Putin has had many positive experiences working with Western political leaders whose business interests made them more disposed to deal with Russia.
AL FRANKENBut 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.
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There’s no comparison between NPR and the propaganda that you hear from Rush or from Sean Hannity.
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Gary Bauer is a very good – he’s a good friend of mine.
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I don’t think I’m an angry person. I think I’m a person who’s angry. I’m angry at the Bush administration;
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I couldn’t think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow’s leaders.
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Being a comedian, you’re under pressure. You have to deal with stress and pressure to perform – to deal with pressure without stress.
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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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They’re about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.
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At ‘SNL,’ I wrote political stuff, but I never felt the show should have an axe to grind. But when I left in ’95, I could let my own beliefs out.
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Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.
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Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.
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The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans’ privacy.
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Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran.
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I wish I had spent more time at the office and less time in prison.
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By best, I mean when I have a real sense of doing the right thing and doing good for people and the connected universe of everybody.
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But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, ‘Hi’ to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation.
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