I 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.
AL FRANKENBob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor.
More Al Franken Quotes
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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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Oh, no, you’re kidding.’ I go, ‘No, I’m really honest.’
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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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There are as many forms of advice as there are colors of the rainbow. Remember that good advice can come from bad people and bad advice from good people.
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Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn’t been a satirist or a political satirist who’s done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign.
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I’m the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.
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I wish I had spent more time at the office and less time in prison.
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I had a great time working on the movies, both the major movies I’ve done.
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Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a “living” document.
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I want a president who can handle a cream soda.
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When I first started writing for television in the seventies and eighties, the Internet didn’t exist.
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Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.
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When a company is able to establish a dominant market position, consumers lose meaningful choices.
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I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility.
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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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