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Lobby Quotes (page 2)

The whole process of getting licenses to broadcast, which took place decades ago, was done behind closed doors by powerful lobbies, and wealthy commercial interests got all the licenses with no public input, no congressional input for that matter. Robert McChesney
Robert McChesney quote: "The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in..."
The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the National Association of Broadcasters. Robert McChesney
Also, the commercial media in a superior position, really, to any other corporate lobby, because where would people hear about commercial media or corporate media criticism, where would they hear criticism of them other than in the commercial media? Robert McChesney
William Wyler quote: "Stills belong in the lobby, not on the screen."
Stills belong in the lobby, not on the screen. William Wyler
The reality is that the special interest groups that have lobbied against Free Choice Vouchers object to any measure that would empower employees to have a say in their health benefits because it begins to erode their power in the current health care system. Ron Wyden
Since I'm a fan of collections and anthologies, believe that the best writing often shines in shards and galloping stretches, I never find myself lobbying for a writer I enjoy reading regularly to hole up in Heidegger's hut for four or five years to bring forth a mountain. James Wolcott
Big business, for all its lobbying, is often put in line by investigative reporting, public scandals and multi-million-dollar judgments in court against those who put products on the market that are dangerous to their buyers. Stanley Crouch
Perhaps the time has come to cease calling it the "environmentalist" view, as though it were a lobbying effort outside the mainstream of human activity, and to start calling it the real-world view. E. O. Wilson
Jim Hightower quote: "The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore...."
The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government. Jim Hightower
Some ISPs are blocking all BitTorrent traffic, because BitTorrent can be used to share files in a piratical way. Hollywood lobbying groups are trying to pass laws which would force ISPs to block or degrade BitTorrent traffic, too. Personally, I think this is like closing down freeways because a bank robber could use them to get away. Wil Wheaton
For years all I seemed to be doing was lobbying politicians and others to persuade them that European culture needed movies, and that we had to protect it. Wim Wenders
And, you know, the fact is, if you believe in evolution, we all have a common ancestor, and we all have a common ancestry with the plant in the lobby. This is what evolution tells us. And, it's true. It's kind of unbelievable. Jeff Hawkins
Phil Collins quote: "I've spent the last year and a half going through a very..."
I've spent the last year and a half going through a very public separation, hiding in hotel lobbies. Phil Collins
Maxine Waters quote: "That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide..."
That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city. Maxine Waters
Political reporters no longer get to decide what's news. The days when a minister gave briefings to a dozen lobby correspondents, and thereby dictated the next day's headlines, are over. Now, a thousand bloggers decide for themselves what is interesting. If enough of them are tickled then, bingo, you're news. Daniel Hannan

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