Bob Beckel Quotes
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Some credit is due to Trump for seizing the anti establishment mood of the country, but most of his success can be attributed to pure luck.
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We know that in the Muslim communities around the world, they do not like us. They recruit people from poor areas and turn them into terrorists.
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When a black man is stopped by a cop for no apparent reason, that is covert racism. When a black woman shops in a fancy store and is followed by security guards, that is covert racism. It is more subtle than 1960s racism, but it is still racism.
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Academic freedom and free speech mean the right to consider ideas with which you might disagree.
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There is a huge difference between gathering intelligence in foreign countries, even our allies, and secretly getting information on U.S. citizens.
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Trump has predicated his whole campaign on the unfairness of the playing field. Big corporations, rich donors, big media, and trade deals that punish the little guy.
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Ever since 9/11, our intelligence agencies, as part of the 'war on terror,' have expanded their operations to include American citizens. I was 'terrorized' when I learned that the National Security Agency was intercepting information on Americans.
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When I came to faith, I was on pro-choice boards, and I dropped off of those because you couldn't read the Bible and be pro-choice.
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In presidential campaigns, experience as a candidate is an invaluable asset.
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Carmakers do not lobby to remove safety regulations on their vehicles, but the NRA constantly lobbies to keep restrictions off deadly weapons.
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If we have intelligence on the location of terrorist training centers, it is insane not to act.
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Our first priority should be to protect the homeland. If we don't, a future generation might ask, 'Who lost America?'
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Trump is going to be around a while.
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Iran would have become a nuclear power had President Obama not united most of the world in boycotting Iranian oil sales, which crippled Iran's economy and forced it to negotiate. Other presidents tried to stop Iran's nuclear program. They failed. Obama succeeded.
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I think a flat tax has merit. Anything would be better than the current tax code.
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I came from a dysfunctional family - very dysfunctional. And my father used to find great humor in throwing me down the stairs.
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Congress continues to pass laws to limit lobbyists' influence, but people find ways to get around them.
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What I have learned over hundreds of campaigns is if you have lost voters who have supported you in the past, you can get them back. If you never had them, it is a very difficult sell.
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Rural voters believed the Democrats traded millions in campaign cash at their expense. Along came a guy named Trump to give these voters a political voice.
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Not only has celebrity dumbed down our politics, it has become intertwined with it.
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I have long been an advocate of school choice, but I also believe the problem lies with school administrators and union leaders who refuse to believe there is such a thing as a bad school.
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Too many younger people seem to prefer following celebrities instead of doing the work required to get an education that will someday lead to a job. If students today spent as much time on math and science and history as they do following these shallow celebrities, they might actually become contributors to society someday.
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When anyone in Washington asks for a favor, no matter how little the favor means to you, act pained and get as much as you can in exchange - even if the person asking is the president of the United States.
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Unless public officials are wealthy and fund their own campaigns, the only place they can turn to is lobbyists and institutions like labor unions and corporations.