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.
AL FRANKENBob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor.
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I might think they use a little bit too much oil; some people might think it’s a little dry. But the problem with al Qaeda is they want to kill us.
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And if those two other doctors get paid by Big Snack Food, like certain climate deniers get paid by Big Coal, I shouldn’t take their advice.
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I got interested in politics during the civil rights movement and then Vietnam.
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When the Constitution was written, the founders had no way of anticipating the new technologies that would evolve in the coming centuries.
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Looking at a tableau of Ford, Carter and Nixon, Dole said, ‘There they are: Hear No Evil, See No Evil and Evil.’
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But I think it’s a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc, but to me it made absolute sense.
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My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home.
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The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it – politics – was important… that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into books, then into radio.
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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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Bill Clinton is the greatest president of the 20th century because I played touch football with him.
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I think Hell exists on Earth. It’s a psychological state, or it can be a physical state.
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No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
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It’s hard for a liberal to go on between Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, because it’s like doing country music after hip-hop. I mean, just, the audience doesn’t go from one to the other.
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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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Gary Bauer is a very good – he’s a good friend of mine.
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My dad was a terrible businessman.
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I think there are all kinds of different hells. It’s not a place you go to after you die.
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Most Americans don’t think about antitrust law when they look at their cable bill, flip channels on TV, or worry about what their favorite website knows about them. But they should.
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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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Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that.
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We don’t know how many Russian oligarchs have invested in his business.
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But when Americans lack the most basic information about our domestic surveillance programs, they have no way of knowing whether we’re getting that balance right. This lack of transparency is a big problem.
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If 98 out of 100 doctors tell me I’ve got a problem, I should take their advice.
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If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor.
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Too many people don’t protect their smartphones with a password or PIN.
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Why don’t we focus on what Afghan women can do? They can cook, bear children, and pray. As I recall, that was fine for our grandmothers.
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