There is a subset of Democrats who tend to mis-fill out ballots. The way you mark the ballot is like an S.A.T. – you fill in the circle. And the subset of people who tend to, like, put a check there instead, or an X, or fill it out wrong.
AL FRANKENIf Republicans eliminate Medicare, America will become a country in which you can never retire – and once you physically can no longer work, you are desperately poor until you die.
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After my varied and celebrated career in television, movies, publishing, and the lucrative world of corporate speaking, being a fellow at Harvard seemed, frankly, like a step down.
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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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The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans’ privacy.
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I once asked the most fabulous couple I know, Madonna and Guy Ritchie, how they kept things fresh despite having been married for almost seven months. ‘It’s a job, Al,’ Guy told me. ‘We work at it every day.’
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I’ve had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.
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Call-time has renewed my faith in the need for public financing of elections. Call-time is where I as the candidate, sit in a room with my “call-time manager,” and a phone. Then I call people and ask them for money. For hours. Apparently, I’m really good at it.
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And the agencies concluded that the Russians had a clear preference for President Trump.
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I’m angry at the right wing media. And by that I don’t mean the media is right wing.
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Armed with nothing more than a Facebook user’s phone number and home address.
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Technology is an incredible tool – it connects people to each other.
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I got interested in politics during the civil rights movement and then Vietnam.
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I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent.
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I’m crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
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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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But I think it’s a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc, but to me it made absolute sense.
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