My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home.
AL FRANKENThe nature of the Internet and the importance of net neutrality is that innovation can come from everyone.
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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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Looking at a tableau of Ford, Carter and Nixon, Dole said, ‘There they are: Hear No Evil, See No Evil and Evil.’
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Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus.
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I’ve had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.
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I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent.
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If you use Facebook – as I do – Facebook in all likelihood has a unique digital file of your face, one that can be as accurate as a fingerprint and that can be used to identify you in a photo of a large crowd.
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Anyone with an Internet connection and a few dollars can obtain personal information they should never have access to, including a user’s date of birth, e-mail address, or estimated income.
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I think that the default for collecting any kind of personal data should be opt-in consent.
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There’s plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it’s a serious business.
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If you hear, day after day, liberals are rooting against armed forces.
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Demagoguery sells. And therefore, radio stations will put it on. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t do something else and also make it sell.
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But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, ‘Hi’ to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation.
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There is a subset of Democrats who tend to mis-fill out ballots. The way you mark the ballot is like an S.A.T. – you fill in the circle. And the subset of people who tend to, like, put a check there instead, or an X, or fill it out wrong.
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We need to start by having a conversation about climate change. It would be irresponsible to avoid the issue just because it’s uncomfortable to talk about.
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Medicare was established to secure that promise.
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