Quotes about special-interest (14 Quotes)



    Special-interest magazines are dangerous places for writers to start out in because the writing quickly falls into a routine and people are likely to find themselves artistically exhausted when they want to work on something of their own.

    This is really what they're after. Everything else is a mask, ... What Governor Schwarzenegger wants to do is he wants to make it almost impossible for working men and women to participate in the politics of our state while his large, corporate, special-interest friends go unfettered and can line his campaign coffers with tens of millions of dollars.

    We need to clean up Congress. The people of Western North Carolina want to know that lobbyists and their special-interest money are no longer running the show in Washington.

    This just looks like the oil and gas industry are shamelessly using the tragedy of Katrina and Rita to try and push their special-interest agenda through Congress. We need to address our energy needs, but we don't need to jeopardize our environment and economy to do it, and we shouldn't use a national tragedy as cover for bad policy.


    Is Christianity just another special-interest group, clawing for political power Or, even if Christians are acting as God's spokesmen, must Christians always conduct themselves politically as if Christianity were just another special-interest group Do Christians conduct evangelism this way


    The two concerns that people have about a la carte is that we believe it will lead to higher prices for less choice, and that it will very much undercut the ability of many niche channels or special-interest channels to exist at all.



    I don't blame Ron Saxton for the quarter of a million dollars that the casinos are spending on ads to attack me because I know he can't control what those special-interest casinos do.

    There is always a balance between trying to please some of the special-interest groups and constituency groups in Washington and not engaging in that, ... If you don't, there are questions about their morale and their support. Leadership will require that we do the right thing, not just simply what constituents want, unless you think they're right.

    I think it's a travesty that small-minded special-interest groups were able to convince people that tolerance, love, growth and acceptance are not Christian values.

    Phil is running a Walter Mondale campaign -- nail down the special-interest groups early, get all the big-name officeholders to endorse you and expect it will roll you into office. It didn't work for Mondale -- and he lost 49 states.



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