Gary Ackerman Quotes

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Gary Ackerman

Profession : Politician

Birth : November 19, 1942

People more than ever since I can remember are concerned about being out of step and out of line with their political party and won't cross over. There is nobody, man or woman, who wants to be left out, and people are fearful of that. People are fearful of their leadership as well.

Gary Ackerman

We're not looking at banning all weapons.

Gary Ackerman

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.

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I just thought it was unconscionable for the Congress to insert itself into this debate. We are particularly unqualified to make that decision and to intrude ourselves into the lives of this family.

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If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.

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No, you can't call your vote in. You have to be there on the floor to vote.

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Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.

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We have some Jewish members of Congress, not a lot but there's a bunch of us.

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India is a regional power. It does not need anything to establish it.

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I am always fascinated by India.

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I'm in favor of immigration but we also need rules.

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We have to have some rules and regulations in America, or the world would empty out here.

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As a state senator and then a congressman, I've had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.

Gary Ackerman

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.

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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?'

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From the U.S. Capitol Building to the White House, our national symbols that represent freedom to so many of us, were built by people who were anything but free.

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Using official government resources to help bankroll an explicit political agenda - whether on the right or left - is flat out wrong.

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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.

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The ability to convince people of the wackiest notions - and both parties can do it - it's part of the dumbing down of America that's really highly problematic.

Gary Ackerman

The media's gotten lazy. They don't check anything out. You report what he reports.

Gary Ackerman