A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate.
AL FRANKENDuring the Reagan Administration, Bob Dole was present at a ceremony that included each living ex-president.
More Al Franken Quotes
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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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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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Skepticism turns to cynicism, which leads to apathy and despair, which can cause sleeplessness, dry-mouth, and loss of sex drive?
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Medicare was established to secure that promise.
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I couldn’t think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow’s leaders.
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That he armed the Mujahideen, that he armed Saddam, that he armed Iran, that he armed two-thirds of the Axis of Evil, and that he funded terrorists in Central America. He was, in my mind, a terrible president.
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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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I 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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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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I think Hell exists on Earth. It’s a psychological state, or it can be a physical state.
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People lucky enough to live in the vicinity of an industrial hog farm are, with each breath, made keenly aware of the cause of their declining property values.
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And if those two other doctors get paid by Big Snack Food, like certain climate deniers get paid by Big Coal, I shouldn’t take their advice.
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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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But when Americans lack the most basic information about our domestic surveillance programs, they have no way of knowing whether we’re getting that balance right. This lack of transparency is a big problem.
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I think Clinton fatigue was a real thing. It’s just hard to get comfortable with Gore.
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