6) “We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel at those which also make use of our defects.” This quote is referring to the fact that success can be achieved not only by using one’s positive qualities and abilities, but also by using one’s defects. One presumed defect that is very beneficial in the world of politics is silence. Senator Edmund Muskie was able to use this defect to establish himself as a very successful senator. During committee markup sessions
legislation which further on could potentially affect our economic recovery an entire congressional session. Another example of a Republican who isn’t exactly fit for the political job is Newt Gingrich. Newt Gingrich saw the House as a rotten and corrupt institution largely because it was run by democrats. When Gingrich won control over the House, it only resulted in wasted money and stationary committee nameplates. He also decimated the traditional committee system, and reduced the power of the committee
Robert Wright's Article "The Evolution of Despair" Robert Wright is the science writer for Time Magazine. Because he writes for this popular magazine, he enjoys the attention of many readers who look to him to provide them with the latest news from the scientific community. After reading The Evolution of Despair, an article written by Wright, I came under the impression that he is both reporter and commentator, but not explicitly so. Wright utilizes a variety of rhetorical tools to establish trust
the rest of them. The theme of growing up and maturing is a predominant theme in the book Lonesome Dove. Newt, the young stable hand, is finally maturing and is looking to his leaders, Augustus 'Gus' McCrae, Captain Woodrow F. Call, and other assorted cow hands such as Dish Bogget, Joshua Deets, and Jake Spoon for advice and tips in life. After being born to a prostitute mother, who died, Newt was raised by the Hat Creek Outfit. This outfit is like the Bad News Bears. It is a ragtag group serving
them to be a bump in President Clinton passage to passing spending bills on his objective during his first term as president. President Clinton’s objective was to better education, Medicare, Medicaid, public health, environment, and technology. Newt Gingrich, who acted as Clinton’s foe, had a plan along with his Republican allies to cut government spending so that the government could get out of their 5 trillion dollars worth of the public debt. The biggest cut in government expenditures on the Republicans
event garnered picket signs, protests, and contempt from local civilians (Goodstein). Among the mosque’s prominent opponents was former house speaker Newt Gingrich. Speaking out against the proposal, he claims that the push for the Cordoba House mosque “is a test of the timidity, passivity and historic ignorance of American elites” (Gingrich). Gingrich goes on to say that calling the mosque the “Cordoba House” is a deliberate insult in that “it refers to Cordoba, Spain – the capital of Muslim conquerors
getting the economy back onto its feet during the 19080’s and 1990’s was Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Paul Allen. These four individuals started the computer revolution by providing personal computers and creating thousands of jobs. Newt Gingrich, the House Minority Whip Representative, helped keep the job creation high and the unemployment low while he turned the United States budget deficit into a surplus. Gingrich’s actions benefited thousands of workers as he created many jobs in various
House of Representatives Speaker, Newt Gingrich, in 1995 gave America a riveting speech about the betterment of America. This partainted to both Democratic, and Republican parties because this was a time where Americans received broken promises from the government. In light of this, Gingrich wanted to assure American citizens that their voices were being heard and that congress was making changes for their benefit. In his speech, “The Contract with America,” Gingrich used stern hand gestures, dramatic
Who the Hell is Connie Chung? How does one go from being called “America’s sweetheart” to being labeled a “shameless tabloid whore” (Revah 10)? Connie Chung knows. Co-anchoring the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather and hosting her own Eye to Eye, she was once on top of the broadcast journalism world, yet all good things must come to an end. Connie Chung had a glorious rise and a dramatic fall. Connie Chung began her career as an assignment editor and on-the-air-reporter at a
ANTIFA Some may remember these black-clad agitators from the rioting and violent actions they used to prevent conservative firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking at UC Berkeley in February of this year. During the violence that preceded his planned talk, groups of people in black smashed windows and hurled Molotov cocktails, causing an estimated $100,000 in property damage. Others may remember them for actively fighting Neo-nazi and white nationalist protesters at the “Unite the Right” rally
Almost ten years in the past, Bill Clinton’s story in the White House is all but written in stone. No matter the accomplishments the administration accomplished in its time, Clinton’s extramarital affair and subsequent impeachment will pervade, if not dominate, the president’s legacy. The major facts stand mostly undisputed: the president engaged in sexual activity with Monica Lewinsky and maneuvered to keep the affair secret, culminating in explicit lies to a grand jury. Republican opponents of
Congressmen and Their Influences The notion that a Congressman ran for office for unselfish goals and went away to Washington to serve his country and represent his neighbors seems quaint and luaghable compared to the way that we currently regard members of congress. Recent views have suggested that most people felt that while the institution on the whole was corrupt, but that their representative was a good person and servant of the electorate. More and more each member is scrutinized and judged
Such an individual entered the House of Representatives in 1978 to be the guiding force in converting the Republican Party to the quintessential “movement conservative” that it is known today, his name Newt Gingrich.
In the Climate Change debate, there are two sides, both hoping to make real differences in the lives of Americans. Climate change proponents, or people who believe that the continual emission of carbon dioxide poses real risks, hope to change America—make it a leader in renewable energy and reverse the International Panel on Climate Change’s projected outcomes regarding global temperature and sea level rise. On the other side, climate change deniers believe in a free market, not disrupted by regulation
Department of History, Corvallis, OR HST 203. 6 George Packer, The Unwinding: An Inner History of The New America (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux), 3717 George Packer, The Unwinding: An Inner History of The New America, 3668 McCormack, John. "Gingrich to Occupy Wall Street: "Go Get a Job Right after You Take a Bath"" The Weekly Standard (2011): n. pag. Web. 12 Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty!: An American History,97213 SNCC Statement of Purpose (October 2010), Week 7 Documents, Oregon State University
President Bill Clinton had faced a difficult reelection in 1996. The Republicans for the first time in 50 years gained control of the House and Senate. Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House, was pressuring President Clinton to aid in creating welfare reform,as this had been a conservative goal for awhile. Proponents for the welfare reform, an example being Florida U.S. Representative Claw Shaw, introduced the bill by playing the ideals of liberty stating that, “The inscription at the base of the Statue
Federal Government's attempts to justify its ban on the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. It was no burnt-out ex-hippie who penned the letter. The concerned citizen was none other than the current Speaker of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich. He was co-sponsoring a bill intended to end the Federal prohibition on marijuana as medicine. He has since abandoned support for such initiatives and begun to deal in the sort of hypocrisy and misinformation that is typical of the federal government's
able to invest in a wide range of activities and the democrats couldn’t keep up. To expand on their argument about how the republican party evolved, the authors describe in detail about the characteristics of the republican party in the 1990s under Newt
nearly always competitive), will codify the differences between groups - leading to further extremism by those seeking power within the group - and thus, to further group polarization. In the above example, the two main combatants, Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich, were virtually forced to take uncompromising, disparate views because of the very nature of authority within their respective political groups. Group polarization refers to the tendency of groups to gravitate to the extreme of whatever opinion
To Have and Have Not Michael Lind Michael Lind wrote the article To Have and Have not about the ever-increasing gap between the rich and the poor. He comments with heart and knowledge on the fact that the prosperous are increasing their wealth by taking from the poor. It sounds like and basically is the story of Robin Hood. He writes about the amount of power the wealthy have, segregated work places, the crooked political system, and tax reforms. But what amazes me the most is that he too is