They’re about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.
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More Al Franken Quotes
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Which is why I think any loving, committed couple — gay or straight — should be able to get married.
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You see, they love America like a 4-year-old loves his mommy. Liberals love America like grown-ups. To a 4-year-old, everything Mommy does is wonderful and anyone who criticizes Mommy is bad.
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I might think they use a little bit too much oil; some people might think it’s a little dry. But the problem with al Qaeda is they want to kill us.
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If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor.
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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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It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
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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.
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Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran.
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I wish I had spent more time at the office and less time in prison.
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After my varied and celebrated career in television, movies, publishing, and the lucrative world of corporate speaking, being a fellow at Harvard seemed, frankly, like a step down.
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That’s bad news for everyone else – and for our democracy itself.
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I’m part of the mushball middle. I consider ‘confused’ the majority position because, thankfully.
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I believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you’re sure of what you’re doing and you’re working with allies.
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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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Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose.
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