The guy who ran it at first misled pretty much everybody about how much capital we had.
AL FRANKENAnybody who deliberately propagandizes with lies should be held up to scorn and ridicule.
More Al Franken Quotes
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Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a “living” document.
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We lived in a two-bedroom, one-bath house in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. We weren’t rich – but we felt secure.
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Google might be doping the horses.
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Bob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor.
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In my first week as a U.S. senator, I had the privilege of participating in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
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I’ve been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you’re under pressure.
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I believe people have a right to know what’s going on with their information and how it’s collected, how it’s stored and who gets it.
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If we have George W. Bush as president, we’re going to go back to the kind of policies we had when his father and Ronald Reagan were president.
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And terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point.
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Which is why I think any loving, committed couple — gay or straight — should be able to get married.
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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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And the problem with the mainstream media is that it has these other biases that are much more important.
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They’re about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.
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Why don’t we focus on what Afghan women can do? They can cook, bear children, and pray. As I recall, that was fine for our grandmothers.
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I’m for Israel’s right to exist.
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There’s no comparison between NPR and the propaganda that you hear from Rush or from Sean Hannity.
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The Internet can only work if it’s a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations.
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Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.
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And if those two other doctors get paid by Big Snack Food, like certain climate deniers get paid by Big Coal, I shouldn’t take their advice.
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Most of us here in the media are what I call infotainers…
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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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All concluded that Russia did in fact interfere in the 2016 election in order to, quote, help President-elect Trump’s election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton.
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Changing technologies, changing marketplaces, and even changing trends in anti-competitive practices have all presented challenges to antitrust enforcement.
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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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He didn’t have a career as such; he was a printing salesman essentially for most of his working life.
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Let’s keep the Internet weird. Let’s keep the Internet free.
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