At ‘SNL,’ I wrote political stuff, but I never felt the show should have an axe to grind. But when I left in ’95, I could let my own beliefs out.
AL FRANKENYou 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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I’m the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.
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Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.
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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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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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The point is that there is tremendous hypocrisy among the Christian right. And I think that Christian voters should start looking at global warming and extreme poverty as a religious issue that speaks to the culture of life.
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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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I’m part of the mushball middle. I consider ‘confused’ the majority position because, thankfully.
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The Minnesotans I talk to are really concerned about what the future holds for their families.
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The civil rights movement was very important in my house, and then Vietnam was very important ’cause there were two boys, so I came of age during a very heated political climate.
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The Founders who crafted our Constitution and Bill of Rights were careful to draft a Constitution of limited powers.
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When the president during the campaign said he was against nation building,
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I know that it’s probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician.
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They’re about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.
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Too many people don’t protect their smartphones with a password or PIN.
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It was hard for him to project who he is, the person people know in private.
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