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.
AL FRANKENRalph Nader is a hero. I know Ralph, and I call him up occasionally. He’s helped me out on a couple of occasions when I’ve given speeches to corporations where he’d have a good… He’d give me some good information.
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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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creates jobs all over the world, and makes life easier for millions of Americans.
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The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it – politics – was important… that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into books, then into radio.
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And if those two other doctors get paid by Big Snack Food, like certain climate deniers get paid by Big Coal, I shouldn’t take their advice.
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Liberals like me love America. We just love America in a different way.
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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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Medicare was established to secure that promise.
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Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
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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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There’s an element of that that’s either God-given, a talent that you’re not necessarily responsible for.
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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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When a company is able to establish a dominant market position, consumers lose meaningful choices.
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And terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point.
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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 think that the default for collecting any kind of personal data should be opt-in consent.
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