Mark Shields
Mark Shields
Mark Shieldsis an American political columnist and commentator...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth25 May 1937
CountryUnited States of America
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[In politics] when A goes after B and there's a C, and D and a Q all lined up there, you have no idea who's going to be the beneficiary.
apples bites
You really have one bite at the apple.
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There's no question that there's been a breach in the trust between urban - especially urban community, African-American and minority communities and the police in major American cities.
american-journalist both trying
George Bush is trying to play it both ways.
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I didn't realize the president was such an historian.
american-journalist dozens interests issues occupy stretched
The important thing to understand about legislators is that there are dozens of competing interests and issues that occupy them. They are stretched thin.
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What you have is two men seeking the White House; they're both products of prominent New England families. They both went to private boarding schools. They both went to a prestigious university.
last program trying turn
We were 0-9 last year. For us, it's just trying to turn the program around.
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There is definitely a certain proportion of this population for whom the only way to deal with humiliation - the only way to regain respect - is through violence. This is a place where many people don't look for ways to resolve a dispute. They take all matters to the very bitter end.
future knew season tough
We knew we'd have a tough season (last year), but we knew the future would be promising.