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Thomas Frank Quotes

I was never a fan of Barack Obama’s bipartisanship routine Picture Quote #1

These days, of course, the focus of talk about popular liberation through products is mostly associated with the Internet. I’ve been collecting computer ads and ads dealing with Internet industries Picture Quote #1

When done right - or wrong, depending on how you look at it - deficits remove liberal options from the table. Suddenly there’s no money for building bridges or inspecting meat. Not surprisingly, running up a deficit is a strategy favored by the wrecking crew for its liberal-killing properties Picture Quote #1

Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting Picture Quote #1

There is something uniquely depressing about the fact that the National Portrait Gallery’s version of the Barack Obama ‘Hope’ poster previously belonged to a pair of lobbyists. Depressing because Mr. Obama’s Washington was not supposed to be the lobbyists’ Washington, the place we learned to despise during the last administration Picture Quote #1

The pursuit of the vibrant seems to be the universal job description of the nation’s city planners nowadays. It is also part of the Obama administration’s economic recovery strategy for the nation Picture Quote #1

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Financial regulation is the next item on the political horizon, and it doesn’t have to be the deathly dull wonk-battle that it sounds like. In fact, if the Democrats do their job, it can just as easily become a platform for addressing the greatest issues of them all Picture Quote #1

Every city is either vibrant these days or is working on a plan to attain vibrancy soon. The reason is simple: a city isn’t successful - isn’t even a city, really - unless it can lay claim to being ‘vibrant.’ Picture Quote #1

As you may recall, Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953, thanks largely to the Korean War. Today, however, he is thought to have been a solidly good president, a ‘Near Great’ even, in the terminology of those surveys of historians they do every now and then Picture Quote #1

We are watching industries crumble, Wall Street firms disappear, unemployment spike, and unprecedented government intervention. And our designated opinion leaders want to know: Is Obama up this week? Is he down? And is his leadership style more like Bill Clinton’s, or Abraham Lincoln’s? Picture Quote #1

In small towns, bored teenagers turn their eyes longingly to the exciting doings in the big cities, pining for urban amenities like hipster bars and farmers’ markets and indie-rock festivals. Like everyone else, they want the vibrant and they will not be denied Picture Quote #1

Americans have known about mounting inequality and king-sized Wall Street bonuses for years. But we also had an entire genre of journalism dedicated to brushing the problem off Picture Quote #1

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This aesthetic quality, then, is what politics is all about. It’s authenticity that separates winners from losers, good politics from bad, and he-man leader-types from consultant-directed puppet-boys Picture Quote #1

Conservatives may believe that impoverished borrowers destroyed Wall Street. But we liberals will not fool ourselves that stupid bankers sank conservatism for good Picture Quote #1

Republicans run the machine when it’s their turn, and then hand the wheel over to Democrats when the public has had enough Picture Quote #1

People getting their fundamental interests wrong is what American political life is all about Picture Quote #1

Media bias has been a favorite theme of the Right for decades, of course Picture Quote #1

Is Wall Street the rightful master of our economic fate? Or should we choose a broader form of sovereignty? Picture Quote #1

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In the last James Bond movie, the villain was a culture captain, a tycoon of culture, a Murdoch figure. It’s not as if people don’t know what is going on Picture Quote #1

Acknowledging class was always difficult for ‘New Democrats’ - it was second-wave, it was divisive - but 2008 made retro politics cool again Picture Quote #1

The only truly individualistic health-care choice - where you receive care that is unpolluted by anyone else’s funds - is to forgo insurance altogether, paying out-of-pocket for health services as you need them Picture Quote #1

Republicans run the machine when it’s their turn, and then hand the wheel over to Democrats when the public has had enough Picture Quote #1

Concerns about the size and role of government are what seem to leave reformers stammering and speechless in town-hall meetings. The right wants to have a debate over fundamental principles; elected Democrats seem incapable of giving it to them Picture Quote #1

I think there’s great potential for autonomy, but we have to remember that we live in a world where people may have free will but have not invented their circumstances Picture Quote #1

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Our current way of regulating the financial system is dysfunctional. Oversight is dispersed among numerous confusing bodies that at times have seemed to be racing each other to the bottom. Setting up One Big Regulator would end that problem Picture Quote #1

Corruption is uniquely reprehensible in a democracy because it violates the system’s first principle, which we all learned back in the sunshiny days of elementary school: that the government exist to serve the public, not particular companies or individuals or even elected officials Picture Quote #1

For-profit higher education is today a booming industry, feeding on the student loans handed out to the desperate Picture Quote #1

A president aiming for ‘Great’ or ‘Near Great’ status must do more. He must give lots of interviews, make records accessible, and heap the flattery on academia - each of which Mr. Bush has signally failed to do Picture Quote #1

While Democrats fussed with the details of health care reforms, conservatives spent months telling the nation that the real issue is freedom, that what’s on the line is American liberty itself Picture Quote #1

What becomes fascinating is the way the culture industry doesn’t deny it and doesn’t try to mitigate it, but tries to sell its products as a way of liberating oneself Picture Quote #1

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I was never a fan of Barack Obama’s bipartisanship routine (Thomas Frank Quotes) These days, of course, the focus of talk about popular liberation through products is mostly associated with the Internet. I’ve been collecting computer ads and ads dealing with Internet industries (Thomas Frank Quotes) When done right - or wrong, depending on how you look at it - deficits remove liberal options from the table. Suddenly there’s no money for building bridges or inspecting meat. Not surprisingly, running up a deficit is a strategy favored by the wrecking crew for its liberal-killing properties (Thomas Frank Quotes) Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting (Thomas Frank Quotes) There is something uniquely depressing about the fact that the National Portrait Gallery’s version of the Barack Obama ‘Hope’ poster previously belonged to a pair of lobbyists. Depressing because Mr. Obama’s Washington was not supposed to be the lobbyists’ Washington, the place we learned to despise during the last administration (Thomas Frank Quotes) The pursuit of the vibrant seems to be the universal job description of the nation’s city planners nowadays. It is also part of the Obama administration’s economic recovery strategy for the nation (Thomas Frank Quotes) Financial regulation is the next item on the political horizon, and it doesn’t have to be the deathly dull wonk-battle that it sounds like. In fact, if the Democrats do their job, it can just as easily become a platform for addressing the greatest issues of them all (Thomas Frank Quotes) Every city is either vibrant these days or is working on a plan to attain vibrancy soon. The reason is simple: a city isn’t successful - isn’t even a city, really - unless it can lay claim to being ‘vibrant.’ (Thomas Frank Quotes) As you may recall, Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953, thanks largely to the Korean War. Today, however, he is thought to have been a solidly good president, a ‘Near Great’ even, in the terminology of those surveys of historians they do every now and then (Thomas Frank Quotes) We are watching industries crumble, Wall Street firms disappear, unemployment spike, and unprecedented government intervention. And our designated opinion leaders want to know: Is Obama up this week? Is he down? And is his leadership style more like Bill Clinton’s, or Abraham Lincoln’s? (Thomas Frank Quotes) In small towns, bored teenagers turn their eyes longingly to the exciting doings in the big cities, pining for urban amenities like hipster bars and farmers’ markets and indie-rock festivals. Like everyone else, they want the vibrant and they will not be denied (Thomas Frank Quotes) Americans have known about mounting inequality and king-sized Wall Street bonuses for years. But we also had an entire genre of journalism dedicated to brushing the problem off (Thomas Frank Quotes) This aesthetic quality, then, is what politics is all about. It’s authenticity that separates winners from losers, good politics from bad, and he-man leader-types from consultant-directed puppet-boys (Thomas Frank Quotes) Conservatives may believe that impoverished borrowers destroyed Wall Street. But we liberals will not fool ourselves that stupid bankers sank conservatism for good (Thomas Frank Quotes) Republicans run the machine when it’s their turn, and then hand the wheel over to Democrats when the public has had enough (Thomas Frank Quotes) People getting their fundamental interests wrong is what American political life is all about (Thomas Frank Quotes) Media bias has been a favorite theme of the Right for decades, of course (Thomas Frank Quotes) Is Wall Street the rightful master of our economic fate? Or should we choose a broader form of sovereignty? (Thomas Frank Quotes) In the last James Bond movie, the villain was a culture captain, a tycoon of culture, a Murdoch figure. It’s not as if people don’t know what is going on (Thomas Frank Quotes) Acknowledging class was always difficult for ‘New Democrats’ - it was second-wave, it was divisive - but 2008 made retro politics cool again. (Thomas Frank Quotes) The only truly individualistic health-care choice - where you receive care that is unpolluted by anyone else’s funds - is to forgo insurance altogether, paying out-of-pocket for health services as you need them. (Thomas Frank Quotes) Republicans run the machine when it’s their turn, and then hand the wheel over to Democrats when the public has had enough. (Thomas Frank Quotes) Concerns about the size and role of government are what seem to leave reformers stammering and speechless in town-hall meetings. The right wants to have a debate over fundamental principles; elected Democrats seem incapable of giving it to them. (Thomas Frank Quotes) I think there’s great potential for autonomy, but we have to remember that we live in a world where people may have free will but have not invented their circumstances. (Thomas Frank Quotes) Our current way of regulating the financial system is dysfunctional. Oversight is dispersed among numerous confusing bodies that at times have seemed to be racing each other to the bottom. Setting up One Big Regulator would end that problem. (Thomas Frank Quotes) Corruption is uniquely reprehensible in a democracy because it violates the system’s first principle, which we all learned back in the sunshiny days of elementary school: that the government exist to serve the public, not particular companies or individuals or even elected officials. (Thomas Frank Quotes) For-profit higher education is today a booming industry, feeding on the student loans handed out to the desperate. (Thomas Frank Quotes) A president aiming for ‘Great’ or ‘Near Great’ status must do more. He must give lots of interviews, make records accessible, and heap the flattery on academia - each of which Mr. Bush has signally failed to do. (Thomas Frank Quotes) While Democrats fussed with the details of health care reforms, conservatives spent months telling the nation that the real issue is freedom, that what’s on the line is American liberty itself (Thomas Frank Quotes) What becomes fascinating is the way the culture industry doesn’t deny it and doesn’t try to mitigate it, but tries to sell its products as a way of liberating oneself. (Thomas Frank Quotes)

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