I got interested in politics during the civil rights movement and then Vietnam.
AL FRANKENI also focus on Bush and his administration – who do a lot of lying – and how a right-wing media has allowed them to get away with a lot of stuff that, in a different media environment, they probably wouldn’t be able to get away with.
More Al Franken Quotes
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I don’t know how many of you have been to New York, but if a building is two blocks away from anything, you can’t see it.
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I didn’t realize he meant our nation.
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Rush Limbaugh is what I call a disinfotainer. He entertains by spreading disinformation.
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My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home.
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What you see on the campaign trail is me. It’s easy being me.
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I do personal attacks only on people who specialize in personal attacks.
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He [Newt Gingrich] is the most unpopular politician in America. His favorable rating is only four points higher than the Unabomber.
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I think there are all kinds of different hells. It’s not a place you go to after you die.
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During the Reagan Administration, Bob Dole was present at a ceremony that included each living ex-president.
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They’re about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.
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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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I’m part of the mushball middle. I consider ‘confused’ the majority position because, thankfully.
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We basically had dinner every night while watching the news, and then we’d discuss it with our parents.
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But adult love means you’re not in denial, and you want the loved one to be the best they can be.
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My dad didn’t graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year.
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