"Few progressives would take issue with the argument that, significant accomplishments notwithstanding, the Obama presidency has been a big disappointment."

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Source : Eric Alterman (2011). “Kabuki Democracy: The System Vs. Barack Obama”, p.1, Nation Books

Eric Alterman

#Disappointment Quotes #Issues Quotes #Accomplishment Quotes

“Whoever stands by a just cause cannot possibly be called a terrorist.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“They're funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you're having them.”
“Whenever a day comes when I can stand and preach God's Word without an agony of anxiety lest the people will not accept Christ; whenever a day comes when I can see men and women coming down the aisles without joy in my heart, I'll quit preaching.”
“Our technology, our machines, is part of our humanity. We created them to extend ourselves, and that is what is unique about human beings.”

Source : "Evolution Is a Spiritual Process". Interview with Anthony Adams, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 8, 2011.
“After World War II it was decided that, in order to prevent the Germans and the French from having another war, it would be better to tie them together into one economic pact so they would invest in each other and have mutual stakes. Until now, that has worked to prevent warfare between the two.”
“He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero.”
“A Royal Commission is a broody hen sitting on a china egg.”
“The thing is, Guantánamo is also a naval base, and they're under the delusion - especially the people on the naval side who are not dealing with the prison - that they can just pretend this is an ordinary Caribbean naval base. For them, it's: "Why are you making such a big deal out of the most notorious prison in the world?" It's like if people living near Buchenwald said they wanted to talk about the other lovely things in the region besides the camp.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

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