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If pluralism and academic freedom are to be used to defend liberal speakers and ideas, they ought to be equally valid for conservative views.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: Academic Conservative Defend Equally Freedom Ideas Liberal Ought Pluralism Speakers Used Valid Views

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Liberal arts colleges have traditionally provided a forum for debating ideas. Avoiding controversy and 'playing it safe' by not inviting - or disinviting - speakers with 'controversial' views stifles debate.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: Arts Avoiding Colleges Controversial Controversy Debate Debating Forum Ideas Inviting Liberal Liberal Arts Playing Provided Safe Speakers Views

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Putting fear into people is the principal goal of terrorists, and they have been successful.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: Been Fear Goal People Principal Putting Successful Terrorists

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Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis had enormous talent, and Elvis was the major contributor to an entirely new genre of music. Sometimes their exploits were distasteful to people, but they left behind an enormous body of work that endures.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: Behind Body Contributor Elvis Endures Enormous Entirely Exploits Genre Had Jerry Lee Left Lewis Major Music New People Sometimes Talent Were Work

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Not only has celebrity dumbed down our politics, it has become intertwined with it.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: Become Celebrity Down Intertwined Only Our Politics

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I would be delighted not to see another celebrity, regardless of their political beliefs, come to Washington to make yet another appeal for some cause about which they know little.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: About Another Appeal Beliefs Cause Celebrity Come Delighted Know Little Make Political Political Beliefs Regardless See Some Washington Which Would

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Too many younger people seem to prefer following celebrities instead of doing the work required to get an education that will someday lead to a job. If students today spent as much time on math and science and history as they do following these shallow celebrities, they might actually become contributors to society someday.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: Actually Become Celebrities Doing Education Following Get History Instead Job Lead Many Math Math And Science Might Much People Prefer Required Science Seem Shallow Society Someday Spent Students Time Today Too Will Work Younger Younger People

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Hillary Clinton is in political trouble and perhaps even legal trouble over her use of private e-mail accounts and bypassing government-issued accounts containing substantial amounts of information that belongs to the federal government. But ultimately, I don't think this latest controversy will hurt her presidential ambitions.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: Accounts Ambition Amount Belongs Clinton Containing Controversy Even Federal Federal Government Government Her Hillary Hillary Clinton Hurt Information Latest Legal Over Perhaps Political Presidential Private Substantial Think Trouble Ultimately Use Will E-Mail

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In presidential campaigns, experience as a candidate is an invaluable asset.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: Asset Campaigns Candidate Experience Invaluable Presidential

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When issues emerge that might harm a campaign, like the Clinton e-mails, you have to get all the facts out right away, but not before you have all the facts.

~Bob Beckel

Topics: All The Facts Away Before Campaign Clinton Emerge Facts Get Harm Issues Like Might Out Right Right Away You E-Mails

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: November 15th, 1948

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