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It may sound weird, but I don’t really look for culture, particularly in an American city.

Aaron McGruder

The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.
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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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It may sound weird, but I don’t really look for culture, particularly in an American city.
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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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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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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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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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Fame is not your friend. It ain’t necessarily your enemy. It is what it is.
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I think revolution is always a little bit possible. I think it won’t look or sound anything like what we would expect. But I think revolution is very difficult, and I’m not optimistic for any kind of dramatic change.
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I 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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In USA culture is just a matter of commerce. So, you know, I don’t really look for that, and I don’t expect to find it in any city.
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I want the news delivered unbiased. I thought that was the whole point with journalism.
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I cannot be made into the commentator for the unspoken black masses.
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Black Commentator Made Mass Spoken
One, I push my deadlines closer than anybody else, or let’s say it this way: I’m really late.
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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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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 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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Assume Bad Consider Good Lucky Thinking
Fidel Castro just talked a long time, and he talked and he talked and he talked and he talked… and he talked during the meeting. I think it was about four hours. But I guess that’s part of the Castro spirit.
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Discuss Fidel Castro Long Spirit Talk Thinking
I wonder what it means when your grandson is more crotchety than you are.
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I don’t think the American government has a lot of respect for culture.
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American Culture Government Respect Thinking
I really get a little bit confused by all this “angry angry angry” talk when all I do is tell jokes and at least some people find it funny.
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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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Anyone with a gun can go out and commit an act of terrorism, even without a political affiliation.
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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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I’m actually kind of angriest about the fact that everybody keeps saying how angry I am.
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Fluid and energetic and wild very, very smart and very, very funny.
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