Al D'Amato Quotes


If she were a man, I would have knocked her flat. Instead I whispered to her, 'Liz, you are as ugly on the inside as you are on the outside.'


Context

Describing his relations with his 1980 Democratic opponent, Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman:


Citations

Alphonse D'Amato, U. S. Senator (Republican, NY), Power, Pasta and Politics, Hyperion, 1995

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Al D'Amato
Al D'Amato
  • Born: August 1, 1937
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Attorney

Alfonse Marcello D'Amato is an American lawyer and former New York politician. A Republican, he served as United States Senator from New York from 1981 to 1999. He subsequently founded a lobbying firm, Park Strategies.