And terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point.
AL FRANKENNational 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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The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they’ve had minor leagues.
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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.
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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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Demagoguery sells. And therefore, radio stations will put it on. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t do something else and also make it sell.
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The institutions that we’ve built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don’t apply to the private sector.
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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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I’ve spent my entire career being a satirist.
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Rush Limbaugh is what I call a disinfotainer. He entertains by spreading disinformation.
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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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I feel a deep obligation to the men and women who have risked life and limb on our behalf.
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I do personal attacks only on people who specialize in personal attacks.
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I ask the American people not to fall victim to disinformation. There are no death panels. The Affordable Care Act cuts the deficit.
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Minnesotans lost their jobs because the credit rating agencies didn’t do the only job they’re supposed to have.
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The civil rights movement was very important in my house, and then Vietnam was very important ’cause there were two boys, so I came of age during a very heated political climate.
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A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate.
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