I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility.
AL FRANKENThe institutions that we’ve built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don’t apply to the private sector.
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If we have George W. Bush as president, we’re going to go back to the kind of policies we had when his father and Ronald Reagan were president.
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Google might be doping the horses.
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I don’t know what happens to you after you die. I’m not banking on there being, like, a heaven.
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And the agencies concluded that the Russians had a clear preference for President Trump.
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I’ve never understood why we would want to deny all the joys – and the challenges – of marriage to anyone.
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During Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing my studies to prepare me for my chosen career: comedian.
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The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I’ve had to learn a little bit about it. It’s not rocket science: You get ratings, that’s good.
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Ralph Nader is a hero. I know Ralph, and I call him up occasionally. He’s helped me out on a couple of occasions when I’ve given speeches to corporations where he’d have a good… He’d give me some good information.
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Bill Clinton is the greatest president of the 20th century because I played touch football with him.
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I’ve been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you’re under pressure.
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Demagoguery sells. And therefore, radio stations will put it on. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t do something else and also make it sell.
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I mean, there is a part of the media that’s not the mainstream media. That’s Fox, that is ‘The Wall Street Journal’ editorial page.
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I’m a perfectionist and if I start making changes, I’ll never stop.
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There’s going to have to be investigations, and an independent investigation, into the Trump campaign and the Trump administration’s relationship to Russia.
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The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans’ privacy.
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