Jack Germond
Jack Germond
John Worthen Germondwas an American journalist, author, and pundit. His journalistic career spanned over 50 years; Germond wrote for the Washington Star and The Baltimore Sun. Together with Jules Witcover, Germond co-wrote "Politics Today", a five-day-a-week syndicated column, for more than 24 years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth30 January 1928
CountryUnited States of America
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My liberal friends are such a bunch soft-headed, politically correct jerks...
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Politicians read the polls that show 85 or 90 percent of the voters profess a belief in God, so they identify themselves with religion, often only to the degree necessary to reach the constituency they are targeting.
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I have been an atheist my entire adult life. I do not proselytize, however. Nor do I question the faith of others. I just don't want to be obliged to accept someone else's faith as a factor in my government.
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Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
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American voters have to pay closer attention to politics if they want to avoid four years of whining about the outcome.
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You could write your fingers off for 25 years... and never get the kind of hearing you could get from shooting off your mouth on television for a half hour every week.
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The country is stronger than the result of any one election. But we shouldn't forget that these are just ordinary people. I wish Americans would look at them level, not down or up - just level. It doesn't take some special dimension to be president.
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The secret of doing well on TV is to understand that it's not too important. A lot of people watching doesn't change anything.