There are honest journalists like there are honest politicians - they stay bought.

I have seen hate born of fear, hate speaking in the name of God and truth, hate holding up a distorting mirror to fellow human beings.

Jon Stewart is a remarkable satirist and parodist in the vein of Mark Twain, because Jon Stewart understands what Mark Twain knew, which is that the truth goes down more easily in a democracy when it's marinated in humor.

A producer is a saboteur who tries to infiltrate the passivity of viewers and to create impressions that are lasting.

Journalism's been a continuing course in adult education for me.

Charity depends on the vicissitudes of whim and personal wealth; justice depends on commitment instead of circumstance. Faith-based charity provides crumbs from the table; faith-based justice offers a place at the table.

The delusional is no longer marginal.