There’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.
AL FRANKENYou 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.
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My dad was a terrible businessman.
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The point is that there is tremendous hypocrisy among the Christian right. And I think that Christian voters should start looking at global warming and extreme poverty as a religious issue that speaks to the culture of life.
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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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Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose.
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Anybody who deliberately propagandizes with lies should be held up to scorn and ridicule.
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And when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, ‘Teacher, sue him.’
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If you want a free email service that doesn’t use your words to target ads to you, you’ll have to figure out how to port years and years of Gmail messages somewhere else, which is about as easy as developing your own free email service.
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Google’s screen for privacy settings does give you more options for what you share than Apple’s does. But it’s not a complete list, and people aren’t aware of whether or not that information will go to a third party.
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There’s no comparison between NPR and the propaganda that you hear from Rush or from Sean Hannity.
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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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And we didn’t need to worry about foreign websites illegally distributing the latest TV shows and blockbuster movies online.
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My mom sold real estate and did it part time.
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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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My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home.
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I’m angry at the right wing media. And by that I don’t mean the media is right wing.
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