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" On the other side, I do believe that the rhetoric we are seeing from the Democrats today is unprecedented, is a new low in presidential politics and goes beyond political discourse and amounts to political hate speech. "

Ed Gillespie

Politics

Today

Speech

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Ed Gillespie

Years

President

" The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history. "

" They do believe that if we do not wage this war against terror in places like Baghdad and Kabul, we are more likely to have it waged in Baltimore and Kansas. "

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Places

" Politics swings like a pendulum. "

Ed Gillespie

Politics

Swings

" I don't think we're as divided as many in the elite would have us believe. "

" Our party may have swung too far right at various times. "

" When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11. "

" We are seeing at the Republican National Committee a phenomenon that is worth noting this week; maybe today, maybe tomorrow, maybe Wednesday, we will have a million first time donors since the president took office. "

" So I think that our foreign policy, the president's strong and principled leadership when it comes to the war against terror and foreign policy is going to be an asset. "

" I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics. "

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" And so it was interesting for me to find myself very enamored of a Republican president, but Ronald Reagan was someone I thought captured the spirit of America. "

Ed Gillespie

America

Thought

" People like passion in politics. "

" I do not believe the American people are going to confuse hatred for passion. "

" Even as a partisan Republican, I'm not sure a 40-year run is healthy for either party. "

" Frankly, I thought we would have lost the House by now. "

" I'm an American first, and I think that's how most people are. "

" The Democratic Party is getting very angry, and that came through clearly in this election. "

" I'm a dedicated Republican and a proud party man. "

" I believe we're the party of small business. "

" George W. Bush is not only a great president; he was a great candidate. "

" I accept people for who they are and love them. That doesn't mean I have to agree or that I have to turn my back on the tenets of my faith and reject the tenets of my faith when it comes to homosexuality. "

Ed Gillespie

Back

Faith

" I think one of the problems the Democrats have today is that they are an elitist party. "

" Well, I think the Republican Party is the more populist party. "

Ed Gillespie

Think

Party

" But I think there was a sense amongst the House Republicans especially that we didn't just want to be opposed to Bill Clinton; that we wanted to tell the country what we were for and to brand ourselves in a more positive manner. "

" If Ralph Nader runs, President Bush is going to be re-elected, and if Ralph Nader doesn't run, President Bush is going to be re-elected. We're going to run on the president's strong and principled leadership and his positive agenda for a second term. "

" Well, my wife, Cathy Gillespie, worked for Joe Barton, who was running for Congress in 1984. "