Michael Medved Quotes
In this closely divided nation, it satisfies no practical purpose for the entertainment elite to be identified as so intensely political and utterly one-sided.
In the Early 21st Century, the vast majority of the entertainment industry were supporters of the Democratic party. This has generally been true throughout history where entertainers have been on the left politically except in left leaning dictatorships like China and the Soviet Union where those governments tend to see entertainers as reactionaries. In general entertainers talk, sing, and dramatize about and criticize the status quo.
Michael Medved, Film Critic & Columnist, “A town that just doesn't get it,” Column, December 12, 2004
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The Vice President had quoted Ronald Reagan’s famous inaugural address statement {630713}. Once Quayle became the number two man in the government, he was asked if he were part of the problem which elicited this famous response.
Despite his fears, that is exactly what happened. Ironically, he himself was the focus of much dissatisfaction with the administration, and the Federalists led by Adams and the Democratic Republicans led by Jefferson opposed each other, ousting Adams.
At the time Congress was gridlocked in bitter hyperpartisan conflict. Most people called for more comity and bipartisanship and most politicians wanted more bipartisanship but blamed the other party for the rift. Mourdock, arguing for less bipartisanship and no compromise defeated Richard Lugar in the Republican Senatorial Primary election. Lugar, one of the most respected and effective Senators was a statesman who worked with any and all to find effective compromises to reach national solutions. The nation was so politically polarized that the Republican Indiana voters ousted one of their most senior senators because he was effective at developing national solutions. See {626717} and {302706} for other Mourdock’s outrageous comments. While this rhetoric won in the Primary, it lost him the general election in a state where Republicans had a strong majority and should have had the seat.
Agree resigned from the CIA in protest to its political positions.
The Hapsburg Empire involved Austria, Hungary as the major cultures and then dozens more including Roman Catholics, several Eastern Orthodox from different cultures, Protestants of various sects, Jews, Muslims all speaking many different languages. The Republicans had the Tea Party, Christian Evangelicals, economic conservatives, cultural liberals, gays, anti gays, small businesses and huge corporations.
Muller warns of a very common error made by most politicians and critics who are faced with populism. To ignore them is also self defeating. Best results seem to come from just calmly present factual counter evidence to whatever is being alleged at the moment. And to acknowledge their right in a democracy to think as they do, but we respectfully disagree. The respect is very important in interacting with populists whose major complaint is most often that they are not regarded with dignity in the society as it now exists. And for many educated, above-average intellect people, there is a difficulty in extending their egalitarian philosophy to those who do not honor, respect or even understand the major tenets and norms of intellectual interaction. In most cases, the politicians who have populist appeal not only treat the people with great dignity and appreciation (feigned or real), but take of the cry for their complaints and suspicions in more eloquent oratory that the disaffected people are able to themselves, and that is a great part of the seemingly magic hold that the populist politician seems to have over his constituency.
Michael Saul Medved is an American radio show host, author, political commentator, and film critic. His talk show, The Michael Medved Show is syndicated from his home station KTTH in Seattle. It is syndicated via Genesis Communications Network.
