Grass Quotes

[The pros still have one thing most amateurs don't: resources. Grassroots reporting fills the gaps in mainstream coverage, keeps members of the old guard on their toes, and shines when there's a premium on fast facts from the scene. But laypeople can't do much with a story like Watergate or Enron.] Big investigative projects require deep pockets, ... I'm not trying to tell anyone that we don't need paid journalists. I hope for an ecosystem where many forms of information can survive and thrive. - Dan Gillmor

[Super Girl] represents a victory of the grass-roots over the elite culture. - Li Yinhe

[Still, some Republicans predict Roberts will be able to skate past tough questions even from Specter.] I think this guy is going to be able to answer questions in a way where maybe he doesn't answer questions... He's smarter than any senator, and they aren't going to even know they've been taken to the showers. - Charles Grassley

[Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, was less impressed, saying in a statement that the guidelines failed to deliver] a single guarantee for consumers. ... nothing that really is meaningful. - Sidney Wolfe

[In 1993,] I didn't hear people in the Midwest moaning and groaning about whether or not the government response was adequate... They just pitched in and did something instead of bellyaching. - Charles Grassley