Use Quotes by Al Franken

8 Use quotes by Al Franken

Al Franken’s eight quips blend satire with a keen eye on how policies and objects are employed. His humor lands with a punch that highlights absurdities without losing the point.

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To ask whether the mainstream media has a conservative or liberal bias is like asking whether al-Qaida uses too much oil in…

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If you use a cell phone - as I do - your wireless carrier likely has records about your physical movements going…

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Teen pregnancy went way down in the '90s, and 75 percent of it was because of increased use of contraception.

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If you use Facebook - as I do - Facebook in all likelihood has a unique digital file of your face, one…

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Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose, and terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political…

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To make the argument that the media has a left- or right-wing, or a liberal or a conservative bias, is like asking…

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If you want a free email service that doesn't use your words to target ads to you, you'll have to figure out…

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Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much…

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I'm for Israel's right to exist.

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You have to love your country like an adult loves somebody, not like a child loves its mommy. And right-wing Republicans tend to love…

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Putin has had many positive experiences working with Western political leaders whose business interests made them more disposed to deal with Russia.

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I'm crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.

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“right wing’s most common techniques—including the deceptive use of statistics.”

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I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.

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Apple has long been a leading innovator of mobile technology; I myself own an iPhone.

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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…

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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…

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“As the polls began closing in the East, with states like New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Virginia going for Barack Obama, it was quickly becoming…

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Net neutrality isn't a government takeover of the Internet, as many of my Republican colleagues have alleged.

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Demagoguery sells. And therefore, radio stations will put it on. But that doesn't mean that you can't do something else and also make it…

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