Jim Gibbons
Jim Gibbons
James Arthur "Jim" Gibbonsis an American attorney, aviator, geologist, hydrologist and politician. He served as the 28th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 2007 to 2011. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, having served from 1997 to 2006. He is a member of the Republican Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 December 1944
CountryUnited States of America
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One volcano in Hawaii, one volcano in Indonesia, produces enough gases in the atmosphere, which include those natural elements that are in the Earth's crust, that, uh, kind of make all the, you know, the science that we have about what we produce, moot.
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Tree-hugging, Birkenstock-wearing, hippie, tie-dyed liberals [in Hollywood should]... go make their movies and their music and whine somewhere else.... It's just too damn bad we didn't buy them a ticket [to become human shields in Iraq].
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I am humbled and grateful for the four years the people of the state of Nevada have given me as governor and I am proud of the work we all did.
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I want to know how these very people who are against war because of loss of life can possibly be the same people who are for abortion? They are the same people who are for animal rights, but they are not for the rights of the unborn.
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I don’t want to be a lonely governor.
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Patenting and purchase of lands are absolutely vital to the health of Nevada's rural communities.
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I thank God tonight for freedom - those who bought and paid for it with their lives in the past - those who will protect it in the present and defend it in the future.
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I'd probably have to work at some job, ... I have always worked. To not have a job and be the first lady, that is a bit much to ask. If we did it that way, then all we would get is wealthy people in office.
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He's not as dynamic or as flashy or as glamorous as some of the other potential candidates are, but Bush is not looking for a rock star, he's looking for a rock-solid person to do a serious job.
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Alternative arrangements are an important tool that the federal government should be encouraging in situations such as the one we are experiencing in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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You want to make sure that we do no harm to those people who depend on needed government services that have no other means by which to obtain them, ... There has to be a reasonable approach.
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The GAS Act is another step toward reducing our dependency on foreign sources of oil and promoting our domestic ability to meet our modern-day energy needs. By increasing our number of refineries we will be able to boost our production capabilities and close the gap between supply and demand.
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I'm just like every other voter and taxpayer in the state of Nevada, ... I want to make sure that government does not overburden me as a taxpayer, but I also want to be sure we can fund our schools.