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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
Columnist
Journalist
Politician
Radio Personality
Denison
Texas
James Hightower
James Allen Hightower
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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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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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The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.
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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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If ignorance goes to forty dollars a barrel, I want drilling rights to George Bush's head.
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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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Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.
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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 issue isn't just jobs. Even slaves had jobs. The issue is wages.
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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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Ronald Reagan's idea of a good farm program was Hee Haw.
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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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Organic agriculture is more about fairness and respect than it is about parts-per-billion of pesticide residues
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The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.
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Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.
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Banks don't commit crimes. Bankers do. And they won't ever stop if they don't have to pay for their crimes.
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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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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.
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The corporation cannot be ethical, its only responsibility is to make a profit.
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If you don't speak out when it matters, when would it matter to speak out?
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