The civil rights movement was very important in my house, and then Vietnam was very important ’cause there were two boys, so I came of age during a very heated political climate.
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I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility.
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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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You have to love your country like an adult loves somebody, not like a child loves its Mommy. And right-wing Republicans tend to love America like a child loves its Mommy, where everything Mommy does is okay.
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During the Reagan Administration, Bob Dole was present at a ceremony that included each living ex-president.
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I’ve had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.
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All concluded that Russia did in fact interfere in the 2016 election in order to, quote, help President-elect Trump’s election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton.
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I want to reclaim ‘liberal.’ I’m a liberal, and I think most Americans are liberals.
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Net neutrality has been in place since the very beginning of the Internet.
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There’s going to have to be investigations, and an independent investigation, into the Trump campaign and the Trump administration’s relationship to Russia.
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Google’s screen for privacy settings does give you more options for what you share than Apple’s does. But it’s not a complete list, and people aren’t aware of whether or not that information will go to a third party.
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Liberals don’t hate America. We love America more than Ann Coulter does. I love it enough to engage my readers honestly.
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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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You might not like that Facebook shares your political opinions with Politico, but are you really going to delete all the photos, all the posts, all the connections – the presence you’ve spent years establishing on the world’s dominant social network?
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If 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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The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they’ve had minor leagues.
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Apple has long been a leading innovator of mobile technology; I myself own an iPhone.
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I can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.
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As someone who’s spent time with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on USO tours and met wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda,
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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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Let’s not let the government sell us out. Let’s fight for net neutrality.
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Some of George W. Bush’s friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial.
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What you see on the campaign trail is me. It’s easy being me.
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If you use a cell phone – as I do – your wireless carrier likely has records about your physical movements going back months, if not years.
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A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate.
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When a company is able to establish a dominant market position, consumers lose meaningful choices.
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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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