“Tonight, I want to ask you, whether you are an independent, a Reagan Democrat, a Clinton

“Tonight, I want to ask you, whether you are an independent, a Reagan Democrat, a Clinton Democrat, or just a plain old Democrat: This year, when you vote for president, vote for the person you believe is best for our country, not for the party you happen to belong to.”

Sen. Joe Lieberman

A Democrat turned Independent, speaking at the Republican National Convention.

“It was really scary. ... They really got adrenalized and there was this horrible inevitability to it. They’ve got their toys and they want to use them.”

Protester Jan Nye of Minneapolis

Referring to the police who broke up protests outside the Republican National Convention by using tear gas and flash-bang grenades.