To ask whether the mainstream media has a conservative or liberal bias is like asking whether al-Qaida uses too much oil in their hummus. It’s – I think they might use too much oil in their hummus – but it’s the wrong question.
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My dad didn’t graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year.
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To ask whether the mainstream media has a conservative or liberal bias is like asking whether al-Qaida uses too much oil in their hummus. It’s – I think they might use too much oil in their hummus – but it’s the wrong question.
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If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it’d be a travesty.
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that is eventually going to have an effect on soldiers and troops who are actually going to believe that and it’s wrong. It’s just wrong.
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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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Minnesota has a proud tradition of having two Senators on the Ag committee – a tradition I’d like very much to continue.
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I’ve never understood why we would want to deny all the joys – and the challenges – of marriage to anyone.
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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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The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they’ve had minor leagues.
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I felt like the luckiest kid in the world. And I was. I was growing up middle-class in a time when growing up middle-class in America meant there would be jobs for my parents.
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I do personal attacks only on people who specialize in personal attacks.
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I’m the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.
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In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest.
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My parents didn’t make a lot of money. My dad was not a high school graduate.
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I once asked the most fabulous couple I know, Madonna and Guy Ritchie, how they kept things fresh despite having been married for almost seven months. ‘It’s a job, Al,’ Guy told me. ‘We work at it every day.’
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