-- Norman Mailer, New York magazine, on what he thought worked best in Fahrenheit 9/11.
Image from WhyWeHateBush.com.
20040809
"The real story was in the faces. All those faces on the Bush team. What you saw was the spiritual emptiness of those people. Bush has one of the emptiest faces in America. He looks to have no more depth than spit on a rock. It could be that the most incisive personal crime committed by George Bush is that he probably never said to himself, 'I don't deserve to be president.' You just can't trust a man who's never been embarrassed by himself. The vanity of George W. stands out with every smirk. He literally cannot control that vanity. It seeps out of every movement of his lips, it squeezes through every tight-lipped grimace. Every grin is a study in smugsmanship."
-- Norman Mailer, New York magazine, on what he thought worked best in Fahrenheit 9/11.
Image from WhyWeHateBush.com.
-- Norman Mailer, New York magazine, on what he thought worked best in Fahrenheit 9/11.
Image from WhyWeHateBush.com.
20040807
"I'm so proud of all the youngsters [to whom] we old-school people passed along the torch... You guys have to pass it along to the next generation. It's like something [Motown founder] Berry Gordy told me a long time ago. He said, 'You'll come and go, [but] music will stay here forever, no matter what you do.'"
-- Rick James, 1948-2004, as quoted by MTV at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards in June.
Image from Piano Lagoon.
-- Rick James, 1948-2004, as quoted by MTV at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards in June.
Image from Piano Lagoon.
20040806
"We don't think [Jenna Bush] is of a high enough moral character to teach school, considering her past adventures. Her taking this [potential Charter School] job is keeping a black person from getting the job. We think she and her sister should enlist in the military."
-- John Penley, Artists and Activists United for Peace, as quoted in the Daily News.
-- John Penley, Artists and Activists United for Peace, as quoted in the Daily News.
20040805
"In whatever one does, there must be a relationship between the eye and the heart. One must come to one's subject in a pure spirit. One must be strict with oneself. There must be time for contemplation, for reflection about the world and the people about one. If one photographs people, it is their inner look that must be revealed."
--Henri Cartier-Bresson, Photographer, 1908-2004, as quoted in The New York Times.
Photo titled Truman Capote 1947, National Portrait Gallery, from the Tete a Tete Exhibition
--Henri Cartier-Bresson, Photographer, 1908-2004, as quoted in The New York Times.
Photo titled Truman Capote 1947, National Portrait Gallery, from the Tete a Tete Exhibition
20040804
"I'm not scared of being in New York."
-- President Bill Clinton, on Late Show with David Letterman, last night, referring to heightened security surrounding terrorist threats.
-- President Bill Clinton, on Late Show with David Letterman, last night, referring to heightened security surrounding terrorist threats.
20040803
"You have to be able to look back at your life and say, 'Yeah, that was fun!' The only person I ever hurt was myself, and even that I did to the minimum. If you can do that and you're still functioning, then you're the luckiest person in the world."
-- Sammy Davis Jr., as quoted by Liz Smith.
-- Sammy Davis Jr., as quoted by Liz Smith.
20040802
"Mr. President, I heard you say Friday that you had questions for voters, particularly African-American voters. And you asked the question: Did the Democratic Party take us for granted? I have raised questions. But let me answer your question... You said the Republican Party was the party of Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule.
That's where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts. We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn't get the mule. So we decided we'd ride this donkey as far as it would take us..."
-- Reverend Al Sharpton
That's where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts. We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn't get the mule. So we decided we'd ride this donkey as far as it would take us..."
-- Reverend Al Sharpton
20040801
"At the convention, John Kerry showed up with all his Vietnam crew mates and, not to be outdone, next month here in New York City at the Republican convention, George W. Bush will show up with all his college drinking buddies."
-- David Letterman, Late Show With David Letterman
-- David Letterman, Late Show With David Letterman
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20040727
"I had hoped to be back here this week under different circumstances, running for re-election... But you know the old saying: You win some, you lose some. And then there's that little-known third category."
-- Vice President Al Gore
"We cannot lead if our leaders mislead... Recent policies have cost our nation its reputation as the world's most admired champion of freedom and justice. What a difference these few months of extremism have made... Ultimately, the issue is whether America will provide global leadership that springs from the unity and integrity of the American people or whether extremist doctrines and the manipulation of truth will define America's role in the world. At stake is nothing less than our nation's soul."
-- President Jimmy Carter
"Our dominant international challenge is to restore the greatness of America -- based on telling the truth, a commitment to peace, and respect for civil liberties at home and basic human rights around the world. Truth is the foundation of our global leadership, but our credibility has been shattered, and we are left increasingly isolated and vulnerable in a hostile world. Without truth -- without trust -- America cannot flourish. Trust is at the very heart of our democracy, the sacred covenant between the president and the people... When that trust is violated, the bonds that hold our republic together begin to weaken... After 9/11, America stood proud, wounded but determined and united. A cowardly attack on innocent civilians brought us an unprecedented level of cooperation and understanding around the world. But in just 34 months, we have watched with deep concern as all this goodwill has been squandered by a virtually unbroken series of mistakes and miscalculations. Unilateral acts and demands have isolated the United States from the very nations we need to join us in combating terrorism."
-- President Jimmy Carter
"John Kerry is a serious man for a serious job in a serious time in our country's history... I am very optimistic about this election because I think I know a great leader when I see one."
-- Senator Hillary Rodham-Clinton
"Their opponents will tell you we should be afraid of John Kerry and John Edwards because they won't stand up to terrorists. Don't you believe it...Strength and wisdom are not opposing values. They go hand in hand — and John Kerry has both"
-- President Bill Clinton
"Tonight I speak as a citizen, eager to join you here in Boston as a foot soldier in the fight for our future, as we nominate a true New England patriot for president. The state that gave us John Adams and John Kennedy has now given us John Kerry, a good man, a great Senator, a visionary leader... "
-- President Bill Clinton
"Democrats and Republicans have very different ideas on what choices we should make, rooted in fundamentally different views of how we should meet our common challenges at home and how we should play our role in the world... Democrats want to build an America of shared responsibilities and shared opportunities. Republicans believe in an America run by the right people, their people."
-- President Bill Clinton
-- Vice President Al Gore
"We cannot lead if our leaders mislead... Recent policies have cost our nation its reputation as the world's most admired champion of freedom and justice. What a difference these few months of extremism have made... Ultimately, the issue is whether America will provide global leadership that springs from the unity and integrity of the American people or whether extremist doctrines and the manipulation of truth will define America's role in the world. At stake is nothing less than our nation's soul."
-- President Jimmy Carter
"Our dominant international challenge is to restore the greatness of America -- based on telling the truth, a commitment to peace, and respect for civil liberties at home and basic human rights around the world. Truth is the foundation of our global leadership, but our credibility has been shattered, and we are left increasingly isolated and vulnerable in a hostile world. Without truth -- without trust -- America cannot flourish. Trust is at the very heart of our democracy, the sacred covenant between the president and the people... When that trust is violated, the bonds that hold our republic together begin to weaken... After 9/11, America stood proud, wounded but determined and united. A cowardly attack on innocent civilians brought us an unprecedented level of cooperation and understanding around the world. But in just 34 months, we have watched with deep concern as all this goodwill has been squandered by a virtually unbroken series of mistakes and miscalculations. Unilateral acts and demands have isolated the United States from the very nations we need to join us in combating terrorism."
-- President Jimmy Carter
"John Kerry is a serious man for a serious job in a serious time in our country's history... I am very optimistic about this election because I think I know a great leader when I see one."
-- Senator Hillary Rodham-Clinton
"Their opponents will tell you we should be afraid of John Kerry and John Edwards because they won't stand up to terrorists. Don't you believe it...Strength and wisdom are not opposing values. They go hand in hand — and John Kerry has both"
-- President Bill Clinton
"Tonight I speak as a citizen, eager to join you here in Boston as a foot soldier in the fight for our future, as we nominate a true New England patriot for president. The state that gave us John Adams and John Kennedy has now given us John Kerry, a good man, a great Senator, a visionary leader... "
-- President Bill Clinton
"Democrats and Republicans have very different ideas on what choices we should make, rooted in fundamentally different views of how we should meet our common challenges at home and how we should play our role in the world... Democrats want to build an America of shared responsibilities and shared opportunities. Republicans believe in an America run by the right people, their people."
-- President Bill Clinton
20040726
"I look on Kerry as one who has gotten through his lifetime of experience exactly what is needed in makeup and battleground and learning and determination, and his ideals to be the president we need now in this troubled time."
-- Jimmy Carter, on CNN.
Image from The White House
-- Jimmy Carter, on CNN.
Image from The White House
20040725
"...The question that voters seem to be wrestling with now is not whether Mr. Bush is a legitimate president but whether he is a trustworthy one."
--Michael Oreskes, What's the Presidential Tipping Point?, The New York Times
--Michael Oreskes, What's the Presidential Tipping Point?, The New York Times
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Girl: John Edwards should do okay against Dick Cheney in the debates, right?
Boy: Up until Cheney grabs him and bites his ear off, yeah.
-- Aaron McGruder, The Boondocks, nationally syndicated comic strip.
Boy: Up until Cheney grabs him and bites his ear off, yeah.
-- Aaron McGruder, The Boondocks, nationally syndicated comic strip.
20040721
"Stand up straight and keep your hair out of your eyes."
-- Laura Bush, First Lady of the Unted States, to her twins as they hit the campaign trail on behalf of the Miserable Failure.
Photo from Enter Stage Right
-- Laura Bush, First Lady of the Unted States, to her twins as they hit the campaign trail on behalf of the Miserable Failure.
Photo from Enter Stage Right
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