He [Newt Gingrich] is the most unpopular politician in America. His favorable rating is only four points higher than the Unabomber.
AL FRANKENThe civil rights movement was very important in my house, and then Vietnam was very important ’cause there were two boys, so I came of age during a very heated political climate.
More Al Franken Quotes
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I ask the American people not to fall victim to disinformation. There are no death panels. The Affordable Care Act cuts the deficit.
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You know, Lincoln was funny. I don’t think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you’re funny.
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Most Americans don’t think about antitrust law when they look at their cable bill, flip channels on TV, or worry about what their favorite website knows about them. But they should.
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They’re about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.
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Most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than 100% positive all the time – even when they’re wrong.
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There is a subset of Democrats who tend to mis-fill out ballots. The way you mark the ballot is like an S.A.T. – you fill in the circle. And the subset of people who tend to, like, put a check there instead, or an X, or fill it out wrong.
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Having an actual income can expand your romantic horizons toward the more appealing end of the spectrum.
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Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.
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I just can’t sit still and meditate; that doesn’t kind of work for me. I don’t even know exactly what it means.
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If someone hacks your password, you can change it – as many times as you want.
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We love America just as much as they do. But in a different way.
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The Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply to corporations.
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As someone who’s spent time with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on USO tours and met wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda,
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I think there are all kinds of different hells. It’s not a place you go to after you die.
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We need to start by having a conversation about climate change. It would be irresponsible to avoid the issue just because it’s uncomfortable to talk about.
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Teen pregnancy went way down in the ’90s, and 75 percent of it was because of increased use of contraception.
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The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal.
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I’ve been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you’re under pressure.
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The Medicare Part D prescription drug bill, which might be the most corrupt piece of legislation in history, was a huge giveaway of taxpayer funds to the big pharmaceutical companies.
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But adult love means you’re not in denial, and you want the loved one to be the best they can be.
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Armed with nothing more than a Facebook user’s phone number and home address.
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People who have severe mental illness are in Hell. People who have lost a loved one are in Hell.
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Technology is an incredible tool – it connects people to each other.
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Part of the middle class promise is that, after a lifetime of hard work, you’ll be able to retire and enjoy the fruits of that labor.
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When you win an election, what you really win is a chance to go to work for working families who need a voice in Minnesota.
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I had a great time working on the movies, both the major movies I’ve done.
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