The unique perspective and provocative opinions of Joe O’Neill
Quoteworthy
“The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.”—Adolf Hitler.
“We are in the process of the second American Revolution.”—Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation.
“A man may smile and still be a villain.”—Shakespeare.
“There are so many differences between the 1968 and 2024 conventions. One of the biggest is that now, the whole world is filming. The problem today is not how much we can see, but how much we can believe.”—Northwestern Journalism Professor Heather Hendershot.
“You have people imbibing propaganda all day, so moving over that (violent) line is a lot easier” than it was in the past.—Colin P. Clarke, director of research at the Soufan Group,, an intelligence and security consulting firm.
“Trump is in rebellion against the presidency. Its traditions get in the way of the quick results he wants.”—CBS News anchor John Dickerson.
“I love the black population of this country. I’ve done so much for the black population of this country.”—Donald Trump.
“This is not the party of Lincoln, the party of Nixon, or even the party of Reagan. This is the party of (“Birth of a Nation” director) D.W. Griffith, this is the party of the KKK, and the party of Trump.”—SiriusXM host Karen Hunter.
“There is no epidemic of violent crime in America.”—Paul Krugman, New York Times.
“The Court effectively creates a law-free zone around the president, upsetting the status quo that has existed since the founding.”—Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
“I don’t think we can solely rely on the hope that the platforms can fix this problem on their own.”—U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, on his call to require a warning label on social media platforms.
“Yes, Florida is now approaching science and education like a 2-year-old.: If you don’t like something, just pretend it doesn’t exist.”—Scott Maxwell,Orlando Sentinel.
“Our Constitution protects the rights of people to make abject idiots of themselves.”—Outgoing UF President Ben Sasse.
“I personally don’t know if I’ve met anyone who is a better leader.”—Mayor Jane Castor, on Joe Lopano, who is in his last year before retiring as TIA CEO.