I also focus on Bush and his administration – who do a lot of lying – and how a right-wing media has allowed them to get away with a lot of stuff that, in a different media environment, they probably wouldn’t be able to get away with.
AL FRANKENI think that the default for collecting any kind of personal data should be opt-in consent.
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There is a subset of Democrats who tend to mis-fill out ballots. The way you mark the ballot is like an S.A.T. – you fill in the circle. And the subset of people who tend to, like, put a check there instead, or an X, or fill it out wrong.
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Why don’t we focus on what Afghan women can do? They can cook, bear children, and pray. As I recall, that was fine for our grandmothers.
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I want to reclaim ‘liberal.’ I’m a liberal, and I think most Americans are liberals.
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Yeah, we shot ourselves in the foot right out of the gate.
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Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that.
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I’m from the Vietnam generation. I didn’t serve.
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Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.
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I’m angry at the right wing media. And by that I don’t mean the media is right wing.
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I’m part of the mushball middle. I consider ‘confused’ the majority position because, thankfully.
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I get satisfaction when I write something I like, when I’m happy with it.
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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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I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility.
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Google might be doping the horses.
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When a company is able to establish a dominant market position, consumers lose meaningful choices.
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When people talked about protecting their privacy when I was growing up, they were talking about protecting it from the government.
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