The Best of Notable Quotables; December 25, 1989
Table of Contents:
- The Best of Notable Quotables; December 25, 1989
- Silliest Analysis
- Good News Is Bad News
- The Economy
- Blame America First
- Media Hero
- Foreign Affairs
- Joe Isuzu
- Damn Conservatives
- American Politics
- Most Honest Confession
- Real Ronald Reagan
- Real Jimmy Carter
- No Agenda Here
- Walter Mondale Award
- Most Insane Comparison
- Quote of the Year
The Real Jimmy Carter Award
"Perhaps
the Democrat who best personifies this republic of virtue is former
President Jimmy Carter. His reputation burnished by the elevated tone of
his retirement, Carter would actually bring to the task energy,
integrity and his legendary distaste for congressional business as
usual. He could even boast a made-to-order campaign slogan: ‘After the
Wright stuff, why not the best?’"
-- Time Senior Writer and former
Carter Administration official Margaret Carlson recommending a new House
Speaker, June 5 issue.
Runners-Up:
"While Reagan peddles
his time and talents to the highest bidder and Gerald Ford perfects his
putt and Richard Nixon struggles to gain a toehold in history, Carter,
like some jazzed superhero, circles the globe at 30,000 ft., seeking
opportunities to Do Good."
-- Stanley Cloud, Time Washington Bureau
Chief, September 11 issue.
"The person we have chosen this week
[as "Person of the Week"] has continued his life with distinction,
considerable grace, and with a very strong commitment to peace and
justice...In the public’s mind, the scales were never balanced. Carter’s
successes in foreign affairs, peace between Egypt and Israel, renewed
respect for the United States in Latin America, have always been
outweighed in the public mind by the hostage crisis."
-- Peter Jennings on ABC’s World News Tonight, May 12.
