In politics, Bugs Bunny always beats Daffy Duck. Daffy's always going berserk, jumping up and down, yelling. Bugs's got that sly smile,… — Jeff Greenfield Beats Copy Share Image
There is something discordant about a team of speechwriters and political operatives hammering away to create an image of the 'real, inner'… — Jeff Greenfield About Copy Share Image
Describing the jury in the OJ Simpson murder trial: These people have served a longer sentence than some people who have committed… — Jeff Greenfield Committed Copy Share Image
History doesn't turn on a dime; it turns on a plugged nickel. — Jeff Greenfield Dimes Copy Share Image
In every debate, whatever the format, whatever the questions, there is one and only one way to identify the winner: Who commands… — Jeff Greenfield Command Copy Share Image
Television is one of the most fickle businesses that there are, you are in favour one minute and out the next. — Jeff Greenfield Business Copy Share Image
As a general proposition, campaigns do not linger on the vice presidential nominee. When they have, it's always meant very bad news… — Jeff Greenfield Bad news Copy Share Image
More things in politics happen by accident or exhaustion than happen by conspiracy. — Jeff Greenfield Conspiracy Copy Share Image
In the many-mansioned house of Alternate History, I occupy a small corner. The trio of what-ifs I chronicled in 'Then Everything Changed'… — Jeff Greenfield Alternate Copy Share Image
“It was more than just material prosperity. America in 1960 was a country where restraint and boundaries were the natural conditions in… — Jeff Greenfield Boundaries Copy Share Image
Well, politics is war, and in war, truth is the first casualty. — Jeff Greenfield Casualties Copy Share Image
When Ronald Reagan chose George H.W. Bush in 1980, it was a clear signal that he was running an inclusive campaign; that… — Jeff Greenfield Back Copy Share Image
When George W. Bush picked Dick Cheney, it was a reassuring sign that the Texas governor would have an experienced, prudent voice… — Jeff Greenfield Bush Copy Share Image
In the post-Watergate atmosphere of 1975 and 1976, the just-plain-folks personalities of both Ford and Carter seemed the perfect antidote to Nixon's… — Jeff Greenfield Alert Copy Share Image
The Supreme Being I would sign up for would not prove his omnipotence by saving one life while ending dozens, or hundreds,… — Jeff Greenfield Angel Copy Share Image
When Bill Clinton chose Al Gore in 1992 - from the same generational, ideological, and geographical background as his - it underscored… — Jeff Greenfield About Copy Share Image
After immersing myself in the mysteries of the Electoral College for a novel I wrote in the '90s, I came away believing… — Jeff Greenfield Believe Copy Share Image
These people have served a longer sentence than some people who have committed murder. — Jeff Greenfield Committed Copy Share Image
This is part of the involuntary bargain we make with the world just by being alive. We get to experiences the splendor… — Jeff Greenfield Alive Copy Share Image
As a personal matter, I stopped voting more than a decade ago, on the grounds that it helped me as an analyst… — Jeff Greenfield Analysts Copy Share Image
The charge that liberal candidates don't connect with or understand the values and beliefs of regular Americans is embedded in old epithets… — Jeff Greenfield American Copy Share Image
In another life, before taking the veil of journalistic purity, I practiced the black arts of a political operative, including 'debate prep. — Jeff Greenfield Another life Copy Share Image
There are good people who are dealt a bad hand by fate, and bad people who live long, comfortable, privileged lives. A… — Jeff Greenfield Bad people Copy Share Image
I got into television because I hated it so. I thought, there's some way of using this fabulous instrument to be of… — Jeff Greenfield Because Copy Share Image
Think about one of the most powerful influences on a young child's life - the absence of a father figure. Look back… — Jeff Greenfield About Copy Share Image
