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If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008.

~Douglas Wilder

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Obama was elected in a flourish of promise that many in the African-American community believed would help not only to symbolize African-American progress since the Civil War and Civil Rights Acts but that his presidency would result in doors opening in the halls of power as had never been seen before by black America.

~Douglas Wilder

Topics: Acts African-American America Been Before Believed Black Civil Civil Rights Civil War Community Doors Elected Flourish Had Halls Help His Many Never Obama Only Opening Power Presidency Progress Promise Result Rights Seen Since Symbolize War Would

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Government or politics in America today is big business. Everybody makes money involving themselves in one way or the other, whether it's pollsters, whether they are policy wonks, whether they are pundits, whether they are those who believe that they must call it as they see it and then to be fair about it.

~Douglas Wilder

Topics: About America Believe Big Big Business Business Call Everybody Fair Government Involving Makes Money Must One Way Other Policy Politics Pundits See Themselves Then Those Today Way Whether Who

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What is blackness? Is it the way you talk? Do you got to say, 'Dey this, dey dat.' Or the way you dress? Or is it the forgiving of certain things? What is black enough?

~Douglas Wilder

Topics: Black Blackness Certain Certain Things Dress Enough Forgiving Got Say Talk Things Way You

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Certain black leaders would believe that you have to go through their prism: 'If I lay my hand on you, you're OK.' So many people have made a living off of the pimping of race.

~Douglas Wilder

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Healthy debate has been replaced by automatic sensors that eliminate the need for actual talking during a filibuster - a la 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' Robust debate is necessary in a democratic society. Instead, our discourse has been relegated to media spin by expert entertainers.

~Douglas Wilder

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Greece's European neighbors were able step in and bolster the weak foundation on which Greece's free-spending budget was based. It would be difficult for any country, or intergovernmental organization, to rescue an economy the size of the U.S. if investors were ever to lose faith in our bonds because of our enormous debt.

~Douglas Wilder

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Many voted in 2008 with the desire to see racism and racists humiliated by having a qualified black man elected president.

~Douglas Wilder

Topics: Black Desire Elected Having Humiliated Man Many President Qualified Racism Racists See Voted

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My experience politically has always been that one-word definition of politics: money. Keep your eye on the buck. And that tells you where the American people are going to be.

~Douglas Wilder

Topics: Always American American People Been Buck Definition Experience Eye Going Keep Money People Politically Politics Tells Where You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: January 17th, 1931

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