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Mark McKinnon Quotes

Convention speeches are powerful tools to bend the curve of public opinion. George H. W. Bush’s 1988 convention speech is a great example. His son’s speech was also quite powerful Picture Quote #1

Special interests and opponents have figured out how easy it is to disrupt town halls and get their own message out. The days of the truly free-form town halls may be over Picture Quote #1

Advocacy groups and voters are not wrong to push candidates to declare their position clearly on policy issues. That is good citizenship. Hard questions should be asked of every candidate, every politician. And those public servants should be prepared to answer, but in their own words Picture Quote #1

Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent’s greatest strength - not his weaknesses - to place him immediately on the defensive Picture Quote #1

Who the hell ever dreamed up a tie? It’s just such a weird idea, and yet it has been literally hanging around forever as the one constant and boring men’s fashion staple Picture Quote #1

As in nature, politics abhors a vacuum. Without a strong voice for more moderate leadership, the Tea Party is filling that vacuum Picture Quote #1

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Reasonable people can reasonably disagree on policy Picture Quote #1

As a husband and as a father of girls, I cannot imagine any woman in my family making the sacrifice of sanity required to run for office. The limited reward for public service cannot blunt the cost Picture Quote #1

Wind and solar power are land-intensive, a green sin, but not energy-dense, and affordable only when heavily subsidized. And wind power must be supplemented with hydrocarbons for reliability Picture Quote #1

Who the hell ever dreamed up a tie? It’s just such a weird idea, and yet it has been literally hanging around forever as the one constant and boring men’s fashion staple Picture Quote #1

I don’t claim any moral or ethical high ground, but I also have chosen not to run for public office. Shouldn’t there be a higher standard of conduct for public officials? Picture Quote #1

What strikes me when I leave Washington is the extent to which there’s a huge disconnect between Washington and the rest of the country. The rest of the country is not hyper partisan Picture Quote #1

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Voters are looking for credibility and are wary of polish. At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter which candidate can more deftly read a teleprompter Picture Quote #1

Sometime in the not too distant future, denying gays the right to marry will be viewed as historically corrupt - as corrupt as denying slaves their freedom Picture Quote #1

Defending birthright citizenship is about being on the right side of liberty. The 14th Amendment is a great legacy of the Republican Party Picture Quote #1

Outside events can change a presidential campaign, a president, and the history of the nation: the Iranian hostage crisis, the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, the downing of the helicopter in Mogadishu, Somalia, the suicide attack on the USS Cole, and, of course, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 Picture Quote #1

At some point he has to show that he has a vision of a better way. He can’t just say ‘The future is bleak, follow me.’ Because no one will Picture Quote #1

Mitt Romney is a businessman, a turnaround artist, a CEO. That is who he is. The former governor has experience in the public and private sector Picture Quote #1

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Mention the name George W. Bush in mixed company, and you’re likely to spark a lot of debate and emotion - hot and cold, good and bad. Not a lot of neutral reaction. He was elected in the most controversial contest in American electoral history and governed during one of the most tumultuous decades Picture Quote #1

Elections are about the future. And the GOP will not win a campaign focused on the past Picture Quote #1

I think the press has an interest in communicating to its viewers or readers, and their viewers or readers drive profit for those news organizations, so I think those news organizations have a certain bias toward their own readers. Yeah, I think they are a special interest. Of course they are Picture Quote #1

I’ve slipped on occasion into the realm of irresponsible invective, but I try to avoid it and generally recant when I fall short. Because name-calling does nothing to improve understanding or move the political debate forward Picture Quote #1

George W. Bush was president through some of the darkest days of our history and yet his optimism never waned. He is optimistic by nature, but he also understood the importance of always communicating a sense that things will get better Picture Quote #1

I’ll tell you, Liz Cheney is going to be a very good candidate. I worked with her during the Bush campaigns. She’s smart, she’s focused, she’s disciplined - and she’s got a great back story. She’s got a large family. She’s a great mom. And she’s a hard worker. I think she’s going to be a very effective campaigner Picture Quote #1

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I took a lot of heat from Republicans when I stepped out of John McCain’s campaign after the 2008 primaries. I still supported McCain, and voted for him, but I just didn’t want to be the tip of the spear attacking Obama Picture Quote #1

The Republican Party needs to, first of all, quit electing people in primaries that have prehistoric notions about women’s issues Picture Quote #1

To open up new markets and create American jobs, we need to make global bilateral free trade agreements a priority as they were under the Clinton administration Picture Quote #1

Every day I am being told to sign up for Tumblr, Yammer, Friendfeed, Plaxo, Last.fm, ping.fm or the hot social-media tool du jour that happened to get mentioned on Mashable.com. It is like a social-media arms race. Each one of these new tools is like a cool new night club. Hot today, gone tomorrow, replaced with something else Picture Quote #1

Ronald Reagan was long thought to be the most conservative of Republicans. And by any standard today he is the most popular Republican in modern history. Yet he raised taxes 11 times, supported a ban on assault rifles and the Brady Bill, which mandated background checks, and established amnesty for 3 million undocumented workers Picture Quote #1

Running for president is hard. But it’s good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder Picture Quote #1

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Convention speeches are powerful tools to bend the curve of public opinion. George H. W. Bush’s 1988 convention speech is a great example. His son’s speech was also quite powerful. (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Special interests and opponents have figured out how easy it is to disrupt town halls and get their own message out. The days of the truly free-form town halls may be over. (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Advocacy groups and voters are not wrong to push candidates to declare their position clearly on policy issues. That is good citizenship. Hard questions should be asked of every candidate, every politician. And those public servants should be prepared to answer, but in their own words. (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent’s greatest strength - not his weaknesses - to place him immediately on the defensive. (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Who the hell ever dreamed up a tie? It’s just such a weird idea, and yet it has been literally hanging around forever as the one constant and boring men’s fashion staple. (Mark McKinnon Quotes) As in nature, politics abhors a vacuum. Without a strong voice for more moderate leadership, the Tea Party is filling that vacuum (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Reasonable people can reasonably disagree on policy (Mark McKinnon Quotes) As a husband and as a father of girls, I cannot imagine any woman in my family making the sacrifice of sanity required to run for office. The limited reward for public service cannot blunt the cost (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Wind and solar power are land-intensive, a green sin, but not energy-dense, and affordable only when heavily subsidized. And wind power must be supplemented with hydrocarbons for reliability (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Who the hell ever dreamed up a tie? It’s just such a weird idea, and yet it has been literally hanging around forever as the one constant and boring men’s fashion staple (Mark McKinnon Quotes) I don’t claim any moral or ethical high ground, but I also have chosen not to run for public office. Shouldn’t there be a higher standard of conduct for public officials? (Mark McKinnon Quotes) What strikes me when I leave Washington is the extent to which there’s a huge disconnect between Washington and the rest of the country. The rest of the country is not hyper partisan (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Voters are looking for credibility and are wary of polish. At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter which candidate can more deftly read a teleprompter (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Sometime in the not too distant future, denying gays the right to marry will be viewed as historically corrupt - as corrupt as denying slaves their freedom (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Defending birthright citizenship is about being on the right side of liberty. The 14th Amendment is a great legacy of the Republican Party (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Outside events can change a presidential campaign, a president, and the history of the nation: the Iranian hostage crisis, the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, the downing of the helicopter in Mogadishu, Somalia, the suicide attack on the USS Cole, and, of course, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 (Mark McKinnon Quotes) At some point he has to show that he has a vision of a better way. He can’t just say ‘The future is bleak, follow me.’ Because no one will (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Mitt Romney is a businessman, a turnaround artist, a CEO. That is who he is. The former governor has experience in the public and private sector (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Mention the name George W. Bush in mixed company, and you’re likely to spark a lot of debate and emotion - hot and cold, good and bad. Not a lot of neutral reaction. He was elected in the most controversial contest in American electoral history and governed during one of the most tumultuous decades (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Elections are about the future. And the GOP will not win a campaign focused on the past (Mark McKinnon Quotes) I think the press has an interest in communicating to its viewers or readers, and their viewers or readers drive profit for those news organizations, so I think those news organizations have a certain bias toward their own readers. Yeah, I think they are a special interest. Of course they are (Mark McKinnon Quotes) I’ve slipped on occasion into the realm of irresponsible invective, but I try to avoid it and generally recant when I fall short. Because name-calling does nothing to improve understanding or move the political debate forward (Mark McKinnon Quotes) George W. Bush was president through some of the darkest days of our history and yet his optimism never waned. He is optimistic by nature, but he also understood the importance of always communicating a sense that things will get better (Mark McKinnon Quotes) I’ll tell you, Liz Cheney is going to be a very good candidate. I worked with her during the Bush campaigns. She’s smart, she’s focused, she’s disciplined - and she’s got a great back story. She’s got a large family. She’s a great mom. And she’s a hard worker. I think she’s going to be a very effective campaigner (Mark McKinnon Quotes) I took a lot of heat from Republicans when I stepped out of John McCain’s campaign after the 2008 primaries. I still supported McCain, and voted for him, but I just didn’t want to be the tip of the spear attacking Obama (Mark McKinnon Quotes) The Republican Party needs to, first of all, quit electing people in primaries that have prehistoric notions about women’s issues (Mark McKinnon Quotes) To open up new markets and create American jobs, we need to make global bilateral free trade agreements a priority as they were under the Clinton administration. (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Every day I am being told to sign up for Tumblr, Yammer, Friendfeed, Plaxo, Last.fm, ping.fm or the hot social-media tool du jour that happened to get mentioned on Mashable.com. It is like a social-media arms race. Each one of these new tools is like a cool new night club. Hot today, gone tomorrow, replaced with something else. (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Ronald Reagan was long thought to be the most conservative of Republicans. And by any standard today he is the most popular Republican in modern history. Yet he raised taxes 11 times, supported a ban on assault rifles and the Brady Bill, which mandated background checks, and established amnesty for 3 million undocumented workers. (Mark McKinnon Quotes) Running for president is hard. But it’s good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder. (Mark McKinnon Quotes)

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