Melissa Harris-Perry Professions : Writer Born : October 2, 1973 Browse All Authors Top 67 quotes by Melissa Harris-Perry Think of how hard it would be to create a gender-based movement across racial lines as long as one group believes that it has to be strong while seeing the other group as passive and weak. We could also go into the stereotypes of the saucy, mercurial Latina and the docile, easily-dominated Asian woman. Melissa Harris-Perry strong believe thinking Undoubtedly, the biggest influence on my life is my mom, followed pretty closely by my dad. Melissa Harris-Perry dad mom life-is The leading non-establishment Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump, is just sailing past [establishment Republican candidates] in the polls. He is still surging. He is basically killing them all. Melissa Harris-Perry sailing president past The debate was a chance for senator [Bernie] Sanders to have a game-changing moment to recapture the news cycle and build momentum going into 2016 and he took his best shot at having a moment. Melissa Harris-Perry momentum news games The [Bernie] Sanders campaign became the center of a good old-fashioned political controversy. His coverage went from no news to bad news with the revelation that four Sanders staffers took advantage of a software glitch to access confidential voter data belonging to the Hillary Clinton campaign. Melissa Harris-Perry glitches data political A recent analysis of election coverage by the Tindall report which tracks network nicely news programs found that Bernie Sanders received just ten minutes out of 857 minutes of campaign coverage in 2015. Compare that to 234 minutes for Donald Trump, and 113 for Hillary Clinton. Melissa Harris-Perry analysis track campaigns Maybe this Democratic president[Barack Obama] did and can get comprehensive health care reform passed, but notice, Medicaid is not expanded in any of these dark red states. The Republican Party may not be able to repeal Obamacare, but it certainly, through its state legislatures and governorships, has managed to halt Obamacare`s full impact. Melissa Harris-Perry obamacare party dark I do feel like there`s this Republican Party establishment is in disarray. That`s the story that the Donald Trump surge seems to tell. Melissa Harris-Perry republican party stories The folks like myself that do this for a living, we were expecting a regular campaign had built the databases, done all the new social media, learned our lessons from [Barack] Obama whipping us twice on how to do voter contact, and then Donald Trump gets in it and turns it into a national election. Melissa Harris-Perry campaigns media done We were looking for the Rick Perries, the Scott Walkers, the Bobby Jindals, all to probably still be on the stage.They`re all gone and [Donald] Trump has sucked the oxygen out of race and made it a national race courtesy a little bit of NBC making him a celebrity, second of all, just his personality. Melissa Harris-Perry nbc oxygen race I would agree if the race were today, most likely, our nominee would be Donald Trump, but it isn`t today. Melissa Harris-Perry race would-be today Former Governor [Jeb] Bush calling for an end all together of the Supplemental Nutrition Program, or what some people call food stamps program, as part of an overhaul. Melissa Harris-Perry calling together people You are five times more likely to be killed by your abuser if your abuser can get their hands on a gun. That`s not a small problem. Melissa Harris-Perry small-problems gun hands According to the CDC, more than one in three women and one in four men in the United States have been victims of domestic violence. It is a widespread public health problem, and every year 1,600 women and 700 men are killed by their intimate partners. One of the biggest risk factors that domestic violence will become fatal is the presence of a gun. Melissa Harris-Perry gun men years Then President [Barack] Obama went on to argue that a citizen`s Second Amendment rights can be restricted without being infringed, just like any other rights. There are limits on your free speech and on your right to privacy. But he also made another nuanced Constitutional argument, that the rights enshrined in the Second Amendment must be balanced alongside the others rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Melissa Harris-Perry second-amendment president rights Donald Trump has changed the rule and so have the stations and the media coverage. Melissa Harris-Perry trump changed media On the track, you`re Tommie Smith, the fastest man in the world, but once you`re in the dressing rooms, you are nothing more than a dirty Negro. Melissa Harris-Perry track men dirty Bill Cosby no longer on Temple University`s board. His name has been removed from various college scholarships and buildings. Two dozen colleges and universities have rescinded honorary degrees they gave him. Melissa Harris-Perry college names two The removal of Bill Cosby from his cultural pedestal seems pretty complete. Melissa Harris-Perry removal pedestal bills Bill Cosby was charged with sexual assault. No matter the outcome of this case this moment is an important public acknowledgement that even though many years have passed, there`s still the responsibility to take charges of sexual assault seriously. Melissa Harris-Perry important responsibility years Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. 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