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Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper
American Journalist
Born: Mar 12, 1969
Job Me People Think Time You
Related authors: Ambrose Bierce Dave Barry Erma Bombeck Hunter S. Thompson Mignon McLaughlin Walter Cronkite William F. Buckley, Jr. William Lloyd Garrison
I generally feel that the solution to speech that people find offensive is more speech. You should talk about it, discuss it. Jake Tapper
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It took me years to realize I wanted to be in journalism. Jake Tapper
Me Took Journalism Years Wanted Realize
I have a wife and a son and daughter. What do I need to do to make their lives better, happier? What can I do in terms of my time or my attention given that I am very busy at work? That's a personal rule of thumb I live by from the moment I get up to the moment I go to bed. Jake Tapper
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My mom is a hero in a lot of ways because she's the most empathetic and kind person I've ever met. Jake Tapper
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When you write fiction, there were things about Washington that I've experienced and wanted to write about, including the swamping nature of it, the compromises people come to town and are forced to make, and also, when writing about Joe McCarthy, the indecency and lies that he put forward that people didn't take a stand about. Jake Tapper
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President Obama was not friendly to the press, but the press was very friendly to President Obama. Jake Tapper
President President Obama Press Obama Friendly Very
I'm quite calm when all is well. Jake Tapper
Calm Well Quite
I wanted to be a cartoonist, and then I wanted to go into film - not as an actor, but as a writer-director - and then I found myself during film school at the University of Southern California listening to the Clarence Thomas hearings in class on my Walkman, and I realized L.A. was not really for me. Jake Tapper
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I'm not a particularly good liar. Jake Tapper
Good Liar Particularly
Print and television journalism are very different, and it's not like one is better than the other. Jake Tapper
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My first race was '99/2000. At that time, I was at 'Salon,' and I was basically their campaign reporter, so I would just jump around from race to race, candidate to candidate. Jake Tapper
Time First Would Around Campaign Jump Salon Reporter Candidate Just Race Basically
I do breakfast first, which is a small bowl of oatmeal and some sort of protein, like hard-boiled eggs. And then I work out - 40 minutes of cardio and maybe some strength training. Jake Tapper
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Normally, at a debate or a town hall, I would be quick to say to someone, 'That was rude,' or, 'We're going to try to keep it civil here,' or, 'Let's not have personal attacks.' Jake Tapper
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In 2009, 2010, the Obama people were the ones mad at me. Jake Tapper
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My kids are good artists, and they do a pretty good version of Dad in their caricatures. Jake Tapper
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I think it's important to have as diverse of a feed as possible. Jake Tapper
Important Think Possible Diverse Feed
I don't want to compare President Obama and President Trump on these issues, because they're different, and the scale isn't even remotely the same. But President Obama said things that weren't true and got away with it more for a variety of reasons, and one is the media was much more supportive of him. Jake Tapper
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My job is to not take for granted when somebody says, 'Oh, this is all just a made-up, phony scandal,' or, 'What this person did put the U.S. government at risk.' Jake Tapper
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It's the exact opposite of my job to take what the government says at face value and say, 'This is the truth because the government says it, and the government never lies.' Jake Tapper
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I've conditioned myself to believe that almonds are a completely delicious snack, and that they don't taste like paper or get stuck in the back of my mouth. Jake Tapper
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We all know members of the House and Senate - especially the House - who are just crazy and say things that aren't true, Democrats and Republicans. Jake Tapper
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I'm an everyday guy - I'm a try-to-write-at-least-15-minutes-every-day-if-not-an-hour-or-two kind of guy. I write in Google docs so that wherever you go, you have access to it. Jake Tapper
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I don't really get nervous anymore unless there's a big interview. Jake Tapper
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