Category Archives: Quotations

BPR Quote of the Day: What Does Occupy Want?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“They say we don’t know what we want, but here we are making our decisions without bankers or politicians intervening in our lives. This is what we want.” from a pamphlet, “Occupy! Your Guide to the International Occupation Movement of … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Three Kinds of Patriots

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“There are three kinds of patriots, two bad, one good. The bad ones are the uncritical lovers and the loveless critics. Good patriots carry on a lover’s quarrel with their country, a reflection of God’s lover’s quarrel with all the world.” … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: News or Newspeak?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Speaking before the  National Conference for Media Reform in 2007, Bill Moyers told a crowd of over 3,000 his view of Big Media in America: “The Orwellian filigree of a public sphere in which language conceals reality, and the pursuit … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: &%^#*$*@

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

In case you thought our politics was obscene…… Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (soon to be switching jobs with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin), responding in a tweet to harsh criticism of his and Putin’s political party: “It has become clear that … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Stupid People Need a Leader, Too

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“(Newt Gingrich is)  a stupid man’s idea of what a smart person sounds like.”  Paul Krugman on This Week with Christiane Amanpour, ABC News, Nov. 20, 2011

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BPR Quote of the Day: The Expanding Serfdom

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“The European Union, just like everything else, is merely another scheme to concentrate wealth in a few hands at the expense of European citizens, who are destined, like Americans, to be the serfs of the 21st century.” Paul Craig Roberts … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Would This President Have Joined OWS?

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes….In the full enjoyment of the gifts of Heaven and the fruits of superior industry, economy, and virtue, every man … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Does This Apply to America, Mr. President?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

 Additional thoughts from President Obama: “The people of Egypt have rights that are universal. That includes the right to peaceful assembly and association, the right to free speech, and the ability to determine their own destiny. These are human rights. And the United … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: It’s Over, Go Home, Watch TV….

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Bill O’Reilly declares the end of the Occupy  Movement: “They have been overrun by thugs, anarchists and the crazies who intimidate…. So the “Occupy Wall Street” movement is dead, finished as a legitimate political force in this country. And that’s … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Money Has Free Speech, Not People

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

A funny thing happened to the First Amendment on its way to the public forum. According to the Supreme Court, money is now speech and corporations are now people. But when real people without money assemble to express their dissatisfaction … Continue reading →

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