Russia has cultivated an opaque network of patronage across the region that it uses to influence and direct decision- making.
AL FRANKENRussia has cultivated an opaque network of patronage across the region that it uses to influence and direct decision- making.
AL FRANKENI didn’t realize he meant our nation.
AL FRANKENI just can’t sit still and meditate; that doesn’t kind of work for me. I don’t even know exactly what it means.
AL FRANKENMinnesotans lost their jobs because the credit rating agencies didn’t do the only job they’re supposed to have.
AL FRANKENThere 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.
AL FRANKENWhen 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.
AL FRANKENWhen a company is able to establish a dominant market position, consumers lose meaningful choices.
AL FRANKENOh, no, you’re kidding.’ I go, ‘No, I’m really honest.’
AL FRANKENLet’s keep the Internet weird. Let’s keep the Internet free.
AL FRANKENArmed with nothing more than a Facebook user’s phone number and home address.
AL FRANKENVeterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran.
AL FRANKENBy best, I mean when I have a real sense of doing the right thing and doing good for people and the connected universe of everybody.
AL FRANKENThe government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans’ privacy.
AL FRANKENI’m the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.
AL FRANKENThe 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.
AL FRANKENYou have to love your country like an adult loves somebody, not like a child loves its Mommy. And right-wing Republicans tend to love America like a child loves its Mommy, where everything Mommy does is okay.
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