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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 America like a child loves its mommy, where everything Mommy does is okay. But adult love means you're not in denial, and you want the loved one to be the best they can be.

~Al Franken

Topics: Adult America Best Child Country Denial Does Everything Like Love Loved Loved One Loves Means Mommy Okay Republicans Right-Wing Somebody Tend To Love Want Where You Your

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It is my fondest wish that in the fullness of time, the American people will look back on the Franken presidency as something of a mixed bag and not as a complete disaster.

~Al Franken

Topics: American American People Back Bag Complete Disaster Fullness Look Mixed People Presidency Something Time Will Wish

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There's no comparison between NPR and the propaganda that you hear from Rush or from Sean Hannity, the news movement conservatives that are just laying out, slathering out the disinformation and the lies, as I discuss in my book, 'Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right.'

~Al Franken

Topics: Balanced Between Book Comparison Conservatives Discuss Fair Hear Just Laying Liars Lies Look Lying Movement News Out Propaganda Right Rush Sean Tell Them Who You Npr

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There is - I mean - I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor.

~Al Franken

Topics: Couch Early Found Humor Indignation Life Little Mean Righteous Try

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I listen to NPR when I listen to the radio, but I don't listen to the radio that much. You know, I listen to Garrison Keillor, I listen to 'Prairie Home Companion.'

~Al Franken

Topics: Companion Home Know Listen Much Prairie Radio You Npr

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I've spent my entire career being a satirist.

~Al Franken

Topics: Being Career Entire Entire Career Satirist Spent

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It's hard for a liberal to go on between Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, because it's like doing country music after hip-hop. I mean, just, the audience doesn't go from one to the other.

~Al Franken

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My dad always told me to stand up to bullies, and Bill O'Reilly is kind of a bully, and he's the kind of kid who hits other kids on the playground. And when you hit him, he runs to the teacher and says, 'Teacher, sue him.'

~Al Franken

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Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who's done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign. 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.

~Al Franken

Topics: Absolute Arc Been Campaign Career Certainly Comedy Done Good Good Thing Made Me Odd People Political Really Satirist Senate Sense Some Some People Territory Thing Think Thought Uncharted Well I Think A Good Thing

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The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it - politics - was important... that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into books, then into radio.

~Al Franken

Topics: Because Books Important Policy Political Politics Public Public Policy Radio Reason Satire Then Thought Wrote

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: May 21st, 1951

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