Jeff Greenfield
Jeff Greenfield
Jeff Greenfieldis an American television journalist and author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth10 June 1943
CountryUnited States of America
father political victory
Victory has 1,000 fathers; defeat has 1,000 kibitzers.
strong law political
There is no such thing as political science, but there are tenancies so strong that they might as well be called laws of nature.
business fickle television
Television is one of the most fickle businesses that there are, you are in favour one minute and out the next.
couple gay government
If the court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act, is that a 'liberal' result enabling gay couples married in states where gay marriage is legal to enjoy the same economic advantages that federal laws now grant to straight couples? Or is it a 'conservative' ruling, limiting the federal government's ability to override state power?
dimes nickels turns
History doesn't turn on a dime; it turns on a plugged nickel.
writing math thinking
I got into writing and thinking about politics because I was told there would be no math.
art political black
In another life, before taking the veil of journalistic purity, I practiced the black arts of a political operative, including 'debate prep.
art evil joy
This is part of the involuntary bargain we make with the world just by being alive. We get to experiences the splendor of nature, the beauty of art, the balm of love and the sheer joy of existence, always with the knowledge that illness, injury, natural disaster, or pure evil can end it in an instant for ourselves or someone we love.
narrative way rooms
In every debate, whatever the format, whatever the questions, there is one and only one way to identify the winner: Who commands the room? Who drives the narrative? Who is in charge?
harry-truman vision dwight-eisenhower
If Obama's vision of the public sector is socialism, then so too were the visions of Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon.
sports baseball new-york
I grew up in New York City, where we played highly unorganized sports: stick ball, stoop ball, and the occasional game of baseball with no adult supervision.
horse race odds
When an office-holder facing a multi-count indictment says that he has decided to spend more time with his family, the proper response is a horse-laugh. When an accused politician explains that a charge of corruption is 'really' an attack on his or her race, religion, ethnic background or gender, the odds that something felonious happened jumps.
children powerful father
Think about one of the most powerful influences on a young child's life - the absence of a father figure. Look back on recent presidents, and you'll find an absent, or weak, or failed father in the lives of Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
office water indifference
Protestations of indifference to higher office are hard to take seriously when the 'non-candidate' is busily engaged in testing the waters.