Jack Kemp
Jack Kemp
Jack French Kempwas an American politician and a professional gridiron football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st congressional district from 1971 to 1989. He was the Republican Party's nominee for Vice President in the 1996 election, where he was the running mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole. Kemp had previously contended for...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 July 1935
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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Laissez-faire, Darwinian capitalism is not going to work here. Markets do work, but they need the direction of government in situations like this.
Pro football gave me a good perspective. When I entered the political arena, I had already been booed, cheered, cut, sold, traded, and hung in effigy.
I think Dick Gephardt has made a real error in calculating his possibilities for the year 2000 if that's what he's doing,
Just as the left has to be more willing to question 'Government knows best,' the right has to rethink its laissez-faire attitude toward government.
The federal government is the only one that can provide immediate assistance.
My answer is unambiguously yes, ... It is a restriction that needs to be modified.
There's no way you can compare a modest contribution from a so-called Hong Kong businessman with China trying to influence U.S. foreign policy and the sale of the Lincoln Bedroom in the White House,
I learned about the market's power when I was traded to the Buffalo Bills for $100.
You could tell he was just way too drunk! By the time the light turned green he hits the gas and he spins out and he takes out a sign and he comes all the way back across the median on to the other side of the road.
If you're here legally, if you're here lawfully, you ought to be able to contribute to the candidate of your choice.
The supply-side claim is not a claim. It is empirically true and historically convincing that with lower rates of taxation on labor and capital, the factors of production, you'll get a bigger economy.
With all due respect to the president, things are not going to bubble up from the bottom. There has to be some federal leadership here.
Winning is like shaving - you do it every day or you wind up looking like a bum.
The power of one man or one woman doing the right thing for the right reason, and at the right time, is the greatest influence in our society.