My spiritual life is… sometimes I have access to it and sometimes I don’t. When I do have access to it, it’s usually a sense of my understanding what the best course of action or the best thing for me to do.
AL FRANKENThe reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it – politics – was important… that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into books, then into radio.
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And terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point.
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Liberals don’t hate America. We love America more than Ann Coulter does. I love it enough to engage my readers honestly.
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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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I’ve had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.
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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 get satisfaction when I write something I like, when I’m happy with it.
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I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement – and our record of having the nation’s highest voter participation.
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They talked about unreasonable searches and seizures, about keeping the government out of their bedrooms.
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I’ve been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you’re under pressure.
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I mean, there is a part of the media that’s not the mainstream media. That’s Fox, that is ‘The Wall Street Journal’ editorial page.
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It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
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If you use a cell phone – as I do – your wireless carrier likely has records about your physical movements going back months, if not years.
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My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett.
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In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest.
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I’m crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
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