David Lammy Quotes

I think Twitter will be a fundamental part of how people interact with their government.

It's no secret that I've become known for my strong political views.

I have some very personal feelings about politics, but I don't get into it because I do comedy already.

Don't underestimate questions from the crowd; technology has made voters more informed than ever.

I mean, do you really think Paul Krugman is checking his Twitter account every day to read what I write? Of course not. Every other day maybe, but not every day.

A lot of my traditional audience does not appreciate my foray into politics.

We’re going to use the Internet to keep up with our friends and let them know what we are doing. They’re going to use it to decide what kind of government they’re going to have.

Part of the mystique of blogs is their protean quality: They work both sides of the divide between politics and media, further blurring the already fuzzy distinctions between reporter, pundit, political operative, activist, and citizen.

What I was excited about was the opportunity for punters to be part of politics. The whole idea was to allow the voices of people outside this weirdo palace of Westminster to be heard. I thought the whole social media thing might be really positive.

I will not apologize ever, for any reason, for publishing the views of people who don't make a living in politics about why they plan to vote a certain way.

The only people right now capable of mobilizing the public are talk show hosts.

The Pulse of Democracy

Real political issues cannot be manufactured by the leaders of political parties. The real political issues of the day declare themselves, and come out of the depths of that deep which we call public opinion.

Social media amplifies the loudest voices.

If hyperbolic political speech were outlawed, there’d be silence in America.

In 2003, I wrote a New York Times best-seller called 'Shut Up & Sing,' in which I criticized celebrities like the Dixie Chicks & Barbra Streisand who were trashing then-President George W. Bush. I have used a variation of that title for more than 15 years to respond to performers who sound off on politics.

In general, while Trump has been a master of Twitter, he has shown an aversion to, and ignorance of, technology itself.

To join in the political fray, I don't think it convinces anyone. It just becomes a talking point on CNN.

There's just a proliferation of blogs and the chattering classes and people talking. More avenues for people to make their feelings known, which is good.

The best thing, on 'Question Time,' is when the reality confronts the rhetoric.

If someone shut down Twitter tomorrow, and Trump had to get started on some other platform, he'd never do it. And I think the whole country would be different.

I don't know why someone would be dumb enough to challenge Donald Trump.

I watch 'Question Time' religiously.

I want to steer the national conversation in the right direction, from my point of view. I want to get under Robert Gibbs' skin and Rahm Emanuel's skin and Barack Obama's skin.

I think American life would be better without Twitter, and I think we'd have a better country if the president was not on Twitter. What people say in a bar or a pub doesn't necessarily merit being memorialised.