It was hard for him to project who he is, the person people know in private.
AL FRANKENLet’s keep the Internet weird. Let’s keep the Internet free.
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It was hard for him to project who he is, the person people know in private.
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You 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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The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they’ve had minor leagues.
AL FRANKENThe right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they’ve had minor leagues.
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And when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, ‘Teacher, sue him.’
AL FRANKENAnd when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, ‘Teacher, sue him.’
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People who have severe mental illness are in Hell. People who have lost a loved one are in Hell.
AL FRANKENPeople who have severe mental illness are in Hell. People who have lost a loved one are in Hell.
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National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.
AL FRANKENNational security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.
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The 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.
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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I can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.
AL FRANKENI can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.
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I didn’t realize he meant our nation.
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There’s an appeal to the American sense of exceptionalism, that we’re morally superior, as way to not be self-critical. I think that’s a bit dangerous.
AL FRANKENThere’s an appeal to the American sense of exceptionalism, that we’re morally superior, as way to not be self-critical. I think that’s a bit dangerous.
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Minnesota has a proud tradition of having two Senators on the Ag committee – a tradition I’d like very much to continue.
AL FRANKENMinnesota has a proud tradition of having two Senators on the Ag committee – a tradition I’d like very much to continue.
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It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
AL FRANKENIt’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
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Today I will masterbate! Okay, that was a mistake. I should have written “Today I will masterbate–if I want to!
AL FRANKENToday I will masterbate! Okay, that was a mistake. I should have written “Today I will masterbate–if I want to!
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It’s hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it’s impossible to have that debate.
AL FRANKENIt’s hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it’s impossible to have that debate.
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My dad was a terrible businessman.
AL FRANKENMy dad was a terrible businessman.
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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.
AL FRANKENIf 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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