I’m for Israel’s right to exist.
AL FRANKENMinnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.
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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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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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Call-time has renewed my faith in the need for public financing of elections. Call-time is where I as the candidate, sit in a room with my “call-time manager,” and a phone. Then I call people and ask them for money. For hours. Apparently, I’m really good at it.
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Net neutrality has been in place since the very beginning of the Internet.
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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.
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I couldn’t think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow’s leaders.
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But in the right-wing media, they do have a right-wing bias. And they also have an agenda. So their agenda is: we’re an adjunct of the Republican Party, and we’re going push that agenda every day, and, as you say, brand these stories that help further the right-wing cause.
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Putin has had many positive experiences working with Western political leaders whose business interests made them more disposed to deal with Russia.
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Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.
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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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Armed with nothing more than a Facebook user’s phone number and home address.
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Too many people don’t protect their smartphones with a password or PIN.
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The Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply to corporations.
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The Freedom of Information Act doesn’t apply to Silicon Valley. And you can’t impeach Google if it breaks its ‘Don’t be evil’ campaign pledge.
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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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