Hasan Minhaj Quotes

A good day for Barack Obama is anytime the dominant topic of discussion is anything but the economy.

Washington is a one issue city ... whatever dominates the headlines.

Ignore Trump's tweets. Yes, it's unrealistic. But we would all be better off if the media reported them more rarely, reacted to them less strongly, and treated them with less alarm and more bemusement.

Like anyone who follows politics, I am sometimes mesmerized by the twisted and relentless drama playing out in Washington. But I also know about the price of distraction - the consequences of our attention being diverted from how politics affects daily life.

It's hard not to be political.

Something outrageous, in the truest sense of the word, is always happening. On social networks, we're always voicing our reactions to these outrageous events. We read essays and 'think pieces' about these outrageous events. We comment on the commentary. We do this because we can.

I think it's appropriate in America for anyone to speak out and say what their reaction is to the president's State of the Union speech.

I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.

Everybody wants to do 'The View.' It's this iconic show. When I worked at the White House, I used to watch the beginning to see what they were talking about. If a political topic was on their radar, I used it as ammunition with the president or the White House staff.

People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them.

In many ways, I think that, while we've been remarkably violent in our media, there's been a real schizophrenia. In private, on the Internet, and on public-affairs shows or talk radio, we're way more explicit than we've ever been.

I wouldn't say I'm a political junkie. I follow it. I read a few articles every day.

I'm a political junkie.

I think I brush the surface of being involved politically with the issues and the personalities in the news.

When a show has gotten as much attention as this one, everyone wants to join in with something to say.

I mean, do you really think Paul Krugman is checking his Twitter account every day to read what I write? Of course not. Every other day maybe, but not every day.

There is a continuous stream of opinions on governance issues expressed daily, not only in our Parliament and in the print media, but also on talk-radio and social media.

There are hundreds of fine journalists who regularly inform us of what is happening in the world around us; and innumerable commentators who provide intelligent and objective insight on public policy matters.

Any person would like a line item veto if the chief executive at that time agrees with their particular views.

Issues are a problem for politicians most of the time; the reason is that somebody won't like what you say when you start talking issues.

I'm listening to America, not to the pundits.

The press would rather cover a chanting demonstrator than cover the Speaker of the House.

President's are compelled to shout across the gap between politics and society.

Real political issues cannot be manufactured by the leaders of political parties. The real political issues of the day declare themselves, and come out of the depths of that deep which we call public opinion.

I was tempted to raise this issue in the Senate several weeks ago, but I decided that I would get more attention if I could get it printed in the papers.