But when Americans lack the most basic information about our domestic surveillance programs, they have no way of knowing whether we’re getting that balance right. This lack of transparency is a big problem.
AL FRANKENThe Medicare Part D prescription drug bill, which might be the most corrupt piece of legislation in history, was a huge giveaway of taxpayer funds to the big pharmaceutical companies.
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The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they’ve had minor leagues.
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They had developed all these bad habits of being objective and balanced and stuff like that.
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I get satisfaction when I write something I like, when I’m happy with it.
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Why don’t we focus on what Afghan women can do? They can cook, bear children, and pray. As I recall, that was fine for our grandmothers.
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Tend to be people who didn’t take S.A.T.s, or first-time voters, or people with English as a second language.
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You see, they love America like a 4-year-old loves his mommy. Liberals love America like grown-ups. To a 4-year-old, everything Mommy does is wonderful and anyone who criticizes Mommy is bad.
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I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility.
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Medicare was established to secure that promise.
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And I think that being able to make people laugh and write a book that’s funny makes the information go down a lot easier and it makes it a lot more fun to read, easier to understand, and often stronger. So there’s all kinds of advantages to it.
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There’s an appeal to the American sense of exceptionalism, that we’re morally superior, as way to not be self-critical. I think that’s a bit dangerous.
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I’m angry at the right wing media. And by that I don’t mean the media is right wing.
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Let’s not let the government sell us out. Let’s fight for net neutrality.
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Anyone with an Internet connection and a few dollars can obtain personal information they should never have access to, including a user’s date of birth, e-mail address, or estimated income.
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But adult love means you’re not in denial, and you want the loved one to be the best they can be.
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Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that.
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