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.
BOB SCHAFFERBut, 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.
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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One thing young people have to always keep in mind when deciding what they want to do with their lives is, is it fun? Is it something that I’m interested in? Is it something I enjoy?
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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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The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game.
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It’s no longer just reporting the headlines of the day, but trying to put the headlines into some context and to add some perspective into what they mean.
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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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The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.
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Well, you know, in any political campaign, you’re gonna have people on one side that are gonna slip a reporter something because they think it’ll hurt the guy on the other side.
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The revolution has been dubbed “The Orange Revolution,” orange being the campaign color of Viktor Yushchenko. The demonstrators say they are tired of living under a corrupt government…
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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.
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I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.
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It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.
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Though there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the possibility of violence looms over the entire situation.
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The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It’s part of our culture, like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays – beyond their meaning – a factor in our economy.
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But if you don’t enjoy doing something, you’ll be miserable no matter how much money you make.
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