Quotes about Smear

Margaret Chase Smith

The nation sorely needs a Republican victory. But I don't want to see the Republican Party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny — Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear.

She was the first member of the Senate to Condemn McCarthy for his abuse and lies. Led by her example, the other senators got over their fear of McCarthy attacking them and the Senate Censured the Demagogue. She had a significant role in stopping and censuring Joseph P. McCarthy, but her “Four Horsemen” have been a constant struggle for moderate Republicans thereafter. While she was one of America’s great senators, 60 years later she would not be able to be nominated by her own party it had moved so far to the right.

Margaret Chase Smith

I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny-fear, ignorance, bigotry and smear.

Richard Grenell

Guilt by association is part of campaigning.

Sally Kohn

What haven't I been called? Every antigay, misogynist, anti-Semitic, anti-liberal smear you can think of. I don't think I can transform those smears; I can't even repeat them! But I proudly embrace the identities beneath them.

Charles E. Schumer

The Republicans are much better at negative ads than we are. But we have the 24 hour rule. If they hit you, you get your response on the media within 24 hours.

Donald Trump

I watched the way Hillary Clinton talk now about how lovely everything is and how wonderful she is. It doesn't work that way. She was after him, she was trying to - she even sent out or her campaign sent out pictures of him in a certain garb, very famous pictures. I don't think she can deny that.

Richard Nixon

I have a theory, too, that the best and only answer to a smear or to an honest misunderstanding of the facts is to tell the truth

Smear Quotes