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
Most Americans don't think about antitrust law when they look at their cable bill, flip channels on TV, or worry about what their favorite website knows about them. But they should.
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.
The nature of the Internet and the importance of net neutrality is that innovation can come from everyone.
I'm sure I've devoted enough thought to Rush Limbaugh for one lifetime.
If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor.
If we have George W. Bush as president, we're going to go back to the kind of policies we had when his father and Ronald Reagan were president.
If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it'd be a travesty.
I've spent my entire career being a satirist.
There's plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it's a serious business.
He [Newt Gingrich] is the most unpopular politician in America. His favorable rating is only four points higher than the Unabomber.
We need to be pro-science; we have to go back to science.
I wish I had spent more time at the office and less time in prison.
It's not preppies, cause I'm a preppie myself. I just don't like homosexuals. If you ask me, they're all homosexuals in the Pudding. Hey, I was glad when that Pudding homosexual got killed in Philadelphia.
Skepticism turns to cynicism, which leads to apathy and despair, which can cause sleeplessness, dry-mouth, and loss of sex drive.