Compared to the American public at large, probably a slightly higher percentage of journalists, because of thier enhanced power of discernment, realize they know a gay person or two, and are, therefore, less frightened of them.
AL FRANKENThey had developed all these bad habits of being objective and balanced and stuff like that.
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The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they’ve had minor leagues.
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I’m for Israel’s right to exist.
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I don’t know how many of you have been to New York, but if a building is two blocks away from anything, you can’t see it.
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They talked about unreasonable searches and seizures, about keeping the government out of their bedrooms.
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All concluded that Russia did in fact interfere in the 2016 election in order to, quote, help President-elect Trump’s election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton.
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My dad never graduated high school. He was a printing salesman.
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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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No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
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We need to start by having a conversation about climate change. It would be irresponsible to avoid the issue just because it’s uncomfortable to talk about.
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Most Americans don’t think about antitrust law when they look at their cable bill, flip channels on TV, or worry about what their favorite website knows about them. But they should.
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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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And if those two other doctors get paid by Big Snack Food, like certain climate deniers get paid by Big Coal, I shouldn’t take their advice.
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I also focus on Bush and his administration – who do a lot of lying – and how a right-wing media has allowed them to get away with a lot of stuff that, in a different media environment, they probably wouldn’t be able to get away with.
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My views about God come from my dad. Dad told me that he believed Nature, which to him included humankind, to be so beautiful, so magnificent, that there had to be something behind it all.
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As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse.
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