You have to love your country like an adult loves somebody, not like a child loves its Mommy. And right-wing Republicans tend to love America like a child loves its Mommy, where everything Mommy does is okay.
AL FRANKENHe [Newt Gingrich] is the most unpopular politician in America. His favorable rating is only four points higher than the Unabomber.
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Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus.
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My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home.
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The institutions that we’ve built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don’t apply to the private sector.
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I’m sure I’ve devoted enough thought to Rush Limbaugh for one lifetime.
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I’ve been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you’re under pressure.
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I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me.
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Love takes attention and work and is the best thing in the world.
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Medicare was established to secure that promise.
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I think the Internet has developed at this incredibly rapid pace because of net neutrality, because of the free nature of it, because a YouTube can start the way YouTube started.
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Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran.
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Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a “living” document.
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Armed with nothing more than a Facebook user’s phone number and home address.
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In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest.
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They’ve had local rightwing guys who’ve become national rightwing guys, and who build slowly, and that’s how it goes. We haven’t had that. It isn’t like we have a farm team.
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Rush Limbaugh is what I call a disinfotainer. He entertains by spreading disinformation.
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