Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus.
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When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both.
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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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I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.
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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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My spiritual life is… sometimes I have access to it and sometimes I don’t. When I do have access to it, it’s usually a sense of my understanding what the best course of action or the best thing for me to do.
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I’m sure I’ve devoted enough thought to Rush Limbaugh for one lifetime.
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Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in creating jobs or helping Americans struggling in a difficult economy.
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My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home.
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I’m a bit of a shill for the Clinton Administration, which has its perks. I’m invited to all the inaugural balls.
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I once asked the most fabulous couple I know, Madonna and Guy Ritchie, how they kept things fresh despite having been married for almost seven months. ‘It’s a job, Al,’ Guy told me. ‘We work at it every day.’
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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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Most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than 100% positive all the time – even when they’re wrong.
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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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I get satisfaction when I write something I like, when I’m happy with it.
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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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