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 FRANKENAt ‘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 FRANKENThey had developed all these bad habits of being objective and balanced and stuff like that.
AL FRANKENWe need to start by having a conversation about climate change. It would be irresponsible to avoid the issue just because it’s uncomfortable to talk about.
AL FRANKENThe Republican agenda is a radical vision in which Medicaid is slashed to the bone – in which we start to balance the budget on the backs of, literally, our most vulnerable citizens.
AL FRANKENI think Clinton fatigue was a real thing. It’s just hard to get comfortable with Gore.
AL FRANKENI think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
AL FRANKENI’m angry at the right wing media. And by that I don’t mean the media is right wing.
AL FRANKENIt is my fondest wish that in the fullness of time, the American people will look back on the Franken presidency as something of a mixed bag and not as a complete disaster.
AL FRANKENOur 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.
AL FRANKENBeing a comedian, you’re under pressure. You have to deal with stress and pressure to perform – to deal with pressure without stress.
AL FRANKENI don’t know how many of you have been to New York, but if a building is two blocks away from anything, you can’t see it.
AL FRANKENI feel a deep obligation to the men and women who have risked life and limb on our behalf.
AL FRANKENFor 35 years I was a writer. I wrote a lot of jokes. Some of them weren’t funny. Some of them weren’t appropriate. Some of them were downright offensive. I understand that.
AL FRANKENGrown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.
AL FRANKENMedicare was established to secure that promise.
AL FRANKENMy dad always told me to stand up to bullies, and Bill O’Reilly is kind of a bully, and he’s the kind of kid who hits other kids on the playground.
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