They’re trying to pay for health care and send their kids to college, they’re worried about declining home values, they’re scared for a loved one they have serving in Iraq.
AL FRANKENWell, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that.
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The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it – politics – was important… that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into books, then into radio.
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I had a great time working on the movies, both the major movies I’ve done.
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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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When the Constitution was written, the founders had no way of anticipating the new technologies that would evolve in the coming centuries.
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National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.
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I can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.
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The next thing I am doing is moving back home to Minnesota and getting involved in politics. I’m looking at a run for Senate in 2008, but in the meantime I am focused on knitting together the progressive network in the upper Midwest.
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I’m from the Vietnam generation. I didn’t serve.
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You see, they love America like a 4-year-old loves his mommy. Liberals love America like grown-ups. To a 4-year-old, everything Mommy does is wonderful and anyone who criticizes Mommy is bad.
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Armed with nothing more than a Facebook user’s phone number and home address.
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Russia has cultivated an opaque network of patronage across the region that it uses to influence and direct decision- making.
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A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate.
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The Minnesotans I talk to are really concerned about what the future holds for their families.
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I want to reclaim ‘liberal.’ I’m a liberal, and I think most Americans are liberals.
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No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
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I want a president who can handle a cream soda.
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I couldn’t think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow’s leaders.
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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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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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Some of George W. Bush’s friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial.
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I’m a perfectionist and if I start making changes, I’ll never stop.
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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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Love takes attention and work and is the best thing in the world.
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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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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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Part of the middle class promise is that, after a lifetime of hard work, you’ll be able to retire and enjoy the fruits of that labor.
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