I don’t consider Hillary Clinton to be the lesser of two evils.
GENE WEINGARTENThe odd thing is that Trump’s hand movements don’t seem to coordinate with the topic at hand. Most pols manage to make their hand movements correspond with the message, so a slash will accompany emphasis, etc.
More Gene Weingarten Quotes
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It’s as though when you order a sirloin steak, it comes with a side of maggots.
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Shakespeare was such a splendid vulgarian.
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I think we too often go soft in trying to spare people the agony of confronting reality.
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I don’t think there is prejudice against atheists the same way there is prejudice against fat people. I don’t think people hate or contemn atheists; I think people feel sorry for atheists.
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When Trump says fake news, he means journalism that makes points with which he disagrees, usually about him.
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I once found myself driving, smoking a cigar, taking notes, and talking on the phone at the same time. I only became completely aware of this when I had to shift, and realized something had to give.
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The people who are voting for Trump are not voting rationally.
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So, when this kind of thing happens to other people, we need to put them in a different category from us. We don’t want to resemble them, and the fact that we might is too terrifying to deal with. So, they have to be monsters.
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I believe that sensitivity to issues of race and ethnicity is important, and nuanced, even more so when it intersects with the issue of free speech.
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I think Trump is simply inept, incapable of rescuing himself.
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Donald Trump is an awful loser.
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One thing I am learning from the kitten is that everything he is doing seems to be in preparation for murder.
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From the inside, creativity seems like an arduous task, often involving plebeian, imperfect choices, driven less by inspiration than by deadline.
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International politics is not my strong suit. The older I get the less certain I am that I even HAVE a strong suit.
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I believe the publisher is a member of the editorial board, and I think his vote would matter.
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