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.
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More Al Franken Quotes
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Liberals like me love America. We just love America in a different way.
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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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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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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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And terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point.
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I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
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I think that the default for collecting any kind of personal data should be opt-in consent.
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Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus.
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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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They talked about unreasonable searches and seizures, about keeping the government out of their bedrooms.
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Being a comedian, you’re under pressure. You have to deal with stress and pressure to perform – to deal with pressure without stress.
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My dad always told me to stand up to bullies, and Bill O’Reilly is kind of a bully, and he’s the kind of kid who hits other kids on the playground.
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Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in creating jobs or helping Americans struggling in a difficult economy.
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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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