Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower
James Allen "Jim" Hightoweris an American syndicated columnist, progressive political activist, and author who served from 1983 to 1991 as the elected commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth11 January 1943
CountryUnited States of America
Jim Hightower quotes about
father people legacy
Founders v. Bush brings the wisdom and eloquence of the Founding Fathers back to the people, while unmasking the fraudulent PR machine that is corrupting their words and stealing our legacy.
tired sick matter
This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay and his corruption.
ideas program hee-haw
Ronald Reagan's idea of a good farm program was Hee Haw.
dangerous ifs
If it's dangerous to talk to yourself, it's probably even dicier to listen.
government outsiders progressive
You can't do progressive government from the inside. You have to rally those outsiders and make them a force.
dog political littles
Even a little dog can piss on a big building.
effort levels campaigns
There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level - everything from living wage campaigns to efforts to finance our elections are having terrific success.
politics becoming steps
Becoming a politician is the only step down I could take from being a journalist.
speaks-out matter speak
If you don't speak out when it matters, when would it matter to speak out?
wall people political
But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's got a zip code has somebody or some group of people battling the economic and political exclusion that Wall Street and Washington are shoving down our throats.
against compete football handle people places ways
We're a very young football team. We have a long ways to go before we can compete against the better people on our schedule. We have a young offense, particularly in places that handle the ball.
american-activist middle stripe
There's nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos.
populist
If you can't be a populist in Arkansas, you ain't going to be a populist in Washington.
american-activist
If you don't speak out now when it matters, when would it matter for you to speak out?