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Over the course of history, governments, political regimes, and leaders have done some stupid things despite all arguments to the contrary, at times even against their own self-interest. James Carville
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Mitt Romney is to presidential campaigns as the Delta House grade point average was to Faber College - the worst in history. James Carville
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I like being on the side of healthcare consumer. James Carville
Side Consumer Like Healthcare Being
One of my favorite aspects of basketball is good passing. James Carville
Good Favorite Passing Aspects Basketball
Democratic strategists and operatives should not design a strategy based off today's conditions. They should be setting a strategy for where the trajectory of polling is headed. James Carville
Today Strategy Design Setting Headed Democratic Conditions Off Trajectory Where Polling Should Based
I have always respected how Bobby Bowden would go out and challenge any opponent, and he produced some legendary games against the University of Miami and Notre Dame. James Carville
Challenge Respected Out Would Some He Always How Opponent Go Miami Legendary Any Against Bobby Produced Notre Dame Games University Dame
I have always loved the college atmosphere - sometimes too much, which is why I spent so long at LSU. James Carville
Sometimes Too Much College Long Too Spent Atmosphere Always Loved Which Much Why
What has always made the Clintons great politicians and better people is their unyielding commitment to expanding the middle class for everyone. James Carville
Great Class Commitment People Better Made Politicians Everyone Always Expanding Middle Middle Class
After all of my years in politics, I've learned that sometimes things that are said are true, and other things that are said are less than true. James Carville
Politics Sometimes Other True Learned Said Years Than After Less Things
The 1980 Republican presidential contest might have been as good a roster of candidates as ever fielded by any party. James Carville
Good Party Presidential Contest Been Any Candidates Republican Might Ever
To be a contrarian, you've got to be a contrarian against your own people. James Carville
You People Own Got Against Your
Campaigns are about adjustments. James Carville
Adjustment About Campaigns
Politics has become the great spectator sport of the United States. James Carville
Politics Great Become States Sport United United States Spectator
This idea that somehow or another, every idea on its face, because it's an idea, has some validity is ludicrous. James Carville
Face Every Validity Some Somehow Idea Another Because Ludicrous
We don't know each other. Democrats don't know Republicans, Republicans don't know Democrats. James Carville
Other Know Democrats Republicans Each
We must continue to recruit progressive prosecutors to run in local elections, support those who do, and hold them accountable if they win. James Forman, Jr.
Win Progressive Local Those Run Must Recruit Support Prosecutors Continue Accountable Hold Them Elections Who
In terms of addressing crime issues in the black community, the dominant political class has historically refused to endorse the full slate of reforms along lines of education, economic security, housing, etc, necessary to address the root causes. James Forman, Jr.
Education Class Political Crime Black Community Address Addressing Security Black Community Economic Economic Security Along Terms Housing Causes Issues Political Class Lines Historically Dominant Reforms Endorse Refused Etc Root Full Necessary Slate
One consequence of racism and segregation is that many American whites know little or nothing about the daily lives of African Americans. Black America's least-understood communities are those poor, hyper-segregated places we once called ghettos. These neighborhoods are not far away, but they might as well be on the moon. James Forman, Jr.
Daily Racism Moon Black Nothing Once Those Neighborhoods About Segregation Know Well America American African African Americans Places Little Poor Might Far Far Away Communities Whites Many Away Lives Daily Lives Consequence
We need to hire more black police officers in this country because these are good jobs, and African Americans should have their fair share of good jobs. But we shouldn't do it because we think that's going to change policing. We have to push for police reform in other ways. James Forman, Jr.
Good Change Police Black Country Think Other Good Jobs Ways Jobs More Push Share Fair Fair Share Police Officers Policing Because Hire Reform Officers American Going African African Americans Should Need
We rarely have good alternatives to offer to prison - that's our default. James Forman, Jr.
Good Prison Our Rarely Alternatives Offer Default
Mass incarceration is the result of small, distinct steps, each of whose significance becomes more apparent over time, and only when considered in light of later events. James Forman, Jr.
Time Events Result Light Later Considered Distinct Significance More Only Small Steps Mass Over Becomes Incarceration Apparent Each Whose
I clerked for a judge, William Norris, on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals right after law school and then for Justice O'Connor the next year. James Forman, Jr.
Justice Judge Law School Year Circuit William Law School Court After Then Next Next Year Appeals Right
Actually creating a positive school climate, particularly in schools that are in communities that are themselves not calm and orderly, is hard work. James Forman, Jr.
Positive Work Hard Work School Calm Particularly Schools Climate Orderly Themselves Creating Communities Hard Actually
There can be racism in a system even if a particular episode of injustice is not a manifestation of that racism. Every single thing in the criminal justice system is not a manifestation of racism, but many things are. James Forman, Jr.
Justice Injustice Racism Single Every Criminal Criminal Justice Criminal Justice System System Particular Single Thing Manifestation Episode Many Even Thing Things Every Single Thing
You can get rid of the teacher certification requirements, and you're still not going to have a rush of incredibly high-quality people going into teaching as long as teachers are valued in the way they currently are. The way we value people is by how much we pay them. James Forman, Jr.
Teacher You People Value Long Pay Incredibly Way Valued Rush High-Quality How Still How Much Get Going Currently Them Much Requirements Teachers Teaching Rid
Prosecutors committed to reform need talented staff members who share that commitment, and our best legal talent should flock to their offices. James Forman, Jr.
Best Legal Commitment Our Members Share Prosecutors Talent Talented Reform Offices Committed Staff Should Who Flock Need
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