John Avlon Quotations

By pumping up hyper-partisanship, our country (America) is playing with forces that can easily get out of control. We are giving purpose and cover - and sometimes a sense of purpose - to the crazy among us. We are encouraging a culture of extremism

One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism.

We need to punch back against the extremes of both the left and the right and define the terms of the debate ourselves.

Godwin's law states that the longer any online debate goes on, the likelier it is that someone will play the Nazi card. It's the rhetorical equivalent of going nuclear and stupid at the same time.

If you only take offense when the president of your party is compared to Hitler, then you're part of the problem.

Right now, politics follows the rules of talk radio - using conflict, tension, fear, and resentment to find new recruits.

Politics follows the lines of physics: every action creates an equal and opposite reaction.

The two parties are still more polarized than ever before and the rise of partisan media is an important reason for it.

The American people are smart. They've gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger.

When people tap into this politics of resentment, it usually ends ugly.