One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
AL FRANKENI don’t know what happens to you after you die. I’m not banking on there being, like, a heaven.
More Al Franken Quotes
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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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I might think they use a little bit too much oil; some people might think it’s a little dry. But the problem with al Qaeda is they want to kill us.
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But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, ‘Hi’ to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation.
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The important thing about advice is that it is simply that. Advice.
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Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.
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Demagoguery sells. And therefore, radio stations will put it on. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t do something else and also make it sell.
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And we didn’t need to worry about foreign websites illegally distributing the latest TV shows and blockbuster movies online.
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To ask whether the mainstream media has a conservative or liberal bias is like asking whether al-Qaida uses too much oil in their hummus. It’s – I think they might use too much oil in their hummus – but it’s the wrong question.
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If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor.
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The institutions that we’ve built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don’t apply to the private sector.
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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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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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The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans’ privacy.
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Yeah, but you need an experienced radio veteran who is a liberal advocate. And there just hadn’t been any radio that did that. And so they weren’t trained.
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I also focus on Bush and his administration – who do a lot of lying – and how a right-wing media has allowed them to get away with a lot of stuff that, in a different media environment, they probably wouldn’t be able to get away with.
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