Mark My Words … I Mean What I Say

0 Comments | Insight on the News, April 5, 1999 | by John Elvin

"Our 'HC' warning label will give parents the choice they need to decide which programs their children should be viewing."

-- Martin Mawyer of Christian Action Network tells Conservative News Service of his group's call for a "Homosexual Content" warning for TV shows.

"So we have two worlds. According to the press gallery and the opposition, it's crisis, instability and sleaze. In the real world, it's confidence, growth and prosperity."

-- A political leader in New Zealand explains the continuing popularity of Prime Minister Jenny Shipley despite scandal allegations.

"I'm still around, right?"

-- Sheriff Joe Arpaio on CNN addressing calls for his resignation. It alleged that he had his Maricopa County, Ariz., deputies shadow political opponents; he says they only were checking out people who had threatened to kill him.

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