And terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point.
AL FRANKENIf you control the flow of information, you can control the conversation around important issues. If you can control the conversation, you can change this country.
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It’s really building Air America that I’m focused on, and for me, that almost only means doing a good show.
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At ‘SNL,’ I wrote political stuff, but I never felt the show should have an axe to grind. But when I left in ’95, I could let my own beliefs out.
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By best, I mean when I have a real sense of doing the right thing and doing good for people and the connected universe of everybody.
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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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Putin has had many positive experiences working with Western political leaders whose business interests made them more disposed to deal with Russia.
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And when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, ‘Teacher, sue him.’
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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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We basically had dinner every night while watching the news, and then we’d discuss it with our parents.
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Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in creating jobs or helping Americans struggling in a difficult economy.
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My dad never graduated high school. He was a printing salesman.
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There is – I mean – I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor.
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The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal.
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Most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than 100% positive all the time – even when they’re wrong.
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I couldn’t think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow’s leaders.
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Liberals like me love America. We just love America in a different way.
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