Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose.
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The news movement conservatives that are just laying out, slathering out the disinformation and the lies, as I discuss in my book, ‘Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right.’
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But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, ‘Hi’ to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation.
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But when Americans lack the most basic information about our domestic surveillance programs, they have no way of knowing whether we’re getting that balance right. This lack of transparency is a big problem.
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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 just can’t sit still and meditate; that doesn’t kind of work for me. I don’t even know exactly what it means.
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We don’t know how many Russian oligarchs have invested in his business.
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I do personal attacks only on people who specialize in personal attacks.
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People who have severe mental illness are in Hell. People who have lost a loved one are in Hell.
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One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
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The institutions that we’ve built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don’t apply to the private sector.
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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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The nature of the Internet and the importance of net neutrality is that innovation can come from everyone.
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It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
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Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.
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Oh, no, you’re kidding.’ I go, ‘No, I’m really honest.’
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