Will Marshall
Will Marshall
Will Marshall is one of the founders of the New Democrat movement, which aims to steer the US Democratic Party toward a more conservative orientation. Since its founding in 1989, he has been president of the Progressive Policy Institute, a think tank affiliated with the Democratic Leadership Council...
mother domestic-violence violence
My mother and I are big domestic violence advocates.
believe people police
People who aren't minorities don't know what its like to be one. Of course they'll say, "He must've done something," because they're taught to believe that if you're targeted by the police that you've done something.
injustice speak protect
I understand that you're supposed to protect a fellow officer, but when injustice is happening, it's on them to speak up as well.
caring thinking people
I think caring more about flags than people is an issue. I'd like to see that change.
brave police scared
As far as police go, if officers are really that scared or timid [on the streets], maybe they shouldn't be police officers. Their job is to protect and serve and they're supposed to be the bravest of the brave.
silly nfl call-me
I call him Alshon. He calls me Demaryius Thomas.
years next-year contracts
But if it comes down to next year, I'll be picketing outside of Halas Hall for a new deal, a new contract, because I'm not going anyplace.
people enough
Maybe the standards should be higher to be an officer. People will say there area high standards, but clearly they're not high enough.
years guy quarterback
The guys that are out there now like Calvin Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald they're making $16 million, $15 million a year, and I'm not looking for anything like that. A lot of that money goes to the quarterback position and rightfully so.
reactions
I wouldn’t change any of my reactions
singing baptists old-fashioned
This is going to be an old fashioned Baptist camp meeting with old fashioned singing, preaching and testifying.
football juvenile playing-football
If I wasn't playing football, I'd be a juvenile probation officer.
football purpose world
Football is easy, it's not success. To me success is being a world changer. Football is my platform but not my purpose.
pain one-thing
It’s one thing to see yourself going across the ticker…But to take someone else down, that’s another. I really can’t even explain that pain.