A Quote by David Brock
I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only journalism but also democracy and truth.
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I've seen the power of Life Coaching firsthand and I know how beneficial it can be.
I want to help clean up the state that is so sorry today of journalism, and I have a communications degree. I studied journalism -- who, what, where, when, and why -- of reporting. I will speak to reporters who still understand that cornerstone of our democracy, that expectation that the public has for truth to be reported. And then we get to decide our own opinion based on the facts reported to us.
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I know how to move the people, but I know also where to stop in my own actions so that, when I strike, I shall be felt and not seen.
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