That’s bad news for everyone else – and for our democracy itself.
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Russia has a strategy of creating the conditions that give rise to corruption, then exploiting that corruption to its own benefit.
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I know that it’s probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician.
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The point is that there is tremendous hypocrisy among the Christian right. And I think that Christian voters should start looking at global warming and extreme poverty as a religious issue that speaks to the culture of life.
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Call-time has renewed my faith in the need for public financing of elections. Call-time is where I as the candidate, sit in a room with my “call-time manager,” and a phone. Then I call people and ask them for money. For hours. Apparently, I’m really good at it.
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Most of us here in the media are what I call infotainers…
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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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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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We need to start by having a conversation about climate change. It would be irresponsible to avoid the issue just because it’s uncomfortable to talk about.
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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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And when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, ‘Teacher, sue him.’
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Google’s screen for privacy settings does give you more options for what you share than Apple’s does. But it’s not a complete list, and people aren’t aware of whether or not that information will go to a third party.
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I’m a bit of a shill for the Clinton Administration, which has its perks. I’m invited to all the inaugural balls.
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Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran.
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My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home.
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I’m the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.
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