Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 March 1983
CountryUnited States of America
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We left a lot on base early on and it took big hits from the freshmen to get us going, but after Monty's home run everybody seemed to relax.
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Young people deserve stable employment opportunities and not mountains of debt. When young people can access the middle class, America is strengthened.
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Whether it's threats to Medicare, cuts in education spending, or Internet privacy, the ramifications got young people out to vote and should be enough to keep them involved in our political system.
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My dad's a Republican. My dad's my mentor. When I was 18 or whatever it was and I decided to register to vote. My dad's Republican, so that's what I decided to register as.
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I got into politics because I was tired of complaining.
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The Tea Party movement went off on a more extreme agenda that I did not support at all, and was very frustrated by it, to the point that not only did I change parties, I decided to do something about it and run for Congress.
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I don't think 'my way or the highway' works, that mentality. And that's what the Tea Party has done: drawn a line in the sand. I'm sorry - that doesn't work in business, that doesn't work in your family, it certainly doesn't work in government and our Congress.
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The political process does not end on Election Day. Young people need to stay involved in the process by continuing to pay attention to the conversation and holding their leaders accountable for the decisions they make.
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I think we saw a little short-covering late in the day. Tomorrow should be a fairly slow morning and you might have a little flattening out of positions ahead of the Fed. I think overall, all eyes will be on the Fed.
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I think it was a mistake and I admit it. I should have voted more.
I think this is going to go down as a 'Good God, let's not do this again' thing.
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Some guys don't think it's time to question our government, but the fact is I love my country, ... We need to have an exit strategy now.
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He was a great kid. He was a very quiet boy.
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I think I looked up once and saw five hits (on the scoreboard) and four were home runs. The two, Ramsey and Burford, both had two strikes and I thought they really had a good approach. They stayed within themselves and they got a pitch they could hit and took advantage of it.