Category Archives: Quotations

BPR Quote of the Day: Meanies and Weenies

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Washington is now divided between the ‘Meanies’ and the ‘Weenies.’ That’s the real two-party system today in Washington, the Meanies and the Weenies. The Meanies want to take Social Security and Medicare away from Grandma and Grandpa, and the Weenies … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Santorum’s Fuzzy Math

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“[Obama] passed a huge stimulus package that now we know, over the past two quarters, has actually cost American jobs, and that’s from the report of his own administration,” Santorum asserted. “They claimed in December that by the end of … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: The People’s Masters

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“As we view the achievements of aggregated capital, we discover the existence of trusts, combinations, and monopolies, while the citizen is struggling far in the rear or is trampled to death beneath an iron heel.  Corporations, which should be the carefully … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: “Corporation Day”

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Labor Day is an anachronism. It should be renamed Corporation Day or War Day to celebrate the success of Bush/Obama in eliminating labor unions as a countervailing power to corporate power and the elevation of War as the highest goal … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: “Yes, Massa.”

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“I don’t care whatever, if they say Boehner’s racist. I don’t care whatever they say, you do not let this happen. This is intended to not only disrupt the Reagan library debate but to make Obama look bigger than Republicans … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Government Spending is Making God Mad

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“I don’t know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We’ve had an earthquake; we’ve had a hurricane. He said, ‘Are you going to start listening to me here?’ Listen to the American people … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Kings and Kingdoms

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“‘Smaller government,’ it turns out, is not actually smaller government but different government. It’s government for the rich instead of government for the rest of us. It’s a departure from democracy and a shift toward the old hierarchical systems of … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Self-Interest Determines Understanding

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair

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BPR Quote of the Day: Definitely Not Enough

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.”                                             … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Parasite Nation

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“The United States lives on credit, which for one of the leading economies is very bad. They are living beyond their means and shifting their problems onto the rest of the world. To some extent, the US is a parasite … Continue reading →

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