He didn’t have a career as such; he was a printing salesman essentially for most of his working life.
AL FRANKENThere’s an appeal to the American sense of exceptionalism, that we’re morally superior, as way to not be self-critical. I think that’s a bit dangerous.
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The crash of 2008 was driven in no small part by unfair practices in the mortgage industry which led to many consumers being trapped in loans they didn’t understand and couldn’t afford.
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If you hear, day after day, liberals are rooting against armed forces.
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The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they’ve had minor leagues.
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Compared to the American public at large, probably a slightly higher percentage of journalists, because of thier enhanced power of discernment, realize they know a gay person or two, and are, therefore, less frightened of them.
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The Minnesotans I talk to are really concerned about what the future holds for their families.
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We lived in a two-bedroom, one-bath house in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. We weren’t rich – but we felt secure.
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Liberals don’t hate America. We love America more than Ann Coulter does. I love it enough to engage my readers honestly.
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I think if you’re going to do a movie about Reagan, you do it about the fact that he created the huge deficit.
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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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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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Part of the middle class promise is that, after a lifetime of hard work, you’ll be able to retire and enjoy the fruits of that labor.
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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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But adult love means you’re not in denial, and you want the loved one to be the best they can be.
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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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If you control the flow of information, you can control the conversation around important issues. If you can control the conversation, you can change this country.
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