Republican Quotes - Page 23

• Democrats are fighting fire with fire. Our principled stance on Medicare and Social Security is absolutely no different than the Republicans' stance on no revenue increases without cuts.

  Judy Chu

  Fighting, Cutting, Fire

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• Half a century ago, Ronald Reagan, the man whose relentless optimism inspired me to enter politics, famously said that he didn't leave the Democratic Party; the party left him. I can certainly relate. I didn't leave the Republican Party; it left me.

  Charlie Crist

  Party, Men, Optimism

  Charlie Crist's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.politico.com. September 6, 2012.

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• I'm here tonight, not as a Republican, not as a Democrat, but as an optimistic American who understands that we must come together behind the one man who can lead the way forward in these challenging times: my president, our president, Barack Obama!

  Charlie Crist

  Optimistic, Men, Way Forward

  Charlie Crist, Ellis Henican (2014). “The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat”, p.8, Penguin

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• When I was a Republican governor, he was obviously a Democratic president, but on issue after issue after issue, President Obama was very helpful to us in education, in the environment, with the handling of the BP oil spill.

  Charlie Crist

  Oil, Issues, President

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• There are more people at Obama's table offering ideas than there were five years ago, but when it came to facing up to the Republicans' threat to force a double-dip recession if they didn't get their millionaires' tax cut, they still amounted to nothing. And therein lies our fundamental problem.

  Eric Alterman

  Lying, Cutting, Offering

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• Just a few months ago in the Republican primary Mitt Romney said to his opponents, who he was crushing at the time, stop whining. And I think that's a good message for the Romney campaign. Instead of whining about what the Obama campaign is saying, why don't you just put the facts out there and let people decide rather than trying to hide them.

  Stephanie Cutter

  Crush, Thinking, People

  "Face the Nation" with Bob Schieffer, www.theshowbuzz.com. July 15, 2012.

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• The most disappointing thing this week is that Mitt Romney picked Paul Ryan, because he was the intellectual leader of the Republican Party. Because Paul Ryan decided to join Mitt Romney's ticket, he is completely reversed himself on some of the issues he has been very strong on, like the $716 billion in savings that are in two of his budgets.

  Stephanie Cutter

  Strong, Party, Two

  "State of the Union with Candy Crowley". www.cnn.com. August 19, 2012.

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• The truth is the Republican leadership has created a credit card Congress that is recklessly selling out the future of America, our children and our grandchildren, and President Bush is the most fiscally irresponsible President in the history of America.

  Dennis Cardoza

  Children, America, President

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• Hawaiians want change, and if the Democrats don't offer change, Hawaiians are going to vote for the Republican who offers change.

  Ed Case

  Want, Vote, Democrat

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• One thing I've learned - and I've said this to Republicans and Democrats - is, bees cannot sting and make honey at the same time. They have to make a choice. Either they are going to be a stinger or a honey-maker, and I contend that honey is a symbol of legislation and, the nuclear language used by members is the stinger, and you can't do both.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Choices, Nuclear, Honey

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• We have Democrats saying dumb things every single day, and Republicans as well.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Dumb, Democrat, Wells

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• We may be a nation of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but first and foremost we are all human beings and Americans.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  May, Firsts, Democrat

  Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 05, 2009.

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• We've gotten to the point now where Republicans and Democrats have nothing in common besides being members of the 'caustic caucus,' and we can't get anything done.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Done, Common, Being Me

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• When Jefferson and the Republicans rallied to the Union and to the existing Federalist organization, the fabric of traditional American democracy was almost completely woven.

  Herbert Croly

  Organization, Democracy, Woven

  Herbert Croly (2005). “The Promise of American Life”, p.47, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Scott Brown may be the last Republican to win a statewide fight in Massachusetts for a very long time. He caught the machine flat-footed in January 2010 when he out-hustled Martha Coakley and stole the Senate seat Ted Kennedy held all those years. And since then, the Democrats haven't lost a single statewide fight.

  Howie Carr

  Fighting, Winning, Years

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• The Republicans have chosen to neglect young Americans who need assistance with the costs of higher education.

  John Conyers

  Needs, Cost, Neglect

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• A vast majority of Republicans are on the record saying that they believe the Violence Against Women Act should be reauthorized. Let me be clear: I believe that Violence Against Women Act must be reauthorized.

  John Cornyn

  Believe, Violence, Majority

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• As a former Republican, I represent a group of Americans who all too often have no one to speak for them. This group doesn't necessarily have a name. We've been called 'moderates,' but that term can be misleading.

  Lincoln Chafee

  Names, Groups, Speak

  "Lincoln Chafee DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.

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• I remember my Republican Party as fiscally conservative, as caring about the environment.

  Lincoln Chafee

  Party, Caring, Conservative

  "Q&A: Lincoln Chafee". Mother Jones Interview, www.motherjones.com. September/October, 2008.

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• Five years of Republicans' failed energy policies have resulted in Americans paying twice as much at the pump as they did in 2001, while big oil companies make triple the profits.

  Russ Carnahan

  Years, Oil, Energy

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• What we've been hearing over and over again is that the reason Republicans are opposed to the surtax is because of the concern of its impact on job creation. Well, if you carve out employers, you take away that argument.

  Susan Collins

  Jobs, Impact, Hearing

  "Sen. Susan Collins: Tax The Rich To Fund Payroll Tax Cut For Workers" By Michael McAuliff, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 30, 2011.

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• In the end, all Republicans want to make sure we don't increase taxes. That's where we differ with the Democrats.

  Tom Cole

  Want, Increase, Ends

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• The Clinton era is over. I think that there would even have been a certain amount of rejoicing among some Republicans if Gore had won or if Ralph Nader had won or if Satan had won.

  Tucker Carlson

  Thinking, Eras, Satan

  "Tucker Carlson: End of Clinton era is nigh". Interview, www.cnn.com. December 13, 2000.

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• I don't know how anyone could vote Republican. It's so obvious that their only interest is keeping the rich rich.

  Vivian Campbell

  Vote, Rich, Obvious

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• Veterans have had a long record of leaning towards the Republican Party. I think that's changing. I think that President Obama has the strongest record with veterans among any president in my lifetime.

  Wesley Clark

  Party, Thinking, Long

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