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If The Founding Fathers Could Have Looked Into A Crystal Ball And Seen Ak-47s And Glock Semi-automatic Pistols, I Think They Would Say, You Know, 'that's Not Really What We Mean When We Say Bear Arms.'

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If The Founding Fathers Could Have Looked Into A Crystal Ball And Seen Ak-47s And Glock Semi-automatic Pistols, I Think They Would Say, You Know, 'that's Not Really What We Mean When We Say Bear Arms.'

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Guarantees That

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Because I Have An Opinion, I Have Become Public Enemy Number One To The Fox News Channel And The Right Wing.

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The Idea That Cinema Can Be Dangerous Is A Great Idea.

The No. 1 Cause Of Bankruptcies Is Medical Bills.

I Would Like To Apologize For Referring To George W. Bush As A 'deserter.' What I Meant To Say Is That George W. Bush Is A Deserter, An Election Thief, A Drunk Driver, A Wmd Liar, And A Functional Illiterate. And He Poops His Pants.

What The Media Are Telling You To Be Afraid Of Are The Wrong Things. Fear Is A Necessary Ingredient Of Our Survival Instincts.

I Think People Should Start To Practice The Words 'president Romney.'

I Remember The First Time I Received A Cassette Tape Of A Band Called The Clash. I Became An Instant Fan Of The Clash And Then Bought Their Albums After That And Went To Their Concerts And Gave Them My Money... But I First Got It For Free.

If You Believe In Equality, If You Believe In Standing Up For The Rights Of All, Especially For People Most Affected By Bigotry And Discrimination, Then You Have No Choice But To Be Present And Accounted For When It Comes To Standing Up For Gays And Lesbians In Our Society.

I'm Not A Proselytizer. I Was Raised Catholic. I Am A Catholic.

Most Americans, In Their Heart, Are Liberal And Progressive. It's Just A Small Minority Of People Who Hate, They Hate, They Exist In The Politics Of Hate, They Don't Believe Two Consenting Adults Should Have The Right To Be In Love And Share Their Lives Together And Be Legally Protected By The State.

Everybody Gets Sick; Everybody Has Had A Problem With Insurance Or The Prescription Drugs They're Supposed To Be Taking Or An Elderly Parent Who Needs Care.

Should Such An Ignorant People Lead The World? How Did It Come To This In The First Place? 82 Percent Of Us Don't Even Have A Passport! Just A Handful Can Speak A Language Other Than English.

My Film About Bush Didn't Prevent His Reelection.

I Think There Are Few Things More Patriotic Than Taking The Time To Make Your Country A Better Place.

But I'm Not A Member Of The Democratic Party. If You Know Anything About Me, Anybody Who's Followed Me, I'm The Anti-democrat. I Have Railed Against The Democrats For A Long Time.

If There Ever Is A Struggle, Making A Good Movie Will Always Supersede The Need To Be Noble.

My Dad Was An Assembly Line Worker At Ac Spark Plug, Which Was A Division Of General Motors, And His Job Was To Build And Then Inspect The Little Spark Plugs As They Came Off The Line.

The Wealthy Have Never Liked To Pay For The Labor That Enriches Them. Ever Since Slavery Was Eliminated, They Have Been Trying To Keep It As Close To Slavery As They Can Without Violating The Slave Laws.

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