Debate Quote by Phil Donahue Download Open image “The Commission on Presidential Debates is a corrupt stranglehold on our democracy.” — Phil Donahue ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Debate Democracy Presidential Presidential debate
The Commission on Presidential Debates must be replaced if we want to have a democracy in this country. — John B. Anderson Copy Share Image
The debates are part of the unconscionable fraud that our political campaigns have become a format that defies meaningful discourse. They should be charged… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
Debate is almost non-existent and no one is apparently accountable to anybody apart from their political party bosses. It is bad news for democracy… — Helen Suzman Copy Share Image
Presidential and vice-presidential debates are not about campaign staff or consultants, and it is high time we as a people took control and reminded… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Republican presidential debates have become contests of who can terrify viewers the most. — David Brock Copy Share Image
Presidential primary debates are an important part of our political process. But the media has wrested complete control from the parties and candidates over… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Why should the Democratic and Republican parties be in charge of the debates, especially at a time when the largest block of voters has… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
The electorate is starved for honest debate and for the good governance that follows from it. — Bret Weinstein Copy Share Image
Traditionally vice presidential debates don't move the needle one way or the other. They have largely been irrelevant and inconsequential. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The debate corporation is a corporation. It's funded by corporations. It's relayed by media corporations to the public. It's created by the two parties,… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
When you campaign and have to participate in so many debates just to the win the nomination of your party, you've had a lot… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent, and predictable? — Phil Donahue Copy Share Image
I find celebrity status difficult to bear when I am in the company of my mother. — Phil Donahue Copy Share Image
Airlines are interesting. They not only favor celebrities, they court them. — Phil Donahue Copy Share Image
In a network situation, a vice president, while he's shaving, can decide your history. — Phil Donahue Copy Share Image
I realize what you can do when you scare the population and how media contributes to that. — Phil Donahue Copy Share Image
The biggest threat to this country isn't the Russians. It's our own inability to make democracy or capitalism work. — Phil Donahue Copy Share Image
Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery. — Phil Donahue Copy Share Image
Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament. I can't imagine a greater success than she's enjoyed. — Phil Donahue Copy Share Image
If my campaign is not in the debate, we will not be talking about how we really fix this problem of endless and expanding… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
One of the undervalued contributors to Trump's stunning 2016 victory was the masterful performance Pence had in his debate against Hillary Clinton running mate… — Mollie Hemingway Copy Share Image
I am encouraged President Obama now says he will fulfill his constitutional obligation to seek authorization for any potential military action in Syria. This… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act is certainly a concern; all of those things are dangerous. I think more important than me preaching is that we as… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions.… — Atifete Jahjaga Copy Share Image
There can be a debate on the Citizenship Amendment Act, but why should we shelter someone who has come to India illegally from outside? — Raj Thackeray Copy Share Image
The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations. It is… — Joe Pitts Copy Share Image
Grace is ours. Let's live it! Deny it or debate it and we kill it. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
As far as I know, the question of whether and how it could be strategically or morally justified was never the subject of open… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The "family" has clearly emerged anew in the late 1970s as a central subject for discussion, debate, research and writing in bothscholarly and popular… — Sheila Kamerman Copy Share Image
The premise of any discussion I have is not to debate my humanity. I refuse to engage on that level. It makes for a… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
It is important to allow a broad debate on energy and climate. We must urgently explore realistic ways to address the different scientific, technical… — Lennart Bengtsson Copy Share Image
