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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.

Aaron McGruder

You can’t accuse the creator of The Boondocks, … Jesus was black, Ronald Reagan was the devil and the government is lying about 9/11.
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Accuse Boondock Creator Devil Government Jesus Lying
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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Expect Optimistic Possible Revolution Sound Thinking
It may sound weird, but I don’t really look for culture, particularly in an American city.
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Country Culture Particular Sound Weird
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
I want the news delivered unbiased. I thought that was the whole point with journalism.
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Deliver Journalism News Point Unbiased Want
Fame is not your friend. It ain’t necessarily your enemy. It is what it is.
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Enemy Fame Friend Necessarily
The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.
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Control Doe Foreign Military People Policy Speak
I’m actually kind of angriest about the fact that everybody keeps saying how angry I am.
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Angry Expression Keep Kind Saying Show
I cannot be made into the commentator for the unspoken black masses.
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Black Commentator Made Mass Spoken
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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City Commerce Culture Expect Found Matter
The population has to be educated about how the government actually works.
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Actual Aware Educated Population Work
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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Anchor Desire Flag Lapel News Patriotic Wish
We don’t need a two-party system. We need something else. Because at this point, the two-party system is really just a one-party system. And that one party is crumbling.
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Crumbling Need Party Point System
I wonder what it means when your grandson is more crotchety than you are.
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Crotchety Grandson Mean Wonder
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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America Comfort Difference People Toronto Vancouver
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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Friendly Game Good Guy Level Looking Thinking

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