Dan Bongino Quotes

The campaign for the White House is heating up with John Kerry taking heat for throwing his Vietnam medals away, getting a $1000 haircut, and wearing a 1970s wig known as 'the Leno.' There are really two sides to this story. And America can't wait for Kerry to present both of them.

The press keep asking me, 'What was your biggest mistake?' But if I had made a big mistake, they'd all be writing about it, wouldn't they?

People just automatically say 'If this guy is George and Barbara Bush's son, we don't have any question about those personal qualities that we were fooled on by Clinton.'

Convention speeches are powerful tools to bend the curve of public opinion. George H. W. Bush's 1988 convention speech is a great example. His son's speech was also quite powerful.

My personal life is in the spotlight, but people say what they want to say. The truth isn't in the spotlight, I should say. I'm in the spotlight, but not the truth.

It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.

The danger with running for president is sooner or later some sound bite is going hit.

English people have seen me get through scandals.

Well the press and things like that are pretty hard core, but I don't pay too much attention to that.

Some of those STINKIN' press people just had to make fun of my decision in joining the show. They also made fun of other choices in my life that I was proud of then and still am now!!!

If you're a public figure, people have the right to speculate and gossip.

I made a decision when I ran for president that I wouldn't whine about my coverage in the media, and I never did.

The media is going to treat you good one day and bad the next day.

In the last 100 years only Presidents George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford lost their bids for reelection. President Lyndon Johnson did not run for a second term.

Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him.

…it was far better to be known as an ex-secretary than an ex-defeated candidate for governor.

The more publicized the presidency the less powerful the office.

A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour.

So much has been written about me, and people don't know what's right and what's wrong. I'd rather let them stay confused.

Invariably, when people read the headline about Martin Shkreli, they hate Martin Shkreli. When they get to know Martin Shkreli, they love Martin Shkreli.

Dominant narrative is so overwhelming in politics. The smallest gaffe when the momentum is against you is a disaster. But when it is with you, everyone just ignores it.

People will have their guesses and opinions on my character, but anyone that's actually sat down and talked to me knows that I don't have any character issues, any off-the-field issues.

I generally don't read articles about myself/'Chappelle's Show,' nor do I read reviews. It's basically playing Russian Roulette. They're not all gonna be positive.

White House staff spends enormous amounts of time planning a president's every move so that his public persona reflects the mood of the public.

There's a normal tendency in the campaign, during a crisis, for the country to rally around the White House. vThat may help Al Gore in this campaign, but on the other hand, George W. Bush handled himself so well the other night on foreign policy that I think it fortified him just before this crisis broke.