Mary McGrory Quotes
An election year is no time for nuances.
Mary McGrory, 1918-2004, Political Columnist, “DeLay Diplomacy,” The Washington Post, May 5, 2002
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Electioneering had reached the point that there was almost no rationality left in the major elections in America. Appeals to emotions and hatreds, attacks on personality, scare tactics, lies, and false promises where characteristic of almost all candidates’ campaigns.
Mary McGrory was an American journalist and columnist. She specialized in American politics, and was noted for her detailed coverage of political maneuverings. She wrote over 8,000 columns, but no books, and made very few media or lecture appearances. She was a fierce opponent of the Vietnam War and was on Richard Nixon's enemies list. One reviewer said:
