Political Quotes

“I would like to begin by setting the tone, and then turn it over to the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Burton]. Madam Speaker, we have a press problem today. The dominant media culture, the liberal press, are beating their breasts saying, ``Have we gone too far with Whitewater?'' I, myself, think they have only scratched the surface, but they are saying, ``Are we crippling our Government? What are we doing?'' I do not know if the Speaker saw the hour and a half show the other night, the expanded Nightline with Ted Koppel. Among the guests were Rush Limbaugh and James Carville. Listen to this, I have waited a couple of weeks since our break to put this in the Record. It comes courtesy of my good friend, Brent Bozell III, over at the Media Research Center. This quote is from a reporter in the Washington Post. Talk about a schizophrenic operation. I never heard of this gentleman. I look forward to having lunch with him some day. His name is Phil McCombs. He filed this story out of Coronado, CA, March 30, and thank God it went in the Style section and not on the front page. I would say to the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Burton], he is going to think I am making this up as I read these words: To watch this President connect with people emotionally is an awesome thing. It is a raw, needy, palpable, electrifying thing that happens. There is no smile on Clinton.…”