Al Franken
Al Franken
Alan Stuart "Al" Frankenis an American comedian, actor, politician, and writer. He is currently the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He became well known in the 1970s and 1980s as a writer and performer on the television comedy show Saturday Night Live. After several decades as a comedic actor and writer, he became a prominent liberal political activist. Franken was elected to the United States Senate in 2008, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman. Franken is a member...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 May 1951
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
In my first week as a U.S. senator, I had the privilege of participating in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
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.
Liberals don't hate America. We love America more than Ann Coulter does. I love it enough to engage my readers honestly.
Today I will masterbate! Okay, that was a mistake. I should have written "Today I will masterbate--if I want to!
My dad was a terrible businessman.
Net neutrality has been in place since the very beginning of the Internet.
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.
I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent.
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.
The Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to corporations.
It's the Power of the Almighty, the Splendor of Nature, and then you.
The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I've had to learn a little bit about it. It's not rocket science: You get ratings, that's good.
Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose, and terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point.
No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.