Yeah, we shot ourselves in the foot right out of the gate.
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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Liberals like me love America. We just love America in a different way.
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The nature of the Internet and the importance of net neutrality is that innovation can come from everyone.
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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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No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
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It’s hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it’s impossible to have that debate.
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There’s an element of that that’s either God-given, a talent that you’re not necessarily responsible for.
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It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
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I’ve had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.
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They’re trying to pay for health care and send their kids to college, they’re worried about declining home values, they’re scared for a loved one they have serving in Iraq.
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I think if you’re going to do a movie about Reagan, you do it about the fact that he created the huge deficit.
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Some of George W. Bush’s friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial.
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I’m crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
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I’ve never understood why we would want to deny all the joys – and the challenges – of marriage to anyone.
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Let’s not let the government sell us out. Let’s fight for net neutrality.
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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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