But in the right-wing media, they do have a right-wing bias. And they also have an agenda. So their agenda is: we’re an adjunct of the Republican Party, and we’re going push that agenda every day, and, as you say, brand these stories that help further the right-wing cause.
AL FRANKENI’ve been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you’re under pressure.
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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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One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
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I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent.
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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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Demagoguery sells. And therefore, radio stations will put it on. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t do something else and also make it sell.
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And when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, ‘Teacher, sue him.’
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Some of George W. Bush’s friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial.
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Yeah, but you need an experienced radio veteran who is a liberal advocate. And there just hadn’t been any radio that did that. And so they weren’t trained.
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Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in creating jobs or helping Americans struggling in a difficult economy.
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I believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you’re sure of what you’re doing and you’re working with allies.
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I’ve had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.
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I’m part of the mushball middle. I consider ‘confused’ the majority position because, thankfully.
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The Republican agenda is a radical vision in which Medicaid is slashed to the bone – in which we start to balance the budget on the backs of, literally, our most vulnerable citizens.
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I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.
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It’s not preppies, cause I’m a preppie myself. I just don’t like homosexuals. If you ask me, they’re all homosexuals in the Pudding. Hey, I was glad when that Pudding homosexual got killed in Philadelphia.
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