Political Quotes

“It goes into detail as to how wrongheaded this is, that the Republicans are trying to divert attention from an issue that is so very important to the American people, and why their continued obstruction has been so detrimental to our country. Koch Advertizing Mr. President, I can't say that every one of the Koch brothers' ads is a lie, but I will say this: The vast majority of them are. Now, enough editorial comment. I am going to read verbatim a column that appeared in today's The Hill magazine--newspaper, I should call it-- here on the Hill. It is entitled ``Koch brothers' ads shameful.'' Let me read this: Having a right is not the same thing as being in the right. In some instances, we have the right to behave immorally. For example, the First Amendment gives some people, in some circumstances, the right to lie. Let's set aside for a moment whether the billionaire Koch brothers have the right to run a flurry of dishonest ads about ObamaCare and ask instead whether spending millions of dollars to mislead and even lie to the American people is the right thing to do. There is no legitimate debate about the integrity of the ads. In Louisiana, the Kochs' political front group placed an ad that, to all appearances, features a group of Louisianans opening letters from insurance companies informing them about the problems they face as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Except that, as ABC News has documented, the individuals in their ad are not Louisianans.…”