During Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing my studies to prepare me for my chosen career: comedian.
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The only job they had, which is to give accurate, objective ratings to financial products.
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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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Most of us here in the media are what I call infotainers…
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During the Reagan Administration, Bob Dole was present at a ceremony that included each living ex-president.
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Oh, no, you’re kidding.’ I go, ‘No, I’m really honest.’
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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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It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
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It’s not preppies, cause I’m a preppie myself. I just don’t like homosexuals. If you ask me, they’re all homosexuals in the Pudding. Hey, I was glad when that Pudding homosexual got killed in Philadelphia.
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Russia has cultivated an opaque network of patronage across the region that it uses to influence and direct decision- making.
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The way I see it, I’m not going to Washington to be the 60th Democratic senator. I’m going to Washington to be the second senator from the state of Minnesota.
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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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Gary Bauer is a very good – he’s a good friend of mine.
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Looking at a tableau of Ford, Carter and Nixon, Dole said, ‘There they are: Hear No Evil, See No Evil and Evil.’
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And we didn’t need to worry about foreign websites illegally distributing the latest TV shows and blockbuster movies online.
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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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