I don’t think there is prejudice against atheists the same way there is prejudice against fat people. I don’t think people hate or contemn atheists; I think people feel sorry for atheists.
GENE WEINGARTENI think Marco Rubio could never have recovered from revealing himself to be pathetic.
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Being “Jewish” is way stronger culturally than it is religiously.
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The odd thing is that Trump’s hand movements don’t seem to coordinate with the topic at hand. Most pols manage to make their hand movements correspond with the message, so a slash will accompany emphasis, etc.
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I think Hillary Clinton will make a fine president, and (most important) I am comfortable with her making gigantic, momentous decisions.
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It is hard to quantify the value of name recognition, but Donald Trump has gone from fame to international mega-fame. That has to be gargantuan when your business is your name.
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I think we too often go soft in trying to spare people the agony of confronting reality.
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Reporters are not merely recording devices that take down what people say and repeat it in print; we are expected to use our knowledge and experience both for triage – deciding what’s important to cover and what isn’t – and for contextualizing, analyzing and such.
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When Trump says fake news, he means journalism that makes points with which he disagrees, usually about him.
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I feel like no matter what happens in my career endeavors after today, going to grad school is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
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I think I might prefer women without makeup. Though I don’t really know, because I am not good at identifying makeup.
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It’s as though when you order a sirloin steak, it comes with a side of maggots.
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Donald Trump’s humor is hostile to a fault.
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One thing I am learning from the kitten is that everything he is doing seems to be in preparation for murder.
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I think politics is everything.
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America is an incredibly polarized country politically. I think ANY Republican would start out with 42 percent of the vote.
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I once found myself driving, smoking a cigar, taking notes, and talking on the phone at the same time. I only became completely aware of this when I had to shift, and realized something had to give.
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