TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Tanner Roark ? “Growing up  yeah  there was always some trash-talking in the house between us and my dad ”  Roark  said.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity James Comey ? Moreover  despite statements from Trump's allies and administration officials who painted Trump's comments to  Comey  as musings and not as a direct order  Arpaio's pardon suggests "that he was serious about ending investigations as to his friends" and that it wasn't "just idle talk."

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Robert Lighthizer ? “Staff are working at a pace that is unheard of (in trade negotiations) ... and any suggestion that we’re not operating beyond a normal pace is just flat wrong ” U.S. trade envoy Robert Lighthizer told reporters.

SOLUTION:
Positive