Most of us here in the media are what I call infotainers…
AL FRANKENIt’s really building Air America that I’m focused on, and for me, that almost only means doing a good show.
More Al Franken Quotes
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In my first week as a U.S. senator, I had the privilege of participating in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
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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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The nature of the Internet and the importance of net neutrality is that innovation can come from everyone.
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People lucky enough to live in the vicinity of an industrial hog farm are, with each breath, made keenly aware of the cause of their declining property values.
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There is a subset of Democrats who tend to mis-fill out ballots. The way you mark the ballot is like an S.A.T. – you fill in the circle. And the subset of people who tend to, like, put a check there instead, or an X, or fill it out wrong.
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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 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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That he armed the Mujahideen, that he armed Saddam, that he armed Iran, that he armed two-thirds of the Axis of Evil, and that he funded terrorists in Central America. He was, in my mind, a terrible president.
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I do personal attacks only on people who specialize in personal attacks.
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I anticipate that Apple’s fingerprint reader will in fact make iPhone 5S owners more likely to secure their smartphones.
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Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus.
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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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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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When you live in New York, one of two things happen – you either become a New Yorker, or you feel more like the place you came from.
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I had a great time working on the movies, both the major movies I’ve done.
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