Skip to content

American flag Quote by Brit Hume

“There's a certain elitism that has crept into the attitudes of some in journalism, and it played out perfectly over the issue of these little American flag lapel pins.” quote by Brit Hume — Download Open image

“There's a certain elitism that has crept into the attitudes of some in journalism, and it played out perfectly over the issue of these little American flag lapel pins.”

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (9 ratings)

American flag Attitude Certain Elitism Flags Issues Journalism Littles Pins

More by Brit Hume

People realized that they could come on Fox News Sunday, and they would be well and fairly treated.

Image

We have a society in which one of the greatest things you can do is a platform to see victim status, and one of…

Image

You have to have pace, you have to have high production values, you have to have interesting graphics, and you have to have attractive…

Image

We need more foreign reach; no question about that. And we're working on getting that. We need more people abroad; we need some more…

Image

We get a ton of email; everybody does now. It gives us a kind of a pulse that you can feel. We hear people…

Image

Television has certain imperatives that CNN had the luxury of ignoring for a long period of time. CNN could take the position that the…

Image

There have been two Geraldo Riveras through his long career. One of them was a reporter who has done some remarkable work. The other…

Image

Insure the uninsured. Effect of Obamacare to date: Uninsure the insured,

Image

If it comes to be believed that we are simply a propaganda organ of some kind, as a lot of people believe about some…

Image

When you're five years old, and you're running a business that people did not think there was room for... getting attention is not a…

Image

Some in journalism consider themselves apart from and to some extent above the people they purport to serve.

Image

If the markets had behaved badly, that would obviously add to people's sense of alarm... but there has been a lot of reassurance coming,…

Image

Explore all 51 Brit Hume quotes

More American flag quotes

It wasn't [Barack] Obama per se; it was the feeling on the ground; it was seeing an old black woman in a wheelchair being wheeled by her son waving a big American flag, and then seeing a guy with his baby in his arms saying, "I didn't want her to miss tonight! I wanted to be able to tell her!"…

I wrote the script of Patton. I had this very bizarre opening where he stands up in front of an American flag and gives…

Francis Ford Coppola

Image

Is burning an American flag a disgusting, reprehensible act? Yes, it absolutely is, and I would tell that to the face of absolutely anyone…

Image

“America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves. To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, 'It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.' It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of…

Colin Kaepernick is the latest professional athlete to spark a national debate about the meaning behind the American flag and the national anthem.

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

Image

God bless America, land that I love.

Image

“The British government in 1807 had issued the “Orders in Council,” which enforced a naval blockade against France, and with a shortage of seamen to man the Royal Navy, Britain also felt justified in stopping and sometimes firing on ships flying the American flag in the name of apprehending escaped British sailors. The other main cause of war was distress…

Charles River Editors

Instead of candidates hiring people, like yours truly, to create campaign media that works on both conscious and subconscious levels to sway the voting…

Image

The American flag is an enduring symbol of liberty, democracy, and justice. It is fitting that the House act to protect it as we…

Image

“The night of September the 14th, 1814, saw heavy bombardment of Baltimore by the British. Despite this, the next morning, the large American flag was still flying undamaged over Fort McHenry. Such a sight made lawyer Francis Scott Key feel extremely patriotic, and he wrote four verses called Defence of Fort McHenry, which he set to the music of To…

“Superman – Moses in a costume, with his underpants on the outside. Captain America – the poster boy of the mad American patriot. Wonder Woman wore a bathing suit bearing the American flag. She was as beautiful as Aphrodite, as wise as Athena, as strong as Hercules, and as swift and as great a warrior as Diana. Superheroes fought enemy…

“The bold colors of the American flag stood out over her husband’s coffin. Colors of honor. Colors of freedom. Colors of sacrifice. She’d never…

Image

Browse all 157 American flag quotes