I don’t want the news to be patriotic. I don’t want to see flags on the lapels of the anchors. I don’t want any of that.
AARON MCGRUDERIt’s difficult to overcome what you’re getting beamed into your brain by the television every day. The worthlessness of journalism today is just making the country confused and bewildered and lost.
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We don’t need a two-party system. We need something else. Because at this point, the two-party system is really just a one-party system. And that one party is crumbling.
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In USA culture is just a matter of commerce. So, you know, I don’t really look for that, and I don’t expect to find it in any city.
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The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.
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Obviously, there’s a million things we’re allowed to say on late-night cable that you’re not allowed to say on a prime time broadcast.
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It’s difficult to overcome what you’re getting beamed into your brain by the television every day. The worthlessness of journalism today is just making the country confused and bewildered and lost.
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I guess I was a conspiracy theorist when I said “no weapons in Iraq.” Now they call that history.
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Anyone with a gun can go out and commit an act of terrorism, even without a political affiliation.
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Late to bed and late to wake will keep you long on money and short on mistakes.
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When the news wants to tell you something is important, they put dramatic theme music behind it. They scare you into watching the story.
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I think there’s a lot of good and bad to L.A. One of the things you have to consider is that you can, if you’re lucky, make a decent living here. That’s a big plus. That’s pretty positive. The weather is OK.
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Fidel Castro just talked a long time, and he talked and he talked and he talked and he talked… and he talked during the meeting. I think it was about four hours. But I guess that’s part of the Castro spirit.
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I think revolution is always a little bit possible. I think it won’t look or sound anything like what we would expect. But I think revolution is very difficult, and I’m not optimistic for any kind of dramatic change.
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I really get a little bit confused by all this “angry angry angry” talk when all I do is tell jokes and at least some people find it funny.
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One, I push my deadlines closer than anybody else, or let’s say it this way: I’m really late.
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I think you have to play the game on every level. If you need a friendly, charismatic, good-looking guy to be the mouthpiece, then so be it. And maybe Ralph Nader should just be behind the scenes telling that guy what to say.
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