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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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The Minnesotans I talk to are really concerned about what the future holds for their families. They're trying to pay for health care and send their kids to college, they're worried about declining home values, they're scared for a loved one they have serving in Iraq.

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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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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 think Clinton fatigue was a real thing. It's just hard to get comfortable with Gore - it was hard for him to project who he is, the person people know in private.

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Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.

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The Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to corporations.

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I do personal attacks only on people who specialize in personal attacks.

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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 sure I've devoted enough thought to Rush Limbaugh for one lifetime.

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There's plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it's a serious business.

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I do have a self-censor; everybody does, or at least most who are not pathological do.

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When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both.

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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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Service dogs raise their masters' sense of well-being.

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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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Some of George W. Bush's friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial. But God told me that He/She/It had actually chosen Al Gore by making sure that Gore won the popular vote and, God thought, the Electoral College. 'That worked for everyone else,' God said.

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I want to reclaim 'liberal.' I'm a liberal, and I think most Americans are liberals.

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Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that. I've been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you're under pressure.

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I'm the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.

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