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There’s plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it’s a serious business.

Al Franken

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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Ask Bias Conservative Liberal Like Mainstream Much Oil Think Use
It’s hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it’s impossible to have that debate.
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Actual Authorize Debate Hard Impossible Legal Opinion Program Secret
I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement – and our record of having the nation’s highest voter participation.
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Civic Engagement Grew Highest Minnesota Nation Participation Record Records Tradition Treasure Voter
We need to be pro-science; we have to go back to science.
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Back Have Need Pro-science Science
The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I’ve had to learn a little bit about it. It’s not rocket science: You get ratings, that’s good.
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Business Good Interest Least Little Radio Rating Rocket Science Thing
If 98 out of 100 doctors tell me I’ve got a problem, I should take their advice.
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Advice Doctor Problem Snack Take Teall Two
I’m sure I’ve devoted enough thought to Rush Limbaugh for one lifetime.
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Devote Enough Lifetime People
And the problem with the mainstream media is that it has these other biases that are much more important.
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Bise Dry Kill Mainstream Media Other Person Problem These
There’s no comparison between NPR and the propaganda that you hear from Rush or from Sean Hannity.
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Between Book Comparision Hear Liar Lie People Propaganda
I get satisfaction when I write something I like, when I’m happy with it.
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Get Happ Satisfaction Something Writing
You 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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Adult Child Children Country Like Love Mean Mommy Somebody
The crash of 2008 was driven in no small part by unfair practices in the mortgage industry which led to many consumers being trapped in loans they didn’t understand and couldn’t afford.
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Become Crash Drive Industry led Many Mortgage Part Practice Small Unfair
I’m from the Vietnam generation. I didn’t serve.
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Country Generation Serve
And the agencies concluded that the Russians had a clear preference for President Trump.
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Agency Clear Conclude Country Preference President
Most of us here in the media are what I call infotainers…
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Call Here Media Most
Compared to the American public at large, probably a slightly higher percentage of journalists, because of thier enhanced power of discernment, realize they know a gay person or two, and are, therefore, less frightened of them.
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Compare Country Enhance Frighten Gau Higher Journalism Large Less Percentage Person Power Probably Public Slight Two

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