I do have a self-censor; everybody does, or at least most who are not pathological do.
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.
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Well, I think that there’s a value to comedy in and of itself.
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My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home.
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Anybody who deliberately propagandizes with lies should be held up to scorn and ridicule.
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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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I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.
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I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.
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I’ve been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you’re under pressure.
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I felt like the luckiest kid in the world. And I was. I was growing up middle-class in a time when growing up middle-class in America meant there would be jobs for my parents.
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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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Being a comedian, you’re under pressure. You have to deal with stress and pressure to perform – to deal with pressure without stress.
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As someone who’s spent time with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on USO tours and met wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda,
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Yeah, but you need an experienced radio veteran who is a liberal advocate. And there just hadn’t been any radio that did that. And so they weren’t trained.
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There’s an appeal to the American sense of exceptionalism, that we’re morally superior, as way to not be self-critical. I think that’s a bit dangerous.
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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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We 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.
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