Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.
AL FRANKENDoes the mainstream media have a liberal bias? On a couple of things, maybe.
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We love America just as much as they do. But in a different way.
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And terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point.
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It’s hard for a liberal to go on between Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, because it’s like doing country music after hip-hop. I mean, just, the audience doesn’t go from one to the other.
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The Internet can only work if it’s a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations.
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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.
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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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If you control the flow of information, you can control the conversation around important issues. If you can control the conversation, you can change this country.
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My dad didn’t graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year.
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I’m sure I’ve devoted enough thought to Rush Limbaugh for one lifetime.
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When the Constitution was written, the founders had no way of anticipating the new technologies that would evolve in the coming centuries.
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The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I’ve had to learn a little bit about it. It’s not rocket science: You get ratings, that’s good.
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No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
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This is something I learned only too well years ago when I did a fundraiser for Pol Pot. A few years later I saw ‘The Killing Fields,’ and I’ve got to tell you, I just felt like a schmuck.
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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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Changing technologies, changing marketplaces, and even changing trends in anti-competitive practices have all presented challenges to antitrust enforcement.
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