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.
AARON MCGRUDERIn 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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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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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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I guess I was a conspiracy theorist when I said “no weapons in Iraq.” Now they call that history.
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We have to confront the very scary fact that the president is a moron. He’s really dumb.
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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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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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Anyone with a gun can go out and commit an act of terrorism, even without a political affiliation.
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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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The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.
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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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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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I don’t think the American government has a lot of respect for culture.
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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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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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