“Go back and read Sinclair Lewis - It Can't Happen Here or Babbitt. For a guy or girl who's going to do an hour of political comedy, it might be a little rough, sure. But I think if you're spending 10 minutes or less, and you're talking about - not necessarily [Donald Trump] but his supporters and the media coverage, there's all kinds of angles to explore. It doesn't just have to be simply, "This guy is crazy!" It's more about the idea of that kind of guy rising to the prominence he has, to actually become the Republican candidate.” IfsThinkingKindLittlesIdeasMightHappensPoliticalGuyGirlHoursTalkingComedyCrazyMinutesMediaTrumpRepublicanSpendingAll KindsCandidatesRisingRoughSupporterAngleThis GuyCoverageProminenceMedia Coverage Author:David Cross
“I might take from the current political chaos a desire to somehow reflect its essential qualities in a story - the blatant lies that get accepted with repetition; the way mass media seems to be agitating people en masse; the way, particularly, that a relatively lucky and affluent and privileged population can be undone by a certain spoiled quality; that feeling when two decent people violently disagree, because they are arguing from two non-intersecting data sets - well, the list goes on.” PeopleWayWellsTwoStoriesFeelingsSeemsMightPoliticalLyingDesireCertainQualityMediaGoes OnLuckyEssentialsMassChaosPopulationCurrentsArguingListsAcceptedDataDecentDisagreePrivilegedRepetitionSpoiledUndoneMass MediaAffluentBlatant Lies Author:George Saunders
“I went to work at political consulting firms, graphic design and communications firms and ultimately, magazines. Today, my career is in the media business. And more specifically, I'm in the "words" side of the business as opposed to video or music.” TodayPoliticalSidesCareersMediaDesignCommunicationVideoMagazinesFirmGraphicGraphic DesignConsulting Author:Lewis Schiff
“If we want to talk about the coarsening of the culture, I hope you devote a whole two hours for it and I would be happy to be a guest, but I'll also offer up some other guests. I don't appreciate many of the things that are said in our political discourse, I don't appreciate many of the things that are said on social media. You [Anderson Cooper] and I are attacked every single day, I'm sure.” IfsWantSaidTwoWholeWould BePoliticalCultureSocialHoursMediaOffersAppreciateSocial MediaGuestsDiscoursePolitical Discourse Author:Kellyanne Conway
“Donald Trump said: I, Donald Trump, yes, I am going to take on the entire establishment. I'm going to take on the political establishment. I am going to take on the economic establishment. I'm going to take on the media establishment. And I think a lot of people responded positively to that message.” PeopleThinkingSaidPoliticalEconomicMediaTrumpMessagesEstablishmentPositively Author:Bernie Sanders
“Sometimes we overemphasize the political system. There are other ways to make a difference. There's technology, there's media, there's business.” WaySometimesPoliticalDifferencesTechnologyMediaMaking A DifferencePolitical Systems Author:Van Jones
“There is the possibility that these troops will be used against us if we are victorious. There is also the possibility that in fact the South Africans are there at the invitation of Britain, because Britain is hesitating to remove them. Hence there is a need for us to combine forces and demand through all political platforms, through all media, the withdrawal of South African troops and action, definite action, by Britain to get those South African troops out.” IfsNeedsFactsActionPoliticalUsedForceMediaPossibilityDemandSouthBritainRemovePlatformsTroopsSouth AfricaDefiniteInvitationsWithdrawal Author:Robert Mugabe
“All the media is anymore is the Democrat Party's agenda, the Democrat Party's political desires and objectives presented as "the news" and also presented as popularly supported by the American people.” PeoplePoliticalDesirePartyMediaNewsDemocratObjectivesAgendas Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Those of us and so many other stalwart critics and opponents and questioners and dissidents in conservative media were attacked for doing what those people in the mainstream media should have been doing. Do your job! Subject these political candidates to the same amount of scrutiny that you are now trying to compensate for with the incoming Trump administration!” PeopleShouldTryingHas BeensJobsPoliticalSubjectsMediaTrumpAmountShould HaveCriticsConservativeAdministrationOpponentsCandidatesMainstreamShould Have BeenScrutinyMainstream MediaDissidentsStalwartPolitical Candidates Author:Michelle Malkin