Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that.
AL FRANKENWell, I think that there’s a value to comedy in and of itself.
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Tend to be people who didn’t take S.A.T.s, or first-time voters, or people with English as a second language.
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When you win an election, what you really win is a chance to go to work for working families who need a voice in Minnesota.
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By 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.
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It’s hard for a liberal to go on between Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, because it’s like doing country music after hip-hop. I mean, just, the audience doesn’t go from one to the other.
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We basically had dinner every night while watching the news, and then we’d discuss it with our parents.
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But I think it’s a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc, but to me it made absolute sense.
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I want to reclaim ‘liberal.’ I’m a liberal, and I think most Americans are liberals.
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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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The nature of the Internet and the importance of net neutrality is that innovation can come from everyone.
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Skepticism turns to cynicism, which leads to apathy and despair, which can cause sleeplessness, dry-mouth, and loss of sex drive?
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One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
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Let’s not let the government sell us out. Let’s fight for net neutrality.
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Ralph Nader is a hero. I know Ralph, and I call him up occasionally. He’s helped me out on a couple of occasions when I’ve given speeches to corporations where he’d have a good… He’d give me some good information.
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Most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than 100% positive all the time – even when they’re wrong.
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Bill Clinton is the greatest president of the 20th century because I played touch football with him.
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