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" As long as you say I'm the guy who's real about it, I have no problem being the person who people look to to talk about race. "

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" Many times, when you do what I do or work in journalism in general, people try to not explicitly present their opinions on topics. "

" Police have to have one of the most difficult jobs in society today. But at the same time, I think, a person in that position - their responsibility has to be high as well. "

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" I have this rule. It's called 'Top Dog-Underdog:' Underdog gets to make fun of Top Dog, but Top Dog can't make fun of Underdog. But you know what? You get Top Dog, you get to be Top Dog. Congratulations! And that dynamic happens not just in race but in many different ways. It's like the male-female dynamic. "

" Any voting group has an interest that they want from politicians. That's why politicians have to talk to different people. But to reduce the black interest to free stuff is so insulting. It just makes me apoplectic. "

" I guess I hadn't counted on 'The Unblackening' happening to my time slot as well. "

" My father had a lot of allergies, and he just didn't like the cold of Chicago, and his father - his parents had broken up when he was young, and his father had lived in Pasadena for a while, and he kind of fell in love with Southern California. "

" Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately. "

" I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic. "

" It's really not my thing to go after what comedians are doing. Because I always feel like we're jesters at the end of the day. "

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