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The Interview may be the most elaborately marketed movie of all time.

Dec 23, 2014

Tom Philpott, Twitter
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I think one of the most important things we did as a party this cycle is we didn’t nominate any cavemen. It’s very hard to climb out from under that…anytime somebody said something boneheaded on our side of the aisle, we’d pounce on that and say, ‘You don’t speak for Republicans; that’s not our position.’

Nov 19, 2014

Katie Packer Gage, New York Magazine
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The decision…to announce the [Ferguson] decision at 8:30 p.m. CT was foolish and dangerous. Here's the thing about that time of night: it's dark. Anyone – anyone! - should have known the decision in the Brown case would have been controversial. A decision not to indict, which was always possible, even likely, would have been sure to attract protests, even violence. Crowd control is always more difficult in the dark.

Nov 25, 2014

Jeffrey Toobin, CNN op-ed
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The Obama administration is now in the market for their fourth secretary of defense. When the president goes through three secretaries, he should ask, ‘Is it them, or is it me?’

Nov 24, 2014

Howard “Buck” McKeon, Speaking to reporters
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…Ray [Rice] understands that violent behavior like this - even one time - is never acceptable. Ray told the truth and has fully accepted responsibility for his actions, which allowed us to work together at improving ourselves and get to the better place we are [at] today.

Nov 28, 2014

Janay Rice, Speaking to ESPN's Jemele Hill
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The time for remorse would have been when my husband was screaming to breath.

Dec 03, 2014

Esaw Garner, Press Conference
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[Sandy Hook] was the one that was supposed to make a difference. It wasn't a high school. The victims were 20 first graders, 6-year-olds, along with six staff members. But the numbers indicate nothing much has changed. Sandy Hook turned out to be not a call to action, but a gruesome standard from which all inaction can be judged.

Nov 08, 2014

Mike Gudgell, ABC News article
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Sandy Hook turned out to be not a call to action, but a gruesome standard from which all inaction can be judged.

Nov 08, 2014

Mike Gudgell, ABC News article
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There’s a prevailing idea that there’s something ethically wrong with being poor, and that America’s run according to Christian values. But when people are practicing genuine Christian values, they themselves are directly prosecuted…Let’s bear in mind that America just had midterm elections where $4 billion was spent on campaigning — [campaigning] is just telling you that something’s good. But feeding the homeless? That’s illegal.

Nov 07, 2014

Russell Brand, Episode of “The Trewsbelow” on YouTube
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I don't get it. No disrespect to Kim [Kardashian] but... people are offended by my breastfeeding selfies and are fine with her - amazing - booty cover?

Nov 12, 2014

Alyssa Milano, Twitter
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