Vote counting and ballot collecting does not occur in the light of day. There are too many occasions when observers and opposing parties lose contact with the ballots.
BOB SCHAFFERThey’ve asked me to do this temporarily. I don’t know what temporarily means. Life is temporary.
More Bob Schaffer Quotes
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The government’s view is that the best time to announce bad news, news that it doesn’t want the public to dwell on is late on a Friday, when it will wind up in the Saturday papers, which if you were readers, then the week day editions. A holiday weekend is even better.
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I always thought writing was the foundation and the basis for journalism in the same way being able to draw is the foundation for art.
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A police reporter walks into the worst moment in someone’s life on every single story that he covers. It’s not like being a sports reporter. That’s a great job and all that and takes certain skills.
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Good policy always trumps bad public relations and the best PR can’t trump bad policy.
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There are many hands touching ballots after a voter drops his ballot into the ballot box. There is no guarantee of ballot secrecy for anyone, which makes the whole system vulnerable to intimidation and bribery.
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Nowadays I’m not even sure if newspapers take into account whether a person is a good writer.
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The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game.
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The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.
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Once we get them in the studio, you interview a person the same way you would interview another. You ask them a question. You let them answer. You try to listen closely and then ask a follow-up.
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I can’t think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you.
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My bladder cancer was related to smoking, and I think smoking kills people.
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One cannot help being impressed by the protesters. They have begun each day of the protest in Kiev in prayer and all activities are accomplished with a collective sense of respect, kindness, and an intention to conduct a peaceful revolution.
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The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.
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But, you know, they’re glad to see you when you show up to cover the football game. Nobody is ever glad to see a police reporter when he shows up.
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When Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, ‘Putt for one hundred dollars’.
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