First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals. – John Avlon
The American people are smart. Theyve gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger. – John Avlon
Whats different now is that while political leaders used to give talking points to talk radio, now talk-radio hosts are giving talking points to political leaders. Its all part of the suffocating spin cycle were in. In media, politics and publishing, the conventional wisdom is to play to this base. – John Avlon
One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism. – John Avlon
Acting is fun and I refuse to get involved in the semantics and the politics of strategy and breaking out of something or doing something because you need to do something else. For me its all about what fuels my soul and if Im passionate about a screenplay then thats what Ill do next. – Shailene Woodley