"In prosperous times, the marginal workers get by. But in tough times, they get the shaft."

"Public misbehavior by the famous is a powerful teaching tool."

"The traditional American family has always been the foundation for success in America."

"The goal of higher education should be to champion the airing of all honest viewpoints. Nothing less is acceptable."

"I'm just a loud Irish guy."

"I'm not writing a Ph.D. Dissertation."

"I'm not writing a Ph.D. Dissertation."

"This country is a better place because Fox News has succeeded."

"I've been to Africa three times. All right? You can't bring Western reasoning into the culture. The same way you can't bring it into fundamental Islam."

"Americans will respect your beliefs if you just keep them private."

"When Elton John sang a duet with the white rapper Eminem on a Grammy telecast, rap went mainstream. Massive parental headaches followed."

"Historically, Alaska is a place that has attracted those fed up with conventionality."

"There is little anyone can do with fanatics. Reasoning with them is a fool's errand. Avoiding them is mandatory."

"The Tea Party is simply a loose description of local activism driven by Americans who want smaller government and more self-reliance. That sounds like what the Founding Fathers had in mind, does it not?"

"Atheists well understand that Christmas is the most visible display of religion in the world, and that any diminishment of it is a good thing to militant secularists."

"I'm a sensationalist. I'm a big mouth. I get attention. In this world you have to - if you want a mass-market presentation, you have to get attention."

"There comes a time when a human being has to either face evil or admit to allowing it. Abortion is legal in the United States, but it should not be celebrated or used as a political tool. Viable babies are human beings."

"I guess what's so frustrating about the drug movement is that it's not much of a movement that's too many stoners involved."

"Brave Americans in past wars didn't die for the actual flag--they died for the freedom it represents, including the freedom to burn it."

"True patriotism is doing something for your country."

"We should stop worrying so much about the price of gasoline and start considering its cost. You really want to be patriotic? Don't change your car by putting a flag on it, change the car."

"When the enemy gets to your citadel, your prided epicenter, everything's in play."

"Bloodless revolutions are rare."

"You just got your nerd credentials back."