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.
AL FRANKENWe know that the Russian’s interfered in our election and they did it to benefit President Trump. The intelligence agencies confirmed that.
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That’s bad news for everyone else – and for our democracy itself.
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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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This is something I learned only too well years ago when I did a fundraiser for Pol Pot. A few years later I saw ‘The Killing Fields,’ and I’ve got to tell you, I just felt like a schmuck.
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I think there are all kinds of different hells. It’s not a place you go to after you die.
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I’m sure I’ve devoted enough thought to Rush Limbaugh for one lifetime.
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In my first week as a U.S. senator, I had the privilege of participating in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
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Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.
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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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The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I’ve had to learn a little bit about it. It’s not rocket science: You get ratings, that’s good.
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My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home.
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As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse.
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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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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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I can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.
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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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