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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It may sound weird, but I don’t really look for culture, particularly in an American city.
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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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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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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 want the news delivered unbiased. I thought that was the whole point with journalism.
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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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Anyone with a gun can go out and commit an act of terrorism, even without a political affiliation.
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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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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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The population has to be educated about how the government actually works.
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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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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 cannot be made into the commentator for the unspoken black masses.
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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 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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