The 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.
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More Al Franken Quotes
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The Founders who crafted our Constitution and Bill of Rights were careful to draft a Constitution of limited powers.
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Minnesotans lost their jobs because the credit rating agencies didn’t do the only job they’re supposed to have.
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It’s the Power of the Almighty, the Splendor of Nature, and then you.
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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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Bob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor.
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The way I see it, I’m not going to Washington to be the 60th Democratic senator. I’m going to Washington to be the second senator from the state of Minnesota.
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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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I’m crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
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I once asked the most fabulous couple I know, Madonna and Guy Ritchie, how they kept things fresh despite having been married for almost seven months. ‘It’s a job, Al,’ Guy told me. ‘We work at it every day.’
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Some of George W. Bush’s friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial.
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If Republicans eliminate Medicare, America will become a country in which you can never retire – and once you physically can no longer work, you are desperately poor until you die.
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I think Clinton fatigue was a real thing. It’s just hard to get comfortable with Gore.
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Net neutrality has been in place since the very beginning of the Internet.
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Liberals don’t hate America. We love America more than Ann Coulter does. I love it enough to engage my readers honestly.
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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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