55 Ari Melber Quotes for You to Enjoy

Ari Melber

American Journalist

Born: Mar 31, 1980

Because Every Government People Political Politics

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A healthy corporation acts on the interests of its stakeholders and customers. Ari Melber

Healthy Corporation Stakeholders Customers Interests Acts

Corporations, like nations, do not have friends. They have interests. Ari Melber

Corporations Like Friends Nations Interests

The modern GOP has perfected this cyclical deficit outrage ritual. Republicans run up the tab when they control the White House, then scream about deficits when Democrats win - insisting that 'serious reform' means cutting only Democratic budget priorities. Ari Melber

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The Bush administration opened several lines of attack against the rule of law and the integrity of an independent Justice Department. The scandals are so famous that they've been reduced to shorthand: Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, NSA, Attorneygate. Ari Melber

Justice Integrity Law Rule Rule Of Law Several Ghraib Independent Scandals Administration Attack Abu Opened Reduced Been Lines Department Famous Justice Department Against Bush Bush Administration Shorthand Guantanamo

'House of Cards' is full of hypocrites, some ashamed, many proud. There is no silver lining here, no appeal to a just system that is temporarily thwarted by corrupting forces. Ari Melber

System Some Temporarily Silver Hypocrites Thwarted House House Of Cards Forces Proud Lining Just Ashamed Full Appeal Many Cards Here

The president's powers are always open to being questioned by the co-equal branches of government. Ari Melber

Government President Open Powers Always Questioned Branches Being

Iowa is especially critical for underdog and cash-strapped campaigns, because the caucus system relies on grassroots organizing, enabling candidates with time for retail politicking to beat better-funded rivals. So underdogs usually seize on the state. Ari Melber

Time State System Critical Seize Beat Retail Rivals Underdog Underdogs Iowa Because Enabling Caucus Campaigns Candidates Organizing Grassroots

TV is still a 'push' medium - we are broadcasting into any home or business with basic cable, and depending on what's happening in the world, we have a wider audience, from news junkies to very sporadic viewers. On TV, you want your reporting to be valuable to that entire audience and be relevant. Ari Melber

Home News You Business World Valuable Medium Broadcasting Relevant TV Entire Push Cable Audience Still Very Reporting Any Depending Want Happening Your Viewers Basic Wider Wider Audience

That's the problem with precedents. Even the extreme ones tend to get repeated. Ari Melber

Problem Extreme Tend Repeated Get The Problem With Even

Republicans believe an obstructionist, do-nothing Congress will deny Obama momentum and keep their base energized. Ari Melber

Will Congress Believe Obama Deny Republicans Momentum Base Keep

From the Fourth Amendment to post-Watergate reforms to the national outcry when Bush's warrantless surveillance was revealed in 2005, the United States has a strong tradition of overseeing the government's power to spy on its citizens. Ari Melber

Government Strong Power National States Citizens Revealed Tradition Overseeing Spy Surveillance Amendment Reforms Bush United United States Fourth

Obstruction takes time. Ari Melber

Time Takes Obstruction

Confronting Republicans can definitely mobilize a disaffected Democratic base. Ari Melber

Definitely Democratic Mobilize Republicans Confronting Base

Historically, the most favorably viewed figure in any administration is the first lady, regardless of her husband's popularity. That is largely because first ladies avoid the political fray and are ritualistically presented as a warm, human presence in the White House. Ari Melber

Political Husband First First Lady White White House Administration Most House Because Historically Any Human Ladies Lady Regardless Warm Viewed Avoid Figure Popularity Largely Her Presence Presented

Obama can show that America's promise of equality not only means that anyone can reach the highest office in the land - it also means that everyone is equally subject to the law. Ari Melber

Equality Law Everyone Promise Obama Only Highest Reach Also Equally Subject Office America Anyone Land Means Show

If anything, the genuine human struggles in 'Sicko' raise questions about our society that run much deeper than what passes for political discourse today. Why does such a rich nation let people suffer and die without health care? Ari Melber

Today Health People Political Care Nation Rich Society Our Run About Struggles Health Care Without Genuine Does Passes Discourse Questions Than Die Human Anything Much Suffer Why Deeper Raise

When a government forcibly holds enough people indefinitely without trial, it evokes the kinds of raids, detention, and abuses of power associated with authoritarian states - or darker periods in American history. Ari Melber

Even George W. Bush, who as president pushed the boundaries of executive power, never proposed a statutory scheme to hold people indefinitely. Ari Melber

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I got some experience appearing as a guest on several news channels, and I thought over the years I would be able to mix practicing law and writing with providing analysis on TV. I didn't know that would lead to a full-time opportunity that would take me away from my law practice. When MSNBC made me an offer to join, I jumped at it. Ari Melber

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My job is to be accurate and clear. Ari Melber

Job Clear Accurate

The press is always more comfortable with factual determinations than moral ones, although in day-to-day life, a lot of people care a heck of a lot more about morality than every precise actual fact. Ari Melber

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