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Becoming a politician is the only step down I could take from being a journalist.
Jim Hightower
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Jim Hightower
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 11
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Denison
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James Allen Hightower
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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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Republicans are so empty-headed, they wouldn't make a good landfill.
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You have to learn to read between the lies.
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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 [Democratic] party is a bank. It collects money and gives it to TV stations.
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But, as my mother used to tell me, two wrongs don't make a right. But I soon figured out that three left turns do.
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The corporation cannot be ethical, its only responsibility is to make a profit.
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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 corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.
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The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon can still make a deposit on a John Deere.
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