#pol

I'm not a politician. ↗

— Phil McGraw

#politician

Inauthenticity is endemic in American politics today. The political backrooms where I spent much of my career were just as benighted as my personal life, equally crowded with shadowy strangers and compromises, truths I hoped to deny. I lived not in one closet but in many. ↗

— James McGreevey

#american politics #benighted #career #closet #compromises

Of all my false identities, the strategies in my campaign to be accepted, being a sworn Republican is the hardest to explain. In my later political life, I can only be described as a Kennedy Democrat, eager to pursue equitable treatment for the least fortunate. ↗

— James McGreevey

#being #campaign #democrat #described #eager

We are losing sight of civility in government and politics. Debate and dialogue is taking a back seat to the politics of destruction and anger and control. Dogma has replaced thoughtful discussion between people of differing views. ↗

— James McGreevey

#back #between #civility #control #debate

We need to seek wise leaders who will seek common ground among Americans instead of dividing us further for political gain. As citizens, we must embrace those who embrace ideas, thoughtfulness, civility and kindness to others no matter what their political beliefs. ↗

— James McGreevey

#beliefs #citizens #civility #common #common ground

Like Sylvia Plath, Natalie Jeanne Champagne invites you so close to the pain and agony of her life of mental illness and addiction, which leaves you gasping from shock and laughing moments later: this is both the beauty and unique nature of her storytelling. With brilliance and courage, the author's brave and candid chronicle travels where no other memoir about mental illness and addiction has gone before. The Third Sunrise is an incredible triumph and Natalie Jeanne Champagne is without a doubt the most important new voice in this genre. ↗

— Andy Behrman

#bipolar-disorder #blog #blogger #depression #insomnia

Yes, for my undergrad I majored in Criminal Justice and minored in Political Science and English. ↗

— Matthew McGrory

#criminal justice #english #i #justice #majored

Anyone with a gun can go out and commit an act of terrorism, even without a political affiliation. ↗

— Aaron McGruder

#affiliation #anyone #commit #even #go

There is kind of a typical experience as a premier. You go in, you win a couple, you get out. Go serve on boards, take your head out of the political ringer and take on a much more private life. ↗

— Dalton McGuinty

#couple #experience #get #go #head

Last month, the Iraqi people went to the polls, voting in their first free election in more than 50 years. ↗

— John M. McHugh

#first #free #free election #iraqi #iraqi people