Jan Schakowsky Quotes


It is truly appalling for Senator Mark Kirk to equate the Obama Administration's diplomacy with Nazi appeasement. As a Jewish-American, I am offended.


Citations

Schakowsky, Jan. "Schakowsky Statement on Senator Kirk's Remarks." Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, United States House of Representatives, 15 July 2015, schakowsky.house.gov.

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This type of statement was made by hundreds of American politicians as the Saudis were blatant. The only thing that makes this a notable quotation is the fact that later Coleman became the highly paid lobbyist in America for Saudi Arabia. This is a level of moral hypocrisy that is rare, even among politicians.


This observation, made to the Jewish Anti-Defamation League, is more generally true of hate speech and invective towards others.


This quotation was used by the Lyndon B. Johnson 1964 Campaign as: “We represent the majority of the people in Alabama who hate niggerism, Catholicism, Judaism, and all the isms of the whole world.” So said Robert Creel of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan. He also said, “I like Barry Goldwater. He needs our help.” The second statement was made at a different time.


Jan Schakowsky
Jan Schakowsky
  • Born: May 26, 1944
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Janice Danoff Schakowsky is an American politician who has served as the U.S. Representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party.