Mark Shields
Mark Shields
Mark Shieldsis an American political columnist and commentator...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth25 May 1937
CountryUnited States of America
achieve optimistic police proven
I am more optimistic than most we can achieve change. True. I have not been here to see 30 years of deterioration - but I know there are proven police mechanisms, and that when put in place, things will get better.
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He became almost a parody of himself, if you recall that black hat he wore in Arizona while brandishing the assault weapon.
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The establishment of the task force is in fact an extension of the highly successful formula we have used in Operation Kingfish and elsewhere in the world.
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These initiatives are designed to improve the quality of life of the residents and give them the confidence to go about their lawful business without fear of being shot at or otherwise being intimidated by armed criminals.
coming great last season start
This is a great start for us, ... especially coming off a winless season like we had last year.
games sides republican
The Democrats are standing on one side, and the Republicans are playing games on the other. Both sides are playing games.
apples bites
You really have one bite at the apple.
sports two elbows
Politics is a contact sport - a question of accepting an elbow or two.
hurt children arrogance
My church [Catholisism] is hurting from arrogance and from its indifference to the suffering of children that were abused and the inclination of the leadership to protect the institution, rather than the children.
cities community african-american
There's no question that there's been a breach in the trust between urban - especially urban community, African-American and minority communities and the police in major American cities.
thinking special majority
They're still a subject beholden to special interests, but at least they have a national constituency. At least they have to think about national majorities.
littles nervous funding
I'm a little nervous about public funding. It's better than what we got now.
ideas beneficiaries no-idea
[In politics] when A goes after B and there's a C, and D and a Q all lined up there, you have no idea who's going to be the beneficiary.
strong home america
Barack Obama knows that America cannot be strong abroad unless we are strong at home. People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than the example of our power.