The unique perspective and provocative opinions of Joe O’Neill
Quoteworthy
“Unless Ukraine prevails, there is no (NATO) membership to be discussed at all.”—Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“Vladimir Putin is possibly a psychopath and gives every sign of going out like Al Pacino in ‘Scarface.’”—Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal.
“The broad mass of a nation … will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.”—Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf.
“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and those are the people you need to concentrate on.”—Former Democratic Party Leader Robert Strauss.
“Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”—President Ronald Reagan.
“The only job that Donald Trump could get in this country is president of the United States.”—Tom Nichols, The Bulwark.
“He’s trading in on Camelot, celebrity, conspiracy theories and conflict for personal gain and fame.”—Jack Schlossberg, grandson of JFK, on the presidential aspirations of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“The Sunshine State is now “the nation’s inflation capital.”—Florida Democratic Party Chairperson Nikki Fried.
“It’s true we bring doctrines to children. But what is the bad of our indoctrination?—Conservative radio host and columnist Dennis Prager, the co-founder of PragerU, which has been approved for the production of videos in civics and government for K-12 students in Florida.
“She’s (Susan Lopez) an unelected political puppet who occupies that office illegally, and her pretending to uphold the law is a threat to public safety, freedom and democracy.”—Former Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren, who was removed from office by Gov. Ron DiSaster.
“The challenge now is to take something great and find a way to make it better.”—TIA consultant Pete Ricondo, on the vision for the airport’s master plan for growth over the next 20 years.
“I said I was hopeful that there was going to be real progress in ’23, and I remain hopeful.”—MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, on Rays’ stadium talks.