Political Stereotyping Quotes

Even when political reporting is not reduced to personality, political photography is. An article might offer depth and complexity, but is illustrated with a photo of one of the 10 politicians whose picture must be attached to every news story.

One thing I resent is the slur that I just support political candidates because of the business.

When I go about my own politics, I meet Tea Party supporters who I can work with in Congress, that I find common ground with. I find Tea Party supporters who won't let me get a sentence out without judging me. To say that there is a 'Tea Party supporter' is a gross generality.

It's impossible for a Democrat to be a failure. It's impossible for a Democrat to be a reprobate. It's impossible for a Democrat to be a mess. It just isn't possible, as far as the mind-set of the media is concerned.

I wouldn't say Hollywood is anti-Republican, I certainly haven't experienced that.

I've never been a member of a political party, but people will superimpose on you what they want.

My fear is that people associate Rand Paul's social conservatism with libertarianism, when it's not.

After I quote unquote came out as a Republican, one of my dearest gay friends said to me, 'You've got to go on a T.V. show and tell everyone you like gay people.' I was like, 'Why?' He was like, 'Because you're a Republican.' I was like, 'I'm sorry who's stereotyping who?'

I've been called communist, socialist, anti-American.

I am a liberal and always have been - just not the wild-eyed character the Republicans made me out to be.

In the minds of many Americans, if you are a radical Democrat or a Socialist, you are automatically a Communist. And if you are a Communist, then therefore you are an anti-American person and a person who is not a patriot. But nothing is further from the truth.

The idea of red-washing or blue-washing an entire county because a few more people vote one way or the other does a disservice to the people who live there.