Rush Limbaugh is what I call a disinfotainer. He entertains by spreading disinformation.
AL FRANKENThey talked about unreasonable searches and seizures, about keeping the government out of their bedrooms.
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Most of us here in the media are what I call infotainers…
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There are as many forms of advice as there are colors of the rainbow. Remember that good advice can come from bad people and bad advice from good people.
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We need to start by having a conversation about climate change. It would be irresponsible to avoid the issue just because it’s uncomfortable to talk about.
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They had developed all these bad habits of being objective and balanced and stuff like that.
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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.
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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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He said we had enough to go three years without making money, and we had enough to go three weeks.
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Let’s not let the government sell us out. Let’s fight for net neutrality.
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I’m crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
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You know, Lincoln was funny. I don’t think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you’re funny.
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One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
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People who have severe mental illness are in Hell. People who have lost a loved one are in Hell.
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I mean, there is a part of the media that’s not the mainstream media. That’s Fox, that is ‘The Wall Street Journal’ editorial page.
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They’re trying to pay for health care and send their kids to college, they’re worried about declining home values, they’re scared for a loved one they have serving in Iraq.
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It’s the Power of the Almighty, the Splendor of Nature, and then you.
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