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
Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.
Having an actual income can expand your romantic horizons toward the more appealing end of the spectrum.
Gary Bauer is a very good - he's a good friend of mine.
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 sell.
I think Hell exists on Earth. It's a psychological state, or it can be a physical state. People who have severe mental illness are in Hell. People who have lost a loved one are in Hell. I think there are all kinds of different hells. It's not a place you go to after you die.
Service dogs raise their masters' sense of well-being.
Let's keep the Internet weird. Let's keep the Internet free.
No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
Net neutrality isn't a government takeover of the Internet, as many of my Republican colleagues have alleged.
Net neutrality has been in place since the very beginning of the Internet.
My dad was a terrible businessman.
My dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett.
Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.
Liberals like me love America. We just love America in a different way.