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I think you have to play the game on every level. If you need a friendly, charismatic, good-looking guy to be the mouthpiece, then so be it. And maybe Ralph Nader should just be behind the scenes telling that guy what to say.

Aaron McGruder

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Aaron McGruder
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: May 29
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I don't know what the future holds. It seems to be going in a really bad, bad place really quickly, and I don't have the answers and I don't have the solutions and I don't know what's gonna happen to change it. But the continued apathy will only lead to a worse situation for everybody.
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When I pass, speak freely of my shortcomings and my flaws. Learn from them, for I'll have no ego to injure.
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I really get a little bit confused by all this angry angry angry talk when all I do is tell jokes and at least some people find it funny.
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One, I push my deadlines closer than anybody else, or let's say it this way: I'm really late.
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