Jonah Goldberg (1969) American political writer and pundit
2010s, 2018, Say No to a Parliament of Tribes (2018)
“It is not a sensible or intelligent response for us in Europe to ridicule American argument or parody their political leadership.”
Speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet http://web.archive.org/20041128025440/www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page6583.asp, 15 November 2004. <br class="br">Urging Europe to stop ridiculing American President George W. Bush. <br class="br">2000s
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