I’m angry at the right wing media. And by that I don’t mean the media is right wing.
AL FRANKENNet neutrality has been in place since the very beginning of the Internet.
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The nature of the Internet and the importance of net neutrality is that innovation can come from everyone.
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Sometimes if I tell people, ‘I’m afraid that I’m really a fraud,’ or ‘I have a lot of self-doubt,’ they go.
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I’ve had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.
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I don’t know what happens to you after you die. I’m not banking on there being, like, a heaven.
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During Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing my studies to prepare me for my chosen career: comedian.
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And we didn’t need to worry about foreign websites illegally distributing the latest TV shows and blockbuster movies online.
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I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility.
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If you use a cell phone – as I do – your wireless carrier likely has records about your physical movements going back months, if not years.
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The Internet can only work if it’s a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations.
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The Founders who crafted our Constitution and Bill of Rights were careful to draft a Constitution of limited powers.
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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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I wish I had spent more time at the office and less time in prison.
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Armed with nothing more than a Facebook user’s phone number and home address.
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I anticipate that Apple’s fingerprint reader will in fact make iPhone 5S owners more likely to secure their smartphones.
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My dad always told me to stand up to bullies, and Bill O’Reilly is kind of a bully, and he’s the kind of kid who hits other kids on the playground.
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If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor.
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If you hear, day after day, liberals are rooting against armed forces.
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Teen pregnancy went way down in the ’90s, and 75 percent of it was because of increased use of contraception.
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Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.
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I want to reclaim ‘liberal.’ I’m a liberal, and I think most Americans are liberals.
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They had developed all these bad habits of being objective and balanced and stuff like that.
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Liberals like me love America. We just love America in a different way.
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The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I’ve had to learn a little bit about it. It’s not rocket science: You get ratings, that’s good.
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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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National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.
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He [Newt Gingrich] is the most unpopular politician in America. His favorable rating is only four points higher than the Unabomber.
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