Political Quotes

“At the outset, let me express my sympathy to the Senator from West Virginia on the tragedy that took place in his state. Our hearts and minds are with you and your citizens. Remembering Clisby Clarke Mr. President, one of the sad occasions from time to time of a Senator is to rise to pay tribute to a friend and a citizen in one's State who passes away. It is now that occasion for me. This past week a great hero of Georgia--both the University of Georgia and the State of Georgia--Clisby Clarke passed away in his sleep in Highlands, NC. He will be laid to rest in Atlanta, GA, on this coming Thursday at a ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. Clisby was not just a citizen of my State, he was an extraordinary citizen of my State, a University of Georgia graduate who was the hit of the University of Georgia as one of the great songwriters on our campus. He wrote most of the fight songs that are played today for the University of Georgia football team and could tear up the piano by playing by ear like no one you have ever seen. He was a talented pitchman who could make things sound good at the drop of a hat, which is why he went to work for McCann-Erickson, one of the great public relations firms in the history of our city. He led that firm to unparalleled heights, and for a while, when I ran my company, I hired Clisby Clarke to do all the public relations for our company. He married Bunny.…”