Ken Mehlman Quotes (85 Quotes)

When he visits New York today, Chairman Dean should repudiate the ugly race baiting by Congressman Rangel and other Democrats. At a time when all Americans need to come together, Rangel's attempt to divide Americans along racial lines for political gain is unacceptable.

The message is, if you care about expanding opportunity in America and expanding democracy in the world, it is the Republican Party you want,

We Republicans have a message to all who want expanded opportunity in America give us a chance, and we'll give you a choice.

We've suffered a war, and one thing we know: Whenever our nation's faced war, whether it was in the 1980s when we were winning the Cold War or in the 1940s during World War II, the responsible thing to do has been to borrow money to win the war.

If you stop and think about our history, one of the reasons we had an American century and there is an American dream was because at key points in our history we made very bold decisions about making sure that there was very broad, universal access to quality education.

The public trust is more important than party. Which is why the first solution to the problem is rooting out those who have done wrong, without regard to party or ideology.

The president strongly believes that marriage in this country ought to be between a man and a woman. He also believes it is something that ought to be decided by the people. He doesn't believe that judges ought to impose their will on the people.

If you look at Reagan who had two failed Supreme Court nominees, who lost control of the Senate and had Iran-contra, did he still have a successful final three years Absolutely, ... One of the great strengths of this team has been from the beginning their ability to keep their eye on the big picture and long-term goals, while also dealing with short-term challenges.

The position of the Republican National Committee is simple We will not tolerate fraud we will not tolerate intimidation we will not tolerate suppression. No employee, associate or any person representing the Republican Party who engages in these kinds of acts will remain in that position.

Ken Mehlman, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, who has made reaching out to black voters a priority, put it simply. We're going to work with them, ... This disaster showed how important it is that we do these things.

We are excited to begin the process of selecting a city to host our 2008 convention.

We value Senator Kerry's honorable and heroic service in Vietnam. But we question his judgment in consistently voting to cut defense and intelligence funding critical to national security,

Mr. Libby is entitled to his day in court to answer the charges against him, receive a full airing of all the facts and is innocent until proven otherwise.

We want to make sure the American people understand that the John Kerry that may be speaking in the hall is stagecraft.

Rosa Parks is an American hero. Her courage and moral clarity in the face of bigotry and oppression launched the civil rights movement and inspired millions to stand up for fundamental fairness. America is freer and a better nation today because of Rosa Parks.

When you think of the level of anger, I'm not sure it's what Americans want.

We are worried about the size of the deficit, which is why the president is pleased that the House and Senate have followed his lead in cutting the deficit in half over the next five years.

All of these are priorities, all of these are reforms, ... And I'm confident that next year, we're going to maintain our majorities in the House and Senate.

One idea that everybody who has common sense ought to agree on is the last thing we need is higher gas taxes. Higher gas taxes are bad for families. They're bad for workers. ... It's bad for jobs.

At the same time we need to remember that we are a nation of law and a nation of immigrants and that folks are coming here to pursue the American dream and to feed their families. Unless you find a legal way for these economic needs to be met, you are enc

I don't think the American people, if you look historically, elect angry candidates.

Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong.

They're not running for president to safeguard America's homeland and bring peace throughout the world. They're not running to grow jobs and improve the economy. They're not running to reform education or to provide health care for America's seniors. They're not running to take America forward. The singular rationale for each of their candidacies is to beat our president.

The other side has nothing but scare tactics, ... One side offers solutions and the other side offers scare tactics and insults, and I am confident the American people will take solutions every time.

Minnesota is very important. You're going to have a competitive race for the Senate, a competitive governor's race, you have an open seat in the 6th (Congressional) District, a state legislature that is closely divided, and a state that was very competitive in 2000 and 2004 and is likely to be again in 2008.

It's a mistake to allow the political headline of the moment to obscure the overall progress being made on a lot of important fronts. We're about to have a big debate about taxing and spending. Those are debates where we historically have done well and will this time.

There are a number of red states where the Kerry campaign made a significant investment over the summer -- states like Missouri, Arkansas and North Carolina, where they've either entirely or mostly pulled their resources. And mostly now you've got a battle over places that were blue states. The race is close and will remain close. But you're seeing us moving down the field, and they're in a much more defensive position than they've been in.

Each campaign has to decide how they want to deal with a broadcast they don't like. In our case, we try to tell the truth. In this case, they apparently filed a legal complaint.

I think there are issues that people say, 'On this particular matter I don't agree,' but there is unity in the party message.

What's been extraordinary about this president, Tim, and what's unique about this president is not that the administration is sputtering but rather everything he's taken on he's been able to accomplish.

Today Joe Mehlman's grandson is proud to be chairman of the party of Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass - and of Condi Rice, Michael Steele, Colin Powell, Michael Williams, Ken Blackwell, and so many others,

For a generation, terrorists learned they could make war on free nations without fear of war in return. On September 12, the terrorists got war in return.

It's a tough state, and our candidate was overwhelmingly outspent.

During times like these, there is no room for politics and partisanship.

party of Lincoln and the African-American people have an incredible history together.

We must take a stand against corruption right here, right now. Public service is a sacred trust, and we cannot allow it to be sullied by anyone . . . Democrat or Republican.

The Democrats' plan for 2006? Take the House and Senate and impeach the president. With our nation at war, is this the kind of Congress you want?

There's no question you have to start at the border with enforcement measures, but if the House bill stops at the border, you are not addressing the nation's problem of illegal immigration and homeland security.

In my judgment, ... the only person with nerve is Howard Dean, who continues to take the African- American vote for granted, and who believes he can dictate who you should and should not meet with and talk to.

Texas is a state that has benefited economically and culturally because of the close relationship between Texas and Mexico. But he understands that border communities can be hurt if the law is not enforced.

While some Democrats have acted irresponsibly in regards to this matter from the beginning, the president and Republicans in Congress have and will continue to focus on the American people's priorities strengthening the economy, winning the War on Terror, lowering energy costs and improving our schools.

We are at a very historic moment in terms of the party, but also our community.

Democratic leaders always seem to blame America first.

Kerry's political attacks are not supported by reality, which shows rising employment and higher wages, and his policies -- higher taxes, increased regulation and bigger government -- would move America backward,

Where Bush can be helpful and where people want him to be helpful, he'll be helpful. For people that believe it's better if he didn't campaign, then that's fine for them.

Without a positive agenda or vision for tomorrow, each of the Democrats has waged a negative campaign of vicious and unprecedented personal attacks on the president,

It's simple to help, ... We're asking you to make just 30 phone calls. Your phone calls to Republican voters in Virginia will remind them of the upcoming election, and the importance of voting for Jerry.

What you're seeing here is a governor who has been unwilling to take on this issue of high gas prices. We know that the governor, we know that the leadership in the state legislature can take concrete steps to reduce that right now.

I am committed to ensure that our 2008 Republican presidential candidates forthrightly address issues of importance to the African-American community.

the clear choice Americans face in November between progress and growth and the politics of pessimism.