Political Quotes

Kit Bond: Yes, well, the first time I went to a county fair and a sharp operator bilked me out of my week's allowance, I was too…

On the recordAugust 19, 2003
Yes, well, the first time I went to a county fair and a sharp operator bilked me out of my week's allowance, I was too embarrassed to tell my parents I had blown the whole two dollars.
Said by
Kit Bond
Republican · Missouri
Source
congress.gov
Aug 19, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Sharing a personal anecdote about being a victim of fraud.

Share

More from Kit Bond

May 19, 2010

One of the things that we have tried to do is to remedy a tremendous vacuum or absence of mental health specialists in both the DOD and the VA.

congress.gov
May 19, 2010

If it is a regulatory problem, we will get out our cattle prod and help you get those done.

congress.gov
May 12, 2010

The problem of shaky subprime mortgages was exacerbated in Wall Street by creating mirror derivatives...

congress.gov
May 12, 2010

to quote an earlier comment by Senator Bond, "skin in the game"

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation