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I’ve spent my entire career being a satirist.

Al Franken

Minnesota 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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Committee Have Minnesota Proud Senator Tradition Two
At ‘SNL,’ I wrote political stuff, but I never felt the show should have an axe to grind. But when I left in ’95, I could let my own beliefs out.
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Axe Belief Felt Grind Left Out Own Political Snow Stuff Wrote
You know, Lincoln was funny. I don’t think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you’re funny.
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Elect First Funny People Really Should Show Think
When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both.
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Advice Comedy Contradict Encounter Good Seemingly
Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that.
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Comedy Communication Do Lot People Politics Pressure Something
One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
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Guy Hide Notice One Politics Pretty Thick Thing
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.
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Access Life Mean Real Sometimes Spiritual
I don’t know how many of you have been to New York, but if a building is two blocks away from anything, you can’t see it.
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Anything Away Been Block Build Country Many
If Republicans eliminate Medicare, America will become a country in which you can never retire – and once you physically can no longer work, you are desperately poor until you die.
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Country Desperate Die Eliminate Medicare Poor Republican Retire
Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.
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Each Other Humor Opposition Seriousness
There is – I mean – I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor.
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Coach Early Found Humor Indignation Little Mean Pulling Righteous Try
The Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply to corporations.
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Amendment Apply Corporation Fourth
The Freedom of Information Act doesn’t apply to Silicon Valley. And you can’t impeach Google if it breaks its ‘Don’t be evil’ campaign pledge.
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Campaign Freedom Google Impeach Information Pledge Silicon Valley
People who have severe mental illness are in Hell. People who have lost a loved one are in Hell.
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Hell Illness Lost Loved Mental One People Severer
I think the Internet has developed at this incredibly rapid pace because of net neutrality, because of the free nature of it, because a YouTube can start the way YouTube started.
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Develop Free Incredibly Interest Nature Neutrality Pace Rapid Start Think YouTube
The Fourth Amendment doesn’t apply to corporations.
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Amendment Apply Corporation Fourth

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