American - Journalist | November 15, 1948 -
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
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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.
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If politicians of both parties would spend more time legislating and less time attacking each other, we would all be better off.
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I have long been an advocate of school choice, but I also believe the problem lies with school administrators and union leaders who refuse to believe there is such a thing as a bad school.
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I can talk to more persuadable voters in a week on 'The Five' than I could at CNN in a year, so it's worked out fine.
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You don't hear much crosstalk on 'The Five.' When you try to make a point, the other person will back off.
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If I never hear of Kim Kardashian and Casey Anthony again, it would make my entire day.
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My pop culture ended somewhere north of Elvis but not too far.
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We know that in the Muslim communities around the world, they do not like us. They recruit people from poor areas and turn them into terrorists.
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I came from a dysfunctional family - very dysfunctional. And my father used to find great humor in throwing me down the stairs.
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As a survivor, you learn how to talk fast, cut deals, lie when you have to - perfect training to be a politician, you know?
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Life is a series of chapters, and one leads to another to another to another, and God knows what it is.
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