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To those countries, I would say, simply, look at our actions. And when you hear Russia and its defenders accuse the countries who support Ukraine of ignoring the rest of the world, I say: look at Moscow’s actions. – Antony Blinken	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We hear the concerns of countries who worry that standing with Ukraine and holding Russia accountable is diverting focus and resources from others in need, to those countries, I would say, simply, look at our actions. And when you hear Russia and its defenders accuse the countries who support Ukraine of ignoring the rest of the world, I say: look at Moscow’s actions. – Antony Blinken	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It’s hard to accuse me of not doing things, i feel a responsibility to now be able to take what I did, that type of approach in the AG’s office and show that government can work. – Josh Shapiro	Found on CNN 1 year ago
In my conversations with my colleagues, I've been very clear in the danger that exists when people are so willing to lean into lies, like the lie of 87,000 armed IRS agents, that is not real. That is not true. And yet, we see members of Congress and people who want to head to Congress who are willing to call the FBI names, accuse them of being corrupt, all for political gain. – Abigail Spanberger	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
We advanced arguments none of us believed, we made people feel aggrieved about issues we had no intent or ability to solve. ... We spurred racial resentments and bigotry among voters while prickling at anyone who might accuse us of racism. – Tim Miller	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Whatever you think of Matt Gaetz, whatever you’ve heard, it’s pretty simple. If a law enforcement agency and Justice Department accuse you of a crime, they have to prove it, they do n’t just get to shut you up by smearing you... they have to take you to a court and show that you are guilty. If you are n’t really doing that, you are n’t a law enforcement agency, they are more like a secret police. – Tucker Carlson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They're doing exactly what they accuse others of doing, of judging others, generalizing other populations about knowing their experience. – Rafael Nuñez	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I’m encouraged what I’m hearing publicly from voices that nobody can accuse of being transphobic. – Roger Brooks	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Democrats have nothing left to play but the race card given a year of devastating crime, open borders, appeasement of our enemies, and failed COVID policies, so you accuse the grandson of an orphaned poor West Texas farmer who lost his farm in the Depression of ‘white privilege’ and you go back to race-bating. Par for the course. – Chip Roy	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If I wrote that song today, maybe I'd think twice about it, that's what my grandfather was called in the British army -- it's historically a fact -- but people hear that word go off like a bell and accuse me of something that I didn't intend. – Elvis Costello	Found on CNN 2 years ago
He can say what he wants to say. I had never even heard his name before we played the White Sox. I’m not bothered by it. Most of my life, they’ve been talking stuff on me anyway. Let them talk, he had a song, ‘Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself).’ That’s all I’ve got to say. – Dusty Baker	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If they want to baselessly accuse China, they better be prepared to accept the counterattack from China. – Fu Cong	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It's bizarre. The tax changes the Democrats are proposing are tax increases so if anything, you'd think that would reduce inflation, in general you think tax cuts are inflationary and tax increases are you know deflationary, so I think it's sort of strange because I think Republicans aren't trying to accuse Democrats of being big tax cutters but if you think taxes are causing inflation it's like you're accusing the Democrats of cutting taxes by too much. – American Enterprise Institute.Jason Furman	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Ryan has all the right to think the way he does and say what he does, he did not accuse me of anything. That’s why I don’t have anything against him. – Evgeny Rylov	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We are talking about setting up Operation Hall Pass, which I don't know anything about ; and if Mike Nearman accuse me of knowing something about Operation Hall Pass, I'll deny Operation Hall Pass. But there would be some person's cell phone which might be... but that is just random numbers that I spewed out ; that's not anybody's actual cell phone. And if Mike Nearman say,' I'm at the west entrance' during the session and text to that number there, that somebody might exit that door while Mike Nearman're standing there. But I don't know anything about that, I don't have anything to do with that, and if I did I wouldn't say that I did. But anyways that number that I didn't say was... So don't text that number but a number like that. – Mike Nearman	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It's just irresponsible to publicly accuse someone of felony crimes before the investigation is complete. – Edward Dindinger	Found on CNN 2 years ago
For a British home secretary to accuse and castigate ordinary people when the facts of this incident are not yet even known is shocking and disturbing, this is not simply a careless, off-the-cuff emotional response. It is a misleading, opportunistic smoke screen concocted to deflect attention from the multiple warnings Clare Mosley has had about what was clearly going to happen at Napier Barracks. – Clare Mosley	Found on CNN 3 years ago
This special grand jury returned a' No Bill.' This term means there is insufficient evidence to indict or accuse Officer Dejoure Mercer of a crime. – Special Prosecutor Rosemary Khoury	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It was the most gut-wrenching feeling. I never expected it. So it was just a suckerpunch to see someone accuse The Vindmans of being a traitor. – Rachel Vindman	Found on CNN 3 years ago
One of the most common forms of Christian persecution in China is church demolition, often, authorities will accuse Christians of not following safety codes or of gathering illegally, but these accusations are usually a front that gives the government permission to take legalaction against the church. – Brynne Lawrence	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
None of them accuse me of doing anything other than maybe they didn't like a joke I told. – Mayor Bloomberg	Found on CNN 4 years ago
None of Chris Cillizzas winners accuse me of doing anything other than, maybe Chris Cillizzas winners didn't like a joke I told, i'm simply not going to end these agreements because Chris Cillizzas winners were made consensually and Chris Cillizzas winners have every right to expect Chris Cillizzas winners will stay private. – Mike Bloomberg	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all. We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion. Then the socialists say that we want no religion at all. We object to a state-enforced equality. Then they say that we are against equality. And so on, and so on. It is as if the socialists were to accuse us of not wanting persons to eat because we do not want the state to raise grain. – Frederick Bastiat	added by Normando 4 years ago
Mr. New York, are you willing to release all of those women from those nondisclosure agreements ? So we can hear their side of the story ? none of them accuse me of doing anything other than -- maybe they didn't like a joke I told. – Elizabeth Warren	Found on CNN 4 years ago

To those countries, I would say, simply, look at our actions. And when you hear Russia and its defenders accuse the countries who support Ukraine of ignoring the rest of the world, I say: look at Moscow’s actions.

– Antony Blinken

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We hear the concerns of countries who worry that standing with Ukraine and holding Russia accountable is diverting focus and resources from others in need, to those countries, I would say, simply, look at our actions. And when you hear Russia and its defenders accuse the countries who support Ukraine of ignoring the rest of the world, I say: look at Moscow’s actions.

– Antony Blinken

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s hard to accuse me of not doing things, i feel a responsibility to now be able to take what I did, that type of approach in the AG’s office and show that government can work.

– Josh Shapiro

Found on CNN
1 year ago

In my conversations with my colleagues, I've been very clear in the danger that exists when people are so willing to lean into lies, like the lie of 87,000 armed IRS agents, that is not real. That is not true. And yet, we see members of Congress and people who want to head to Congress who are willing to call the FBI names, accuse them of being corrupt, all for political gain.

– Abigail Spanberger

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We advanced arguments none of us believed, we made people feel aggrieved about issues we had no intent or ability to solve. ... We spurred racial resentments and bigotry among voters while prickling at anyone who might accuse us of racism.

– Tim Miller

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Whatever you think of Matt Gaetz, whatever you’ve heard, it’s pretty simple. If a law enforcement agency and Justice Department accuse you of a crime, they have to prove it, they do n’t just get to shut you up by smearing you... they have to take you to a court and show that you are guilty. If you are n’t really doing that, you are n’t a law enforcement agency, they are more like a secret police.

– Tucker Carlson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They're doing exactly what they accuse others of doing, of judging others, generalizing other populations about knowing their experience.

– Rafael Nuñez

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I’m encouraged what I’m hearing publicly from voices that nobody can accuse of being transphobic.

– Roger Brooks

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Democrats have nothing left to play but the race card given a year of devastating crime, open borders, appeasement of our enemies, and failed COVID policies, so you accuse the grandson of an orphaned poor West Texas farmer who lost his farm in the Depression of ‘white privilege’ and you go back to race-bating. Par for the course.

– Chip Roy

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If I wrote that song today, maybe I'd think twice about it, that's what my grandfather was called in the British army -- it's historically a fact -- but people hear that word go off like a bell and accuse me of something that I didn't intend.

– Elvis Costello

Found on CNN
2 years ago

He can say what he wants to say. I had never even heard his name before we played the White Sox. I’m not bothered by it. Most of my life, they’ve been talking stuff on me anyway. Let them talk, he had a song, ‘Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself).’ That’s all I’ve got to say.

– Dusty Baker

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If they want to baselessly accuse China, they better be prepared to accept the counterattack from China.

– Fu Cong

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It's bizarre. The tax changes the Democrats are proposing are tax increases so if anything, you'd think that would reduce inflation, in general you think tax cuts are inflationary and tax increases are you know deflationary, so I think it's sort of strange because I think Republicans aren't trying to accuse Democrats of being big tax cutters but if you think taxes are causing inflation it's like you're accusing the Democrats of cutting taxes by too much.

– American Enterprise Institute.Jason Furman

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Ryan has all the right to think the way he does and say what he does, he did not accuse me of anything. That’s why I don’t have anything against him.

– Evgeny Rylov

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are talking about setting up Operation Hall Pass, which I don't know anything about ; and if Mike Nearman accuse me of knowing something about Operation Hall Pass, I'll deny Operation Hall Pass. But there would be some person's cell phone which might be... but that is just random numbers that I spewed out ; that's not anybody's actual cell phone. And if Mike Nearman say,' I'm at the west entrance' during the session and text to that number there, that somebody might exit that door while Mike Nearman're standing there. But I don't know anything about that, I don't have anything to do with that, and if I did I wouldn't say that I did. But anyways that number that I didn't say was... So don't text that number but a number like that.

– Mike Nearman

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's just irresponsible to publicly accuse someone of felony crimes before the investigation is complete.

– Edward Dindinger

Found on CNN
2 years ago

For a British home secretary to accuse and castigate ordinary people when the facts of this incident are not yet even known is shocking and disturbing, this is not simply a careless, off-the-cuff emotional response. It is a misleading, opportunistic smoke screen concocted to deflect attention from the multiple warnings Clare Mosley has had about what was clearly going to happen at Napier Barracks.

– Clare Mosley

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This special grand jury returned a' No Bill.' This term means there is insufficient evidence to indict or accuse Officer Dejoure Mercer of a crime.

– Special Prosecutor Rosemary Khoury

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It was the most gut-wrenching feeling. I never expected it. So it was just a suckerpunch to see someone accuse The Vindmans of being a traitor.

– Rachel Vindman

Found on CNN
3 years ago

One of the most common forms of Christian persecution in China is church demolition, often, authorities will accuse Christians of not following safety codes or of gathering illegally, but these accusations are usually a front that gives the government permission to take legalaction against the church.

– Brynne Lawrence

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

None of them accuse me of doing anything other than maybe they didn't like a joke I told.

– Mayor Bloomberg

Found on CNN
4 years ago

None of Chris Cillizzas winners accuse me of doing anything other than, maybe Chris Cillizzas winners didn't like a joke I told, i'm simply not going to end these agreements because Chris Cillizzas winners were made consensually and Chris Cillizzas winners have every right to expect Chris Cillizzas winners will stay private.

– Mike Bloomberg

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all. We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion. Then the socialists say that we want no religion at all. We object to a state-enforced equality. Then they say that we are against equality. And so on, and so on. It is as if the socialists were to accuse us of not wanting persons to eat because we do not want the state to raise grain.

– Frederick Bastiat

added by Normando
4 years ago

Mr. New York, are you willing to release all of those women from those nondisclosure agreements ? So we can hear their side of the story ? none of them accuse me of doing anything other than -- maybe they didn't like a joke I told.

– Elizabeth Warren

Found on CNN
4 years ago

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