Gordon Smith
Gordon Smith
Republican politician who was a US Senator from Oregon from 1997 to 2009. After retiring from politics he became the President of the National Association of Broadcasters.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth25 May 1952
CountryUnited States of America
begins cement home morning starts stop trucks until
This starts at 4 o'clock in the morning with trucks -- the Sears store, Home Depot, the cement plant. That is when your day begins and it doesn't stop until 10, 11 p.m.
best mother ruin
My mother always said, 'The best way to ruin a story is to tell the other side.'
across cartoons country gone published realm reasonable
Newspapers across the country and the world have published cartoons that have gone beyond reasonable differences of opinion and expanded into the realm of antisemitism.
death difference emergency information life local source
When there's an emergency weather situation, the local broadcaster is the source of information that often makes the difference between life and death.
antenna cable people
The people who depend on an antenna are often those who are underprivileged - the elderly and the disadvantaged who can't afford a $200-a-month cable bill.
We have some control over when we retire. However, we have very little control over how long we will live.
family local source
Local television is still the No. 1 source for news and part of the family.
ahead best both days economies engine integral lie local
Broadcasting's best days lie ahead as both an engine of local economies and as an integral part of tomorrow's technological world.
annual billion broadcast directly economic generate good jobs provide stations tv
Lawmakers have good reason to want a healthy broadcast industry. Broadcast TV stations provide more than 186,000 jobs on an annual basis, which directly generate more than $30 billion in economic activity.
dental eye health kids mental physical
We take our kids for physical vaccinations, dental exams, eye checkups. When do we think to take our - our son or daughter for a mental health checkup?
duty intend reach wants
I intend to. I have a duty to and I intend to reach out to him and if he wants to reach out to me, he'll find me a constructive participant.
players socks work
In my day, the players used to work their socks off. It's all-change now, obviously.
beyond integrity john nominee privilege reproach sure voting
I'm not sure we will ever have the privilege of voting on a nominee who is more intelligent than John Roberts, ... His integrity is beyond reproach as well. There's been no hint of any scandal.
senate
I never thought Oregon would elect to the U.S. Senate a Mormon, but it did.