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title: "4 Media Basically Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Trump is somebody who sees the media as basically his main constituency. So much of his self-worth and his image and his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/trump-is-somebody-who-sees-the-media-as-basically-his-main/)

[David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53e/david-fahrenthold-8292_image_trump-is-somebody-who-sees-the-media-as_419800.jpg)

> [The democratic race is really boring when the media is basically writing stories and spending money to ask questions in a poll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-perino/the-democratic-race-is-really-boring-when-the-media-is-basically/)

[Dana Perino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-perino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/dana-perino-2974_ask-questions_the-democratic-race-is-really-boring-whe_1667566.png)

> [There's the part that I just want what I want, and I don't want to be bothered by anything else, and sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-pariser/there-s-the-part-that-i-just-want-what-i-want-and-i-don-t-want-to-be/)

[Eli Pariser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-pariser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/eli-pariser-16638_balance_there-s-the-part-that-i-just-want-what-i_2620110.jpg)

> [With the exception of the New York Times, Fox news, and Lou Dobbs of CNN, and talk radio, the rest of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-weldon/with-the-exception-of-the-new-york-times-fox-news-and-lou-dobbs-of/)

[Curt Weldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-weldon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/curt-weldon-24052_bunch_with-the-exception-of-the-new-york-times_3132769.jpg)

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