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Well, I've been in the political arena all of my life, and 10 years of that as a candidate and elected official, and that's about enough.
Jim Hightower
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Jim Hightower
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 11
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The original Greek word idiotes referred to people who might have had a high IQ, but were so self-involved that they focused exclusively on their own life and were both ignorant of and uncaring about public concerns and the common good.
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The corporation cannot be ethical, its only responsibility is to make a profit.
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America's drug war is so stupid that if you pay close attention to just how stupid it is -- it'll drive you to use drugs.
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The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.
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It may be the rooster that does all the crowing but it's the hen that delivers the goods.
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If ignorance goes to forty dollars a barrel, I want drilling rights to George Bush's head.
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Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.
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Ronald Reagan's idea of a good farm program was Hee Haw.
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This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay and his corruption.
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Republicans are so empty-headed, they wouldn't make a good landfill.
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But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's got a zip code has somebody or some group of people battling the economic and political exclusion that Wall Street and Washington are shoving down our throats.
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Like NASCAR race drivers or PGA golfers, why not require each of the [US presidential] candidates to cover their clothing, briefcases and staff with the logo patches of their corporate sponsors?
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Populists have always been out to challenge the orthodoxy of the corporate order and to empower workaday Americans so they can control their own economic and political destinies. This approach distinguishes the movement from classic liberalism, which seeks to live in harmony with concentrated corporate power by trying to regulate excesses.
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The real bias of the media is not to the left or to the right, but to the thin strata of economic elites at the top of our society.
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Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.
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Founders v. Bush brings the wisdom and eloquence of the Founding Fathers back to the people, while unmasking the fraudulent PR machine that is corrupting their words and stealing our legacy.
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When Rick Perry says I can do for America what I've done for Texas, pay attention. That's no idle threat.
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The [Democratic] party is a bank. It collects money and gives it to TV stations.
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It's hard for the donkeys to win the race if they're going to carry the elephants on their backs.
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Little ol' boy in the Panhandle told me the other day you can still make a small fortune in agriculture. Problem is, you got to start with a large one.
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