Quotes from John J. McLaughlin

Liberals always blame the other guy.

The acquisition of knowledge need not be like listening to the Gregorian chant.

I predict that as warm weather returns to Europe, so will the flood of Middle Eastern immigrants.

Once citadels of free expression and occasional revolutionary ideas, today many American colleges have endorsed political correctness.

Journalists can get very pompous, especially in the formalized days of 'Meet the Press,' when they took themselves so damned seriously.

My feeling is talk shows have not kept pace with the breakthroughs and changes in format in television generally.

Radio, in a way, is preaching.

My position is that of detective, confessor, vaudevillian, advocate. And devil's advocate.

By creating a context of pressure, I can exact more preciseness, more brilliance. It's just as if coal is subjected to enormous pressure, you can get a diamond.

According to the White House, the president's proposed 2016-2017 spending would add - get this - $62 billion to the deficit.

I don't miss being a priest. The fulfillment factor in matrimony is far greater.

I do put my questions in terms of the sharpest polarities of the issue. But I don't want a preponderance of opinion over factual data.

Somebody should tell the president of Mexico that when he appears on American television, he should speak English.

In a confrontational situation, you'll get their gut. And I want their gut! And that's why people watch this show!

What we showed you was you can have analytic reasoning that can be passionate.

It's terrible when I go somewhere, and I'm not recognized.

Power as an experience is as intense as sex. Power is more pervasive and unremitting. Sex has periods of remission.

President Obama took charge of the Oval Office seven years ago. He promised a positive reset in relations with Russia. But with the radioactive poisoning of a British spy in London, the downing of passenger jets over Europe, and the aggressive advances of Russian forces from Ukraine to Syria, President Putin of Russia has rebuked Mr. Obama.

When faced with economic uncertainty, people don't want freedom. When they can't see their economic future, they want the nanny state.

American colleges are now increasingly reflexive in maintaining politically correct dialogue over controversy, and some say universities have lost sight of education's ultimate purpose.

Anyone who magnifies the power of a television talk show is very unrealistic.

I predict 2016 will be a year of upheaval and realignment across the world. China's economy will continue to sputter. Commodity exporting countries will suffer. Europe's growth will remain flat-lined. The U.S. will plug along at under 3% growth.

What I want is a clash of ideas, not opinions.

Despite the occasional high decibel level, 'The Group' is not a shout fest. I don't simply want panelists with opposing opinions trying to out-shout one another.