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They’re about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.
Al FrankenAl Franken Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.
Al FrankenAl Franken But in the right-wing media, they do have a right-wing bias. And they also have an agenda. So their agenda is: we’re an adjunct of the Republican Party, and we’re going push that agenda every day, and, as you say, brand these stories that help further the right-wing cause.
Al FrankenAl Franken Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that.
Al FrankenAl Franken I think if you’re going to do a movie about Reagan, you do it about the fact that he created the huge deficit.
Al FrankenAl Franken My parents didn’t make a lot of money. My dad was not a high school graduate.
Al FrankenAl Franken Anybody who deliberately propagandizes with lies should be held up to scorn and ridicule.
Al FrankenAl Franken My dad always told me to stand up to bullies, and Bill O’Reilly is kind of a bully, and he’s the kind of kid who hits other kids on the playground.
Al FrankenAl Franken I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement – and our record of having the nation’s highest voter participation.
Al FrankenAl Franken I’m angry at the right wing media. And by that I don’t mean the media is right wing.
Al FrankenAl Franken I’m crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
Al FrankenAl Franken It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
Al FrankenAl Franken I’ve spent my entire career being a satirist.
Al FrankenAl Franken To ask whether the mainstream media has a conservative or liberal bias is like asking whether al-Qaida uses too much oil in their hummus. It’s – I think they might use too much oil in their hummus – but it’s the wrong question.
Al FrankenAl Franken Oh, no, you’re kidding.’ I go, ‘No, I’m really honest.’
Al FrankenAl Franken When a company is able to establish a dominant market position, consumers lose meaningful choices.
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