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“We do not do politics at the Department of Homeland Security, our job is to identify the threat.”
U.S. Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge rejecting criticism that the timing of the latest al-Qaeda warning, based on intelligence gathered up to four years ago, was designed to knock John Kerry out of the headlines following his nomination as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate.
—BBC News
 “I’m Irish, successful and sexy. What more could a girl want? My mother is full-on Irish. You can trace it back as far as you want. ”
A smiling Mischa Barton, 18-year-old star of TV series The O.C., is proud of her acting achievements and her Irish passport. Fellow Irish-American actor Peter Gallagher also stars in the TV drama.
–The Star [Ireland]
“He came to believe that the powerful ones of this earth had some times to be met with their own weapons”Father Des Wilson at the funeral of ex-IRA chief Joe Cahill in July.
–Sunday Tribune
“During the Vietnam War, many young men, including the current president, vice president and me, could have gone to Vietnam but didn’t. John Kerry came from a privileged background and could have avoided it too. Instead, he said, ‘send me.’”
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton stumping for John Kerry at the Democratic National Convention in Boston in July.
“I realize the fact that this affair and my own sexuality, if kept secret, leaves me, and most importantly the governor’s office, vulnerable to rumors, false allegations and threats of disclosure.”
New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey on why he decided to reveal that he was gay and was resigning from office.
—The New York Times
“Well, I do think we’re watching the biggest teen-age rebellion in political history. I mean, it’s as though [President Bush] borrowed the family station wagon from his dad and crashed it into the globe. I mean, his grandfather and his father – the most important thing to them in politics was protecting internationalism and the Atlantic alliance. And he has upended that. He’s torn that apart.”
Maureen Dowd, author of Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk on Meet the Press in August.
“If you look at the skyline of Galway . . . there’s an awful lot of bad town planning. There’s an awful lot of buildings that don’t reflect the original beauty of Galway.”
Gabriel Byrne on the ongoing refurbishment works in Galway – in particular Eyre Square – that have led to a decline in local business and increased traffic.
–The Irish Examiner
“I think what we did was right and appropriate and history will judge that.”
San Francisco Mayor (and Irish America 2004 Top 100 honoree) Gavin Newsom in response to the California Supreme Court’s recent ruling that the 4,000 marriage licenses he granted to gay couples earlier this year were “void and of no legal effect from their inception.”
–The New York Times
“A great song is like a salad dressing. You need just the right amount of sweet, sour and salt to get it right, and when you do you only notice the balance of flavors, not the ingredients.”
U2 guitarist The Edge speaking about the band’s new song, “All Because of You.”
–E! Online
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