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Jeffrey Greenfield (born June 10, 1943) is an American television journalist and author.

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Conservatives may worship Adam Smith's 'invisible hand,' but for Obama, the helping hand comes in large measure from the public, not the private sector. To call this 'socialism' is to do violence to the word and to the concept. To call it 'un-American' is a smear.

Hands, Invisible Hand, May, Violence, Word, Worship

F. D. R. had to deal with Southern segregationists - and outright racists - who held power in Congress, so he had to yield to that power in order to get his New Deal legislation passed.

Congress, Order, Outright, Power, Southern, Yield

When an office-holder facing a multi-count indictment says that he has decided to spend more time with his family, the proper response is a horse-laugh. When an accused politician explains that a charge of corruption is 'really' an attack on his or her race, religion, ethnic background or gender, the odds that something felonious happened jumps.

Corruption, Facing, Horse, Odds, Race, Religion

I grew up in New York City, where we played highly unorganized sports: stick ball, stoop ball, and the occasional game of baseball with no adult supervision.

Adult, Baseball, New York, Occasional, Played, Sports

After immersing myself in the mysteries of the Electoral College for a novel I wrote in the '90s, I came away believing that the case for scrapping it is less obvious than I originally thought.

Believe, Believing, Case, College, Mystery, Obvious

Somebody is going to have to do fancy footwork to make sure Elizabeth and John Edwards get their prime-time shot.

Elizabeth, Fancy, John, Prime, Shots

Well, politics is war, and in war, truth is the first casualty.

War, Firsts, Truth Is, Casualty, Truth, Politics

There are good people who are dealt a bad hand by fate, and bad people who live long, comfortable, privileged lives. A small twist of fate can save or end a life; random chance is a permanent, powerful player in each of our lives, and in human history as well.

Fate, Player, Powerful, Privileged, Twist

It strikes me as a sound, honest statement for a prospective voter to say: 'Look, I haven't given this election a minute's thought, and it's just not fair for me to cancel out the vote of someone who actually gives a damn. ' Indeed, it's not just sound and honest - it's the ethically responsible thing to do.

Giving, Sound, Looks, Say, Fair, Honest

Think about one of the most powerful influences on a young child's life - the absence of a father figure. Look back on recent presidents, and you'll find an absent, or weak, or failed father in the lives of Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

Children, Father, Johnson, Powerful, Richard

Protestations of indifference to higher office are hard to take seriously when the 'non-candidate' is busily engaged in testing the waters.

Engaged, Indifference, Office, Seriously, Testing, Water

As a personal matter, I stopped voting more than a decade ago, on the grounds that it helped me as an analyst not to think about making a choice in the voting booth.

Booth, Choices, Personal, Thinking, Voting

A citizen at his home in Rockford, Illinois, or Boulder, Colorado, could read a newspaper, listen to a radio, or watch the round-the-clock coverage on television, but he had no way of connecting with those who shared his views. Nor was there a quick, readily available tool for an ordinary citizen to gather information on his own. In 1960, communication was a one-way street, and information was fundamentally inaccessible. The whole idea of summoning up data or reaching thousands of individuals with the touch of a finger was a science-fiction fantasy.

Communication, Home, Views, Radio, Ordinary

In another life, before taking the veil of journalistic purity, I practiced the black arts of a political operative, including 'debate prep.

Art, Arts, Black, Debate, Political

Something about her eyes or voice has always suggested the hint of a free spirit, trapped in a Peck and Peck cage, dreaming of making rude noises at public gatherings of Republicans.

Dream, Eye, Freedom, Gatherings, Making, Trapped

In early 1961 a new president, John F. Kennedy, was told by military leaders and civilian officials that the Kingdom of Laos - of no conceivable strategic importance to the U. S. - required the presence of American troops and perhaps even tactical nuclear weapons. Why? Because if Laos fell, Asia would go red from Thailand to Indonesia.

Indonesia, Leader, Military, Officials, President, Strategic

If the court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act, is that a 'liberal' result enabling gay couples married in states where gay marriage is legal to enjoy the same economic advantages that federal laws now grant to straight couples? Or is it a 'conservative' ruling, limiting the federal government's ability to override state power?

Advantages, Couple, Couples, Enabling, Gay, Law

The niftiest turn of phrase, the most elegant flight of rhetorical fancy, isn't worth beans next to a clear thought clearly expressed.

Beans, Elegant, Fancy, Next, Phrases, Turn

For millions, Roger Ebert will be remembered as a writer and television personality who brought a sense of passion and excellence to his craft. For me, he is a man who fused joy and courage as few others ever have. My life was enriched by having such a friend; it is poorer for losing such a friend.

Brought, Men, Passion, Personality, Poorer

There is no such thing as political science, but there are tenancies so strong that they might as well be called laws of nature.

Law, Nature, Political, Strong, Tenancies, Thing

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