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Mark Shields
American
Journalist
Born:
May 25
,
1937
Bush
Cause
Important
John
You
Your
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There is always strength in numbers. The more individuals or organizations that you can rally to your cause, the better.
Mark Shields
Strength
You
Better
Cause
Rally
More
Individuals
Always
Your
Organizations
Numbers
In the 2004 presidential election, we saw a wonderful example of citizens making contributions. In fact, individual giving to both the Kerry and Bush campaigns was the highest in our nation's history.
Mark Shields
History
Wonderful
Election
Example
Giving
Nation
Our
Presidential
Saw
Presidential Election
Citizens
Both
Fact
Individual
Highest
Making
Campaigns
Contributions
In Fact
Bush
Kerry
I think any advocate who is effective has fully acquainted himself or herself with the legislator they are going to meet. Know what committees they are on, what issues they are interested in, all in an effort to build a bridge for communicating with them.
Mark Shields
Build
Think
Meet
Herself
Know
Himself
Advocate
Issues
Effective
Effort
Any
Going
Committees
Legislator
Interested
Them
Acquainted
Communicating
Who
Fully
Bridge
The important thing to understand about legislators is that there are dozens of competing interests and issues that occupy them. They are stretched thin.
Mark Shields
Important
Stretched
About
Understand
Occupy
Important Thing
Issues
Legislators
Them
Interests
Thin
Thing
Dozens
Competing
When the size of the group supporting your cause reaches a critical mass, any legislator or elected official has to pay attention.
Mark Shields
Cause
Pay
Pay Attention
Group
Critical
Critical Mass
Attention
Supporting
Mass
Official
Any
Legislator
Size
Elected
Your
The problem with smear campaigns is that too often they work.
Mark Shields
Work
Problem
Too
Smear
Campaigns
Often
The Problem With
John Kerry's biography was central to his campaign.
Mark Shields
John
His
Campaign
Central
Biography
Kerry
What you have is two men seeking the White House; they're both products of prominent New England families. They both went to private boarding schools. They both went to a prestigious university.
Mark Shields
You
Men
White
White House
Prestigious
Prominent
Seeking
Both
New
House
Schools
New England
Private
Families
Boarding
Products
England
Two
University
As Bill Clinton said so eloquently at the convention, during Vietnam there was a chance to serve; there was a chance not to serve.
Mark Shields
Eloquently
Said
Clinton
Convention
Vietnam
Bill
Bill Clinton
Serve
Chance
John McCain was victimized in the South Carolina primary.
Mark Shields
Carolina
John
John McCain
Primary
South
South Carolina
McCain
Victimized
George Bush is trying to play it both ways.
Mark Shields
Ways
Both
Both Ways
George
George Bush
Trying
Bush
Play
When you run for president of the United States, everybody does the same thing in the campaign-they talk about veterans, how much they admire them, how grateful they are.
Mark Shields
You
Grateful
Veterans
Same Thing
Everybody
President
States
Run
Admire
About
Talk
Does
How
How Much
Same
Them
Much
United
United States
Thing
John McCain has become the de facto running mate of George W. Bush.
Mark Shields
Become
Running
Running Mate
John
John McCain
Facto
Mate
George
George W
George W. Bush
McCain
Bush
You can't have someone with a pinkie out there at the U.N. or any other place.
Mark Shields
You
Other
Out
Someone
Any
Any Other Place
Place
If I were John Bolton, I'd take great consolation in the words of my principal supporter on the committee, who gave a ringing endorsement, which was, There is no evidence that he has broken any laws.
Mark Shields
Great
Broken
Words
Gave
Evidence
Consolation
Ringing
John
Laws
Take
He
Supporter
Principal
Were
Any
Committee
Endorsement
Which
Who
There's no question that Stalin broke the agreements made at Yalta completely about elections that were supposed to be held immediately in Poland, and Eastern Europe was plunged into slavery as a consequence.
Mark Shields
Made
Immediately
Broke
Eastern
Eastern Europe
About
No Question
Poland
Supposed
Were
Question
Stalin
Held
Elections
Europe
Agreements
Slavery
Consequence
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