Janeane Garofalo Quotes about War

Conservative talk radio hosts have conned the American people into thinking there is such a thing as a pro-life, pro-war, pro-gun, pro-death penalty Christian.

Conservative talk radio hosts have conned the American people into thinking there is such a thing as a pro-life, pro-war, pro-gun, pro-death penalty Christian.

Janeane Garofalo

Christian, War, Gun

"America Undercover (Left of the Dial)". TV Series, March 31, 2005.

I don't know why in this country we coddle corporate criminals, war criminals, and racists. People walk on eggshells around them, and yet they will say a word like "liberal" as if it's pejorative. Or somebody who wants unions or reproductive justice, they will treat them like there's something wrong with that person. Does that make sense? People seem to be more frightened of upsetting a war criminal or a racist and more willing to disparage a very nice guy like Dennis Kucinich. Does that make sense?

Janeane Garofalo

Country, War, Nice

I don't think that the administration is being particularly honest with the American people about what this is going to cost in life and in dollars, what the dangers are, retaliatory strikes, once it happens. This is not a war that needs to happen immediately, if ever.

Janeane Garofalo

War, Thinking, People

"'Color Purple' author, 26 others arrested at peace rally", edition.cnn.com. March 9, 2003.

A war is going to destroy our economy even further. It's going to be a threefold humanitarian disaster.

Janeane Garofalo

War, Humanitarian, Economy

"Antiwar actor: 'I don't have to be a policy expert'". "In the Crossfire" with Tucker Carlson, James Carville, www.cnn.com. February 20, 2003.

You know George W. Bush is a war-time president, he says - proudly. Guess what. War is failure! When you are at war, you have failed! When you have gone to a war of choice and lied about it, you're a double-triple, triple-quadruple failure! Or a warlord. It's called a warlord in other countries. A war time president here. One man's ceiling I guess is another man's floor. George Bush is a warlord. He's a failure!

Janeane Garofalo

Country, War, Men

"The Majority Report" with Janeane Garofalo, July 22, 2005.

You just did a whole read-through. The lie that brought us into war was that Iraq was a threat to us. Well, now it is a threat. Now it is a terrorist hotbed. The fiction is now reality. And now we have to deal with it. It was an attempt at a corporate takeover. This was about oil. It wasn't about human rights. It's not about human rights.

Janeane Garofalo

War, Lying, Reality

"Garofalo on Bush: 'It Is...a Conspiracy of the 43rd Reich'". "Political Alert", www.freerepublic.com. August 21, 2003.