The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I’ve had to learn a little bit about it. It’s not rocket science: You get ratings, that’s good.
AL FRANKENI wish I had spent more time at the office and less time in prison.
More Al Franken Quotes
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My dad never graduated high school. He was a printing salesman.
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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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Does the mainstream media have a liberal bias? On a couple of things, maybe.
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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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Oh, no, you’re kidding.’ I go, ‘No, I’m really honest.’
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I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me.
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When I first started writing for television in the seventies and eighties, the Internet didn’t exist.
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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 got interested in politics during the civil rights movement and then Vietnam.
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The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal.
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There are as many forms of advice as there are colors of the rainbow. Remember that good advice can come from bad people and bad advice from good people.
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I’m sure I’ve devoted enough thought to Rush Limbaugh for one lifetime.
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I mean, there is a part of the media that’s not the mainstream media. That’s Fox, that is ‘The Wall Street Journal’ editorial page.
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When the president during the campaign said he was against nation building,
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I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility.
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