Frank Bruni Quotes

Election Day 2010 saw the culmination of years of aggravation and resentment toward a federal government that became disconnected and disdainful of the values and priorities of Americans.

President Obama and Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi represent what mainstream America is rejecting about Washington, D.C. And that is this out of touch with the people.

People don't like politicians.

I think all politicians have gotten out of touch.

I think politicians just need to get out in the real world.

Millions of people feel ignored by the political establishment.

How many times have we seen politicians in office become cut off from the outside world and become unaware that the world has moved on?

People don't trust party leaders.

Some politicians are in so long they completely lose touch with reality.

People are very upset with Washington. They're upset with Democrats. They're upset with Republicans. They're upset with the establishment.

I think people get so frustrated with Washington, D.C.That's why they're so angry with the - the electorate is so angry with everybody who is involved in government in Washington, D.C. Because if you listen to the folks up here [ on debate], you think that they weren't even there; they had nothing to do with this.

After 30 years in Washington, it is clear that Mitch McConnell has lost touch with our state, its people, and our values.

In 2006, I hung out with The Carter Center as they monitored the Palestinian elections. Nobody thought Hamas would win. Hamas did not think Hamas could win. The lion's share of folks I spoke to who were voting for them were not actually voting for Hamas but against Fatah.

People are sick of the false choice between the established political parties who take voters for granted.

I've never been inspired by a politician in France, and I think a lot of my own generation think that way.

How can you build something for someone else if you don't have enough familiarity with them to imagine the world through their eyes?

The people of Alabama are fed up. They are tired of politicians who lie to them, and they are sick of elected officials who've been in Washington so long they've forgotten why they ran in the first place.

A lot of people in America and Europe feel that their governments are not representing them very much.

Awkward conversations are painful, but they're way easier than divorce, resentment, and heartbreak.

I think there are some people in Washington who are pretty out of step with what people want, certainly what Minnesotans want.

The overwhelming message I was getting is that people were sick of politicians fighting amongst themselves and sick of the perception that politicians were in it for themselves and not the community.

This world is always fed up with politicians.

I know many Canadians are fed up with the traditional way of doing politics.

When one is in office one has no idea how damnable things can feel to the ordinary rank and file of the public.

I see a lot of parallels between my candidacy and the Tea Party. I would not have been elected had there not been a tremendous amount of dissatisfaction and discouragement and disgust with what was going on in Washington.