Not only has celebrity dumbed down our politics, it has become intertwined with it. Bob Beckel Read Quote
Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis had enormous talent, and Elvis was the major contributor to an entirely new genre of music. Sometimes their exploits were distasteful to people, but they left behind an enormous body of work that endures. Bob Beckel Read Quote
Putting fear into people is the principal goal of terrorists, and they have been successful. Bob Beckel Read Quote
I am not opposed to government efforts to stop terrorist plots. We are still seared by the memory of 9/11, and we should be. Bob Beckel Read Quote
Domestic wiretaps, government television cameras blanketing our streets, spy drones by the thousands flying over our heads. It makes you wonder if the very foundation of this great country, which is liberty, is eroding right before our eyes. Bob Beckel Read Quote
Ever since 9/11, our intelligence agencies, as part of the ‘war on terror,’ have expanded their operations to include American citizens. I was ‘terrorized’ when I learned that the National Security Agency was intercepting information on Americans. Bob Beckel Read Quote
Carmakers do not lobby to remove safety regulations on their vehicles, but the NRA constantly lobbies to keep restrictions off deadly weapons. Bob Beckel Read Quote
Politicos talk a big game about bringing jobs to devastated cities like Detroit, but rarely succeed. Bob Beckel Read Quote
We’ve come a long way from the days of Jim Crow, and yes, we elected a black president, but racism lives. Bob Beckel Read Quote
I’ve been involved in five presidential campaigns, once as national campaign manager for Walter Mondale. Bob Beckel Read Quote
