I’ve had meetings with Fidel Castro. I’ve had meetings with Kim Il-Sung. I’ve had meetings with other dictators. I’ve met with the Butcher of Beijing. You know, I think it’s important to hear, you know, each other’s perspective. Gary Ackerman Read Quote
The media has changed. We now give broadcast licenses to philosophies instead of people. People get confused and think there is no difference between news and entertainment. People who project themselves as journalists on television don’t know the first thing about journalism. They are just there stirring up a hockey game. Gary Ackerman Read Quote
It used to be you had real friends on the other side of the aisle. It’s not like that anymore. Society has changed. The public is to blame as well. I think the people have gotten dumber. Gary Ackerman Read Quote
For some reason, the military seems more afraid of gay people than they are against terrorists, but they’re very brave with the terrorists… If the terrorists ever got a hold of this information, they’d get a platoon of lesbians to chase us out of Baghdad. Gary Ackerman Read Quote
Using official government resources to help bankroll an explicit political agenda – whether on the right or left – is flat out wrong. Gary Ackerman Read Quote
Without a musket to raise, a barricade to storm, a flag to wave, the question hit me in the face like the cold air: ‘Who am I?’ Gary Ackerman Read Quote
I’ve personally demanded that tyrants let their people go. I’ve tried to feed the hungry, clothe the poor, protect the elderly and infirm, and defend the needy from the aggressively greedy. I’ve led a blessed life. What a kick for a kid from the projects. Gary Ackerman Read Quote
