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.
AL FRANKENI like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.
More Al Franken Quotes
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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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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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I wish I had spent more time at the office and less time in prison.
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We need an investigation, because we don’t know what Donald Trump owes Russia.
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Looking at a tableau of Ford, Carter and Nixon, Dole said, ‘There they are: Hear No Evil, See No Evil and Evil.’
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I do have a self-censor; everybody does, or at least most who are not pathological do.
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Most Americans don’t think about antitrust law when they look at their cable bill, flip channels on TV, or worry about what their favorite website knows about them. But they should.
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When you win an election, what you really win is a chance to go to work for working families who need a voice in Minnesota.
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I’m part of the mushball middle. I consider ‘confused’ the majority position because, thankfully.
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I know that it’s probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician.
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There’s plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it’s a serious business.
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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’m a bit of a shill for the Clinton Administration, which has its perks. I’m invited to all the inaugural balls.
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I’ve spent my entire career being a satirist.
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It’s hard for a liberal to go on between Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, because it’s like doing country music after hip-hop. I mean, just, the audience doesn’t go from one to the other.
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