Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.
AL FRANKENI think if you’re going to do a movie about Reagan, you do it about the fact that he created the huge deficit.
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I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement – and our record of having the nation’s highest voter participation.
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When a company is able to establish a dominant market position, consumers lose meaningful choices.
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Oh, no, you’re kidding.’ I go, ‘No, I’m really honest.’
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This is something I learned only too well years ago when I did a fundraiser for Pol Pot. A few years later I saw ‘The Killing Fields,’ and I’ve got to tell you, I just felt like a schmuck.
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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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I’m a perfectionist and if I start making changes, I’ll never stop.
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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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I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.
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The Medicare Part D prescription drug bill, which might be the most corrupt piece of legislation in history, was a huge giveaway of taxpayer funds to the big pharmaceutical companies.
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I had a great time working on the movies, both the major movies I’ve done.
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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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You might not like that Facebook shares your political opinions with Politico, but are you really going to delete all the photos, all the posts, all the connections – the presence you’ve spent years establishing on the world’s dominant social network?
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It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
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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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And the problem with the mainstream media is that it has these other biases that are much more important.
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