Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower
James Allen "Jim" Hightoweris an American syndicated columnist, progressive political activist, and author who served from 1983 to 1991 as the elected commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth11 January 1943
CountryUnited States of America
years political arena
Well, I've been in the political arena all of my life, and 10 years of that as a candidate and elected official, and that's about enough.
dog political littles
Even a little dog can piss on a big building.
political armadillos bottom
Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.
yellow political lines
The middle of the road is for yellow lines and dead armadillos.
people political together
The good news, though, is that I find in my political travels that people, as regular citizens, are more interested than ever in getting together and having discussions. They want to hear about other viewpoints that differ entirely from what the administration is putting out.
political republican empty
Republicans are so empty-headed, they wouldn't make a good landfill.
wall people political
But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's got a zip code has somebody or some group of people battling the economic and political exclusion that Wall Street and Washington are shoving down our throats.
destiny order political
Populists have always been out to challenge the orthodoxy of the corporate order and to empower workaday Americans so they can control their own economic and political destinies. This approach distinguishes the movement from classic liberalism, which seeks to live in harmony with concentrated corporate power by trying to regulate excesses.
mistakes
We just made a lot of mistakes in the jamboree,
consistent few missed next plays regroup
We just had a few plays missed by a hair. We weren't consistent on offense. We need to regroup and see if we can be a little better next week.
There won't be any trick-or-treating with him this year,
allowing defense dominated ended rushing six super total yards
Our defense dominated most of the night. We ended up allowing -20 yards rushing and six yards of total offense. The defense did a super job.
american-activist dead middle road stripes yellow
There's nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos.
eliminate good great mistakes playing tradition
Like us, Carencro is playing a lot of sophomores. They have great tradition and they're very talented. We'll have to eliminate our mistakes so we can give them a good game.