I've never understood why we would want to deny all the joys - and the challenges - of marriage to anyone. Which is why I think any loving, committed couple - gay or straight - should be able to get married. Al Franken challengecommitcouple share on social
I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility. I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights. Al Franken civilfighthubert share on social
If you hear, day after day, liberals are rooting against armed forces, that is eventually going to have an effect on soldiers and troops who are actually going to believe that and it's wrong. It's just wrong. Al Franken armdayeffect share on social
I'm part of the mushball middle. I consider 'confused' the majority position because, thankfully, most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than 100% positive all the time - even when they're wrong. Al Franken confusemajoritymiddle share on social
You know, Lincoln was funny. I don't think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you're funny. Al Franken electfunnylincoln Change image and share on social
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. Al Franken backbushfather Change image and share on social
And I think that being able to make people laugh and write a book that's funny makes the information go down a lot easier and it makes it a lot more fun to read, easier to understand, and often stronger. So there's all kinds of advantages to it. Al Franken advantagebookeasy share on social
I believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you're sure of what you're doing and you're working with allies. Al Franken allyattackcountry Change image and share on social
When I first started writing for television in the seventies and eighties, the Internet didn't exist, and we didn't need to worry about foreign websites illegally distributing the latest TV shows and blockbuster movies online. Al Franken blockbusterdistributeeighty share on social
Gary Bauer is a very good - he's a good friend of mine. Al Franken bauerfriendgary Change image and share on social
