I know that it’s probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician.
AL FRANKENThere’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 want to reclaim ‘liberal.’ I’m a liberal, and I think most Americans are liberals.
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And the problem with the mainstream media is that it has these other biases that are much more important.
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If someone hacks your password, you can change it – as many times as you want.
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You know, Lincoln was funny. I don’t think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you’re funny.
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Google’s screen for privacy settings does give you more options for what you share than Apple’s does. But it’s not a complete list, and people aren’t aware of whether or not that information will go to a third party.
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We need an investigation, because we don’t know what Donald Trump owes Russia.
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They talked about unreasonable searches and seizures, about keeping the government out of their bedrooms.
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Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.
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When people talked about protecting their privacy when I was growing up, they were talking about protecting it from the government.
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I just can’t sit still and meditate; that doesn’t kind of work for me. I don’t even know exactly what it means.
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My dad never graduated high school. He was a printing salesman.
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To ask whether the mainstream media has a conservative or liberal bias is like asking whether al-Qaida uses too much oil in their hummus. It’s – I think they might use too much oil in their hummus – but it’s the wrong question.
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My dad always told me to stand up to bullies, and Bill O’Reilly is kind of a bully, and he’s the kind of kid who hits other kids on the playground.
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I couldn’t think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow’s leaders.
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That’s bad news for everyone else – and for our democracy itself.
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