It is, of course, further indication that a fundamentalist right has really taken over much of the Republican Party, People might cite George Bush as proof that you can be totally impervious to the effects of Harvard and Yale education.
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More Barney Frank Quotes
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We all have the right to call each other names. Rudeness is a deeply held constitutional value.
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I had always been interested in politics. I had assumed – for two reasons, being Jewish and being gay back in the late ’50s, early ’60s – that I would never be elected or anything, but I would participate as an activist.
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And I think there is too much bloviating around from politicians.
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In the debate between those who believe in essentially unregulated markets and others who hold that reasonable regulation diminishes market excesses without inhibiting their basic function, the subprime situation unfortunately provides ammunition for the latter view.
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For most of my life, I have eaten to deal with stress.
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The problem with the war in Iraq is not so much the intelligence as the stupidity.
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Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most segregated times in America is the hour of worship.
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Regarding homophobia in general, the good news is that there is a lot less of it than there used to be. The bad news is that it ever existed in the first place, and the worse news is that it remains far stronger than is healthy for a society dedicated in theory to equality under the law.
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Most people who are activists and are concerned about issues get their information from sources which reinforce their opinions and give them the facts that they want to hear.
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Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take.
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Lawyers are very, very good at keeping you out of prison, but they will sacrifice your reputation and credibility to do so.
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But on those occasions when I do strongly disagree with the Democrats and I don’t say anything, I think I forfeit my right to have people pay attention to me when I say the things that I don’t like about what Republicans are saying.
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Disruption never helps your cause. … It just looks like you’re afraid to have rational discussion.
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The best humor is offered up to you by the stupidity of your opponents.
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And unless you think there is a serious chance you’re going to jail, don’t listen to your lawyer.
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