Al Franken Quotes, Issues Quotes, Sensitive Quotes

No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.

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I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility. I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.

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Today I will masterbate! Okay, that was a mistake. I should have written "Today I will masterbate--if I want to!

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It's hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it's impossible to have that debate.

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I couldn't think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow's leaders.

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My dad didn't graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year. My mom sold real estate and did it part time.

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You know, Lincoln was funny. I don't think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you're funny.

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He [Newt Gingrich] is the most unpopular politician in America. His favorable rating is only four points higher than the Unabomber.

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Anybody who deliberately propagandizes with lies should be held up to scorn and ridicule.

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As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse, the Internet can only work if it's a truly level playing field. Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations. A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate.

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My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett.

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If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it'd be a travesty.

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Whining is anger through a small opening.

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Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in creating jobs or helping Americans struggling in a difficult economy.

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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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The next thing I am doing is moving back home to Minnesota and getting involved in politics. I'm looking at a run for Senate in 2008, but in the meantime I am focused on knitting together the progressive network in the upper Midwest.

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I want a president who can handle a cream soda.

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Minnesota has a proud tradition of having two Senators on the Ag committee - a tradition I'd like very much to continue.

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For 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.

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Having an actual income can expand your romantic horizons toward the more appealing end of the spectrum.

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