“When I was in office, the morning TV shows were dedicated to public policy. You'd turn on the 'Today' show and they'd have serious discussions of health-care problems and Cold War issues, and they'd have people from Congress on. Now it's all about lifestyle. It's cooking, it's dressing, it's celebrity-oriented, it's promotion of other television programs on the network, it's sensationalism. I think the heirs of William Randolph Hearst have taken over the whole industry.”
“Having a firm grip on the money that leaves your business is an important aspect of financial discipline. This solution is an effective mechanism that controls costs, gives you greater visibility and allows you to increase your business' bottom line.”
“There is virtually nothing going on under the Bush administration that wasn't going on under the Nixon administration. For younger people, this seems new. It's really a rerun of '68-72.”
“I do miss being in the great debates. But I don't think the debates are as great as they used to be. Politics in this country has gotten very nasty in the past 10 or 15 years.”
“[Hart also wants Democrats to stand up and say they made a mistake when they voted for the war and to beg the American people to forgive them.] What's at stake, ... is not just the leadership of the Democratic Party and the nation but our nation's honor, our nobility, and our principles.”
