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 MCGRUDEROne, I push my deadlines closer than anybody else, or let’s say it this way: I’m really late.
More Aaron McGruder Quotes
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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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When I pass, speak freely of my shortcomings and my flaws. Learn from them, for I’ll have no ego to injure.
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You know, every time a summer movie comes out, people think they’re gonna get rich off of the merchandise.
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I wonder what it means when your grandson is more crotchety than you are.
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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 want the news delivered unbiased. I thought that was the whole point with journalism.
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You can’t accuse the creator of The Boondocks, … Jesus was black, Ronald Reagan was the devil and the government is lying about 9/11.
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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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Fame is not your friend. It ain’t necessarily your enemy. It is what it is.
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You know, Democratic and Republican administrations alike have supported individuals and regimes that have slaughtered millions across the globe. And they need to be held accountable for that.
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I cannot be made into the commentator for the unspoken black masses.
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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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I do the interviews and then I read about myself. I understand it and I get what it is. But there’s so much stuff that I say, either jokingly or lightheartedly, that gets printed like I’m dead serious.
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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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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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