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 MCGRUDERWhen the news wants to tell you something is important, they put dramatic theme music behind it. They scare you into watching the story.
AARON MCGRUDERI guess I was a conspiracy theorist when I said “no weapons in Iraq.” Now they call that history.
AARON MCGRUDEROne, I push my deadlines closer than anybody else, or let’s say it this way: I’m really late.
AARON MCGRUDERIt’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.
AARON MCGRUDERI want the news delivered unbiased. I thought that was the whole point with journalism.
AARON MCGRUDERI don’t think the American government has a lot of respect for culture.
AARON MCGRUDERI think you should know that real-life white people are not all as funny as the ones on ‘Seinfeld’.
AARON MCGRUDERYou know, every time a summer movie comes out, people think they’re gonna get rich off of the merchandise.
AARON MCGRUDERI cannot be made into the commentator for the unspoken black masses.
AARON MCGRUDERI’m actually kind of angriest about the fact that everybody keeps saying how angry I am.
AARON MCGRUDERI 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.
AARON MCGRUDERI wonder what it means when your grandson is more crotchety than you are.
AARON MCGRUDERObviously, 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.
AARON MCGRUDERYou 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.
AARON MCGRUDERI 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.
AARON MCGRUDERI 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 MCGRUDER