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Compared to the American public at large, probably a slightly higher percentage of journalists, because of thier enhanced power of discernment, realize they know a gay person or two, and are, therefore, less frightened of them.

Al Franken

National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.
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Account Electorate Government Inform Law Must National Preserve Protect Security Trust
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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Afraid Ballot Check Circle Mis-fill Our People Subset Tend Voter Wrong
It is my fondest wish that in the fullness of time, the American people will look back on the Franken presidency as something of a mixed bag and not as a complete disaster.
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Back Bag Country Disaster Fondest Fullness Look Mix People President Something Time Wish
During the Reagan Administration, Bob Dole was present at a ceremony that included each living ex-president.
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Administration Bob Ceremony Country During Each Evil Include Live Present President
I can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.
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Assure Country Nsa People Spy
There is – I mean – I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor.
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Coach Early Found Humor Indignation Little Mean Pulling Righteous Try
The Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply to corporations.
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Amendment Apply Corporation Fourth
All concluded that Russia did in fact interfere in the 2016 election in order to, quote, help President-elect Trump’s election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton.
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Chance Conclude Country Discraeding Elect Election Fact Help Interfere Order Possible President Quote Secretary
The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it – politics – was important… that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into books, then into radio.
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Book Country Important Policy Political Public Transition Wrote
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.
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Agenda Also Bias Media Party Right Wing
At ‘SNL,’ I wrote political stuff, but I never felt the show should have an axe to grind. But when I left in ’95, I could let my own beliefs out.
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Axe Belief Felt Grind Left Out Own Political Snow Stuff Wrote
And we didn’t need to worry about foreign websites illegally distributing the latest TV shows and blockbuster movies online.
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Blockbuster Distribute Foreign Latest Movie Online Serial Show Website
I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
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Citizen Fundamental Government Protect Right Role Think
No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
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Creator Issue More No One Overeating Sensitive
My dad was a terrible businessman.
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Businessman Dad Terrible
Sometimes if I tell people, ‘I’m afraid that I’m really a fraud,’ or ‘I have a lot of self-doubt,’ they go.
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Afraid Doubt Fraud Go Lot People Self Sometimes Tell

Compared to the American public at large, probably a slightly higher percentage of journalists, because of thier enhanced power of discernment, realize they know a gay person or two, and are, therefore, less frightened of them.

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