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4.14.2008

Two Zingers from Jim Abourezk

Here are a couple of oft-requested quotes John Burton recalls of his friend, Jim Abourezk of South Dakota, a congressman from 1971 to 1973 and U.S. Senator from 1973 through 1979:

Accused of his opponent of knowing nothing about agriculture, Abourezk admitted it was a valid charge — he knew very little about farming. Read more »

3.25.2008

Yogi Obama

“My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you’ll join me as we try to change it.”

Barack Obama

(Thanks, Jim. A classic)

2.11.2008

Two Insightful Analyses of the Newspaper Industry

“The economic fundamentals of the newspaper industry are no longer present.”

— Warren Buffet, May 2007

*****

“I tell you I have been in the editorial business going on 14 years and it is the first time I ever heard of a man’s having to know anything in order to edit a newspaper. Read more »

2.04.2008

A Reagan Classic, a Bill Campbell Favorite and a Lockyerism Too Often Forgotten by Testifiers

“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”

— Ronald Reagan

“Politicians do two things: point with pride or view with alarm.”

— former state Sen. William Campbell

“The plural of anecdote is not evidence.”

— State Treasurer Bill Lockyer

2.01.2008

Jerry Waldie on Impeachment (He oughta know)

“Impeachment is not a legal, judicial process. Impeachment is a combination of legal and political with a large portion of the basis for impeaching the president being that there is a political desire on behalf of the American people that it should happen.

“An example of the contrary, where impeachable offenses were committed but no impeachment was brought – and I would not have supported it had it been – was Reagan and Iran/Contra. Read more »

1.07.2008

A Few Good Ones

Willie Brown:

“It’s Better to Be Misquoted than not quoted at all.”

John Mockler:

“There are more village idiots than villages.”

Kurt Vonnegut:

“Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and no one wants to do maintenance.”

Katie Lucas

“One frown gets everybody down.”

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