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Maxine Waters Democrat member of the United States House of Representatives, elected in 1991, representing California's 35th congressional district.

Quote "This liberal will be about socializing [. . .] basically taking over, and the government running all of your companies."

In a statement to oil company executives during a hearing in May 2008. Source: The American Sentinel, July 2008, page 9. Posted here: October 20, 2008. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: Usually Democrats are a little more subtle about their socialist wishes. I guess as the country moves more and more into socialism, many on the left feel comfortable revealing their long-held intentions.

Boyce Watkins Assistant professor of finance at Syracuse University.

Quote "O'Reilly, Hannity and Limbaugh are in the same tradition as those who killed Dr. [Martin Luther] King and Malcolm X."

Written in a posting on his blog May 12, 2008. Source: Reported on The O'Reilly Factor TV program, Fox News, May 14, 2008. Posted here: May 15, 2008. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: Are such inflamitory statements made to convey information, to demonize "the enemy", or to attract attention?

Oprah Winfrey Television personality, media mogul, and philanthropist. The Oprah Winfrey Show has earned multiple Emmy Awards and is the highest-rated talk show in the history of television.

Quote "[The election of Barack Obama is] one of the greatest experiences of, certainly my lifetime and it's been wonderful [. . .] I haven't seen this sense of unity since 9/11, really, really, and 9/11 was this tragic experience that brought us all together and now we're all brought together in the name of hope. Not since 9/11 have I experienced anything even kind of close to this."

In comments to ABC's Robin Roberts on November 4, 2009. Source: "Bits & Pieces," Watchdog, Media Research Center, December 2008, page 4. Posted here: January 19, 2009. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: Oprah thrills at how "we're all brought together in the name of hope." She seems completely oblivious to the fact that 47 percent of voting Americans voted for John McCain and have more sense than to buy into such meaningless platitudes as "hope" and "change".

Jeremiah Wright Pastor Emeritus of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. Church membership is about 8,500. Barack Obama was a member for 20 years or so and apparently never found Wright's rantings objectionable.

Quote "Jesus was a poor black man who lived in a country and who lived in a culture that was controlled by rich white people."

Said during one of his sermons at Trinity United. Source: "Race in the Third Millennium," by Selwyn Duke, on his website. [See this statement spoken on YouTube.] Posted here: December 1, 2008. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: While the U.S. has probably done more to combat racism than any other country in the world, whites continue to be beaten relentlessly -- by blacks and whites alike -- with the racism stick. Even electing a black president won't calm the waters. Whites, we're told, are fundamentally, biologically racist, and will forever be guilty of this sin.

Charles Wurster Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sciences, Marine Sciences Research Center, at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is one of the founders of the Environmental Defense Fund, an environmental advocacy group, known for its work on global warming, ecosystem restoration, oceans, and human health.

Quote "So what [if banning DDT results in millions of deaths from malaria in Sri Lankan babies]? People are the cause of all the problems. We have too many of them We need to get rid of some of them, and this is as good a way as any."

As quoted in "Is the DDT Ban Intended to Control Global Population?," by Paul K Driessen, Environment and Climate News, April 2001. Source: "My Conversation with Christopher C. Horner," by Rush Limbaugh, The Limbaugh Letter, January 2010, page 8. See also "Political Quotes." See also Merrie's comment here. Posted here: February 22, 2010. Quotes Homepage. Website Homepage.

Comment: So, we are left with the thought that perhaps some of the more impassioned liberals agree with implementing policies designed to "get rid of some" people. Then the question arises: is it people in general, or just certain people, like those lliving in Third World countries? But we see the same attitude in Obama's health-care policies which provide for reduced care for the elderly.