Great quotes from celebrities. I disagree that Woodward and Bernstein were sleuths. According Max Holland in his book, Leak about Mark Felt, deep throat, they were more like stenographers. Thompson's role helping Marie Ragghianti, whistle blower in Tennessee Governor's parole board scandal made Thompson a towering figure. One unmentioned pervasive problem is the dumbing down of public school students, who are now politicians and journalists.
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comedian Bill Murray tweeted: “So, if we lie to the government, it’s a felony. But if they lie to us its politics.”
Bernie Sanders is right. A few rich people shouldn’t run the country. But neither should a few politicians, as America’s founders understood. That’s because “even good people do bad things,” Thompson lamented, observing, “Some of our folks went to Washington to drain the swamp and made partnership with the alligators instead.”
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journalistic sleuths Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein have criticized the media for abandoning their role to safeguard the people from the government, appearing instead to protect government officials from Americans.
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the irresponsible budget deal confirms retired Sen. Tom Coburn’s insight: The problem isn’t that politicians can’t agree; it’s that they’ve agreed for decades “to borrow and spend far beyond our means” and the Constitution’s boundaries. It’s “the very problem our founders sought to avoid — a deeply indebted government that’s threatening the survival of our republic.”
http://www.aspentimes.com/opinion/19016153-113/sturm-draining-washingtons-swamp-fred-thompson-style
Melanie Sturm
Think Again
November 12, 2015
Sturm: Draining Washington's swamp, Fred Thompson-style
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