Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country. Their so-called samples of opinion are no more accurate or reliable than my grandmother's big toe was when it came to predicting the weather.

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Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.

To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.

An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not...

An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not...

They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not....

They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not....

I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive...

I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive...

The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord

The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount...

I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount...

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

Only votes talk, everything else walks.

I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could...

I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could...

I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these...

I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these...

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.

I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

And now the sequence of events in no particular order.

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.

Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country.