Robert Scheer Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Much of what candidates have to do is raise money and appeal to constituencies or interest groups that can provide that money.”

“The issue I highlight in the book is welfare reform.”

“The paper nominated me 12 or 13 times for the Pulitzer Prize.”

“Well, what happened is that I had been the subject of vicious attacks by Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh.”

“And new people come in, and it doesn't go along with their politics, and they fire me, end the column, silence a voice in Los Angeles. They can't silence it nationally, but they are able to do it there.”

“Even with the best of intentions, even when they're very smart and knowledgeable - as opposed to George W., who is neither - it doesn't seem to matter.”

“What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and to monitor these programs.”

“And the big issue here, I think, is that the publisher took over the editorial pages, a guy named Jeff Johnson. He's an accountant from Chicago, doesn't know anything about what newspapers are supposed to be about, and he made a decision to get rid of the column.”

“For example, I spent a lot of time with Reagan, both before he ran for governor and when he was running for president. As a print reporter without the cameras, I was able to really test the quality of their minds and their knowledge base.”

“For instance, Clinton who was unquestionably the smartest of the bunch I talked to - both the ones who made it and didn't. He had a great interest in policy.”