I think Clinton fatigue was a real thing. It’s just hard to get comfortable with Gore.
AL FRANKENTo 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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There’s no comparison between NPR and the propaganda that you hear from Rush or from Sean Hannity.
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Too many people don’t protect their smartphones with a password or PIN.
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My dad always told me to stand up to bullies, and Bill O’Reilly is kind of a bully, and he’s the kind of kid who hits other kids on the playground.
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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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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.
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You can’t change your fingerprints. You have only ten of them. And you leave them on everything you touch; they are definitely not a secret.
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The Freedom of Information Act doesn’t apply to Silicon Valley. And you can’t impeach Google if it breaks its ‘Don’t be evil’ campaign pledge.
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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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It’s the Power of the Almighty, the Splendor of Nature, and then you.
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The Internet can only work if it’s a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations.
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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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I want to reclaim ‘liberal.’ I’m a liberal, and I think most Americans are liberals.
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That’s bad news for everyone else – and for our democracy itself.
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We lived in a two-bedroom, one-bath house in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. We weren’t rich – but we felt secure.
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I’m the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.
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