matters to deal with back in Atlanta”

“She’s very outspoken, and even when she was a Democrat she didn’t follow the dictates of the party”

“If Iran does not comply with its own commitments and the will of the international community, all options must remain on the table”

“True statesmanship requires that we engage with our adversaries, not for the sake of talking but because robust diplomacy is a prerequisite to achieving our aims”

“If Iran is in fact willing to end its nuclear weapons programme, renounce sponsorship of terrorism, support Middle East peace, and play a constructive role in stabilising Iraq, the United States should be prepared to offer Iran a carefully calibrated package of incentives”

“I believe conservatives across the nation and particularly in states where I have been able to take my message, like Iowa and New Hampshire and South Carolina and Michigan and Florida and Nevada, that conservatives that have heard me time and again recognize that I do speak for the Republican wing of the Republican Party”

“When Republicans act like Democrats, America loses”

“It’s time for Republicans to act like Republicans again”

I agree. It’s time Republicans started acting like Republicans again. Does that mean that most of the Republican candidates have to drop out now? Because none of them have been acting very Republican lately.

“I’m flabbergasted that he’s here knocking on my neighborhood door”

“I’m quite pleased that somebody is that local”

“All across the state, people are gathering together just like they are gathering together here to go out and start knocking on doors and talking to folks about how we can bring about big change in America”

I voted for the last Presidential candidate I met in person.

“I think you have to restore the checks and balances and the separation of powers, which means reining in the presidency”

“I am winning”

“I have a million ideas. The country can’t afford them all”

“He’s a militant”

“You know he’s been a disaster for our country”

“I think he’s been overly persuasive”

“He’s prevailed”

When it comes to disasters, it takes one to know one!