And the problem with the mainstream media is that it has these other biases that are much more important.
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Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way.
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My views about God come from my dad. Dad told me that he believed Nature, which to him included humankind, to be so beautiful, so magnificent, that there had to be something behind it all.
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You know, Lincoln was funny. I don’t think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you’re funny.
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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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We owe an historic debt to American Indians. They have a unique set of concerns that haven’t been addressed and I’d like to stand with them. Also, I’d like to get their views on immigration.
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The Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply to corporations.
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Ralph Nader is a hero. I know Ralph, and I call him up occasionally. He’s helped me out on a couple of occasions when I’ve given speeches to corporations where he’d have a good… He’d give me some good information.
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Apple has long been a leading innovator of mobile technology; I myself own an iPhone.
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But adult love means you’re not in denial, and you want the loved one to be the best they can be.
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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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When I first started writing for television in the seventies and eighties, the Internet didn’t exist.
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The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal.
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My dad didn’t graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year.
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Call-time has renewed my faith in the need for public financing of elections. Call-time is where I as the candidate, sit in a room with my “call-time manager,” and a phone. Then I call people and ask them for money. For hours. Apparently, I’m really good at it.
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Does the mainstream media have a liberal bias? On a couple of things, maybe.
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