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During Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing my studies to prepare me for my chosen career: comedian.

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

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The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans' privacy. 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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If you use a cell phone - as I do - your wireless carrier likely has records about your physical movements going back months, if not years.

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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. This is something I learned only too well years ago when I did a fundraiser for Pol Pot. A few years later I saw 'The Killing Fields,' and I've got to tell you, I just felt like a schmuck.

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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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I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.

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I'm from the Vietnam generation. I didn't serve.

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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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Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran. 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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We know that the Russian's interfered in our election and they did it to benefit President Trump. The intelligence agencies confirmed that.

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Minnesotans lost their jobs because the credit rating agencies didn't do the only job they're supposed to have, the only job they had, which is to give accurate, objective ratings to financial products.

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

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Too many people don't protect their smartphones with a password or PIN. I anticipate that Apple's fingerprint reader will in fact make iPhone 5S owners more likely to secure their smartphones.

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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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I can assure you, this is not about spying on the American people.

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Whining is anger through a small opening.

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My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home. We basically had dinner every night while watching the news, and then we'd discuss it with our parents.

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