The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.
AARON MCGRUDERI think you have to play the game on every level. If you need a friendly, charismatic, good-looking guy to be the mouthpiece, then so be it. And maybe Ralph Nader should just be behind the scenes telling that guy what to say.
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I think there’s a lot of good and bad to L.A. One of the things you have to consider is that you can, if you’re lucky, make a decent living here. That’s a big plus. That’s pretty positive. The weather is OK.
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It’s difficult to overcome what you’re getting beamed into your brain by the television every day. The worthlessness of journalism today is just making the country confused and bewildered and lost.
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I want the news delivered unbiased. I thought that was the whole point with journalism.
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When the news wants to tell you something is important, they put dramatic theme music behind it. They scare you into watching the story.
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I’m actually kind of angriest about the fact that everybody keeps saying how angry I am.
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I cannot be made into the commentator for the unspoken black masses.
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You know, every time a summer movie comes out, people think they’re gonna get rich off of the merchandise.
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I do the interviews and then I read about myself. I understand it and I get what it is. But there’s so much stuff that I say, either jokingly or lightheartedly, that gets printed like I’m dead serious.
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Late to bed and late to wake will keep you long on money and short on mistakes.
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Obviously, there’s a million things we’re allowed to say on late-night cable that you’re not allowed to say on a prime time broadcast.
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I don’t want the news to be patriotic. I don’t want to see flags on the lapels of the anchors. I don’t want any of that.
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You know, Democratic and Republican administrations alike have supported individuals and regimes that have slaughtered millions across the globe. And they need to be held accountable for that.
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Voting really doesn’t mean anything. I wish I could say something different, but I think it’s kind of a sham.
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But I know that in Toronto and Vancouver there are all the comforts of America, and yet there’s a difference in the people, and I had health care.
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When I pass, speak freely of my shortcomings and my flaws. Learn from them, for I’ll have no ego to injure.
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