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
Teen pregnancy went way down in the '90s, and 75 percent of it was because of increased use of contraception.
Service dogs raise their masters' sense of well-being.
Progressives, in a way, are the new conservatives. We want to conserve what we fought to build.
I'm the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota.
I'm crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
I'm a bit of a shill for the Clinton Administration, which has its perks. I'm invited to all the inaugural balls.
I want to reclaim 'liberal.' I'm a liberal, and I think most Americans are liberals.
I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.
I think that the default for collecting any kind of personal data should be opt-in consent.
I'm for Israel's right to exist.
I'm from the Vietnam generation. I didn't serve.
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.