Quotes by Kathleen Troia McFarland

About Kathleen Troia McFarland:

Kathleen Troia "KT" McFarland is an American communications consultant. She served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs under President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1985. She also served as a speech writer to Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger. She unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in New York in 2006 and is currently a Fox News contributor on foreign policy and national security issues.
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Americans are slow to anger, but once they do get angry, they are impossible to stop.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

Krispy Kreme claims the 'batter is the best part.' Same with an Obama speech. It's all about what's on the outside, not what's inside.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

While President Putin is busy redrawing the map of Europe, President Obama is busy filling out his brackets.

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Don't worry, America. We survived Jimmy Carter, and we will survive Barack Obama. Only one questions remains... who is the next Ronald Reagan?

Kathleen Troia McFarland

We realize too late that President Bush shouldn't have taken us into Iraq, and President Obama shouldn't have taken us out.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

In the real world, words don't automatically translate into deeds.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

The problem with people who live in a world of speeches and books and theories is they don't know how to fix things in the real world when they go wrong. They feign ignorance, blame others, and make another eloquent speech.

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As long as the United States - and the world - gets its oil from the Middle East, we will be drawn into the endless crises that seem endemic to the region. American energy independence would not only liberate us, it would also drive down the worldwid...

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Egypt is the oldest, largest and most important Arab country in the region. What happens there affects them all.

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Emotions may win arguments, but they don't win wars.

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In foreign policy, the only thing worse than not doing something is doing something that fails or makes the situation worse.

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Despite spending trillions of dollars and spilling the blood of thousands of Americans, we remain in servitude to Arab oil.

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Al Qaeda attacked the U.S.S. Cole and bombed several U.S. embassies in East Africa in the late 1990s. We knew who did it, but we didn't go after them. Instead, we beefed up security at our embassies and changed the Navy's rules of engagement. It only...

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When the commander-in-chief sends Americans to fight and die, it should be only to protect our vital national interests, not for his own personal, political gain.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

Empty threats are often worse than saying nothing at all. It's like leading from behind. Eventually, no one thinks you're leading at all. And after a while, no one is even listening.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

Americans don't like to stand by while innocent people are killed and watch a human disaster unfold. It goes against our very fiber. We feel compelled to do something.

Kathleen Troia McFarland

It's the libertarians who want to reclaim decision-making for themselves. It's the small government folks who see government as a great Leviathan gobbling up more and more of their treasure and freedoms.

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Every president, as he nears the end of his final term in office, thinks about his place in history.

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Russia does not have a modern economy: it's a petro-power. The only thing it sells that the world wants to buy is oil and natural gas. When was the last time anyone bought a Russian computer? A Russian car? A Russian cell phone? Russia is so dependen...

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In the Reagan administration, a great speech was just the first step in a long process. In the Obama administration, it's the only step.

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Author Bio

  • NameKathleen Troia McFarland
  • DescriptionAmerican politician
  • Born1951
  • CountryUnited States Of America