I know that it’s probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician.
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There’s plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it’s a serious business.
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It was hard for him to project who he is, the person people know in private.
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Tend to be people who didn’t take S.A.T.s, or first-time voters, or people with English as a second language.
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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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If you use Facebook – as I do – Facebook in all likelihood has a unique digital file of your face, one that can be as accurate as a fingerprint and that can be used to identify you in a photo of a large crowd.
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Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.
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Changing technologies, changing marketplaces, and even changing trends in anti-competitive practices have all presented challenges to antitrust enforcement.
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I believe people have a right to know what’s going on with their information and how it’s collected, how it’s stored and who gets it.
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I got interested in politics during the civil rights movement and then Vietnam.
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Which is why I think any loving, committed couple — gay or straight — should be able to get married.
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The Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply to corporations.
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Yeah, but you need an experienced radio veteran who is a liberal advocate. And there just hadn’t been any radio that did that. And so they weren’t trained.
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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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Technology is an incredible tool – it connects people to each other.
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Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn’t been a satirist or a political satirist who’s done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign.
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