Compared to the American public at large, probably a slightly higher percentage of journalists, because of thier enhanced power of discernment, realize they know a gay person or two, and are, therefore, less frightened of them.
AL FRANKENSkepticism turns to cynicism, which leads to apathy and despair, which can cause sleeplessness, dry-mouth, and loss of sex drive?
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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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My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett.
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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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The crash of 2008 was driven in no small part by unfair practices in the mortgage industry which led to many consumers being trapped in loans they didn’t understand and couldn’t afford.
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I’m a perfectionist and if I start making changes, I’ll never stop.
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I want a president who can handle a cream soda.
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Love takes attention and work and is the best thing in the world.
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When you win an election, what you really win is a chance to go to work for working families who need a voice in Minnesota.
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One thing I’ve noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.
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When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both.
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Bob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor.
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Let’s keep the Internet weird. Let’s keep the Internet free.
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I might think they use a little bit too much oil; some people might think it’s a little dry. But the problem with al Qaeda is they want to kill us.
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My views about God come from my dad. Dad told me that he believed Nature, which to him included humankind, to be so beautiful, so magnificent, that there had to be something behind it all.
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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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We love America just as much as they do. But in a different way.
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I think the Internet has developed at this incredibly rapid pace because of net neutrality, because of the free nature of it, because a YouTube can start the way YouTube started.
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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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Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn’t been a satirist or a political satirist who’s done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign.
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I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement – and our record of having the nation’s highest voter participation.
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I’m the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.
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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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I think there are all kinds of different hells. It’s not a place you go to after you die.
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A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate.
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Which is why I think any loving, committed couple — gay or straight — should be able to get married.
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Sometimes if I tell people, ‘I’m afraid that I’m really a fraud,’ or ‘I have a lot of self-doubt,’ they go.
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