“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.” MeanSellsRadioStationsRadio StationsDemagoguery Author:Al Franken
“I just can't sit still and meditate; that doesn't kind of work for me. I don't even know exactly what it means.” KnowsKindMeanStills Author:Al Franken
“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.” TryingMeanLittlesFoundRighteousCouchesIndignationRighteous Indignation Author:Al Franken
“My spiritual life is... sometimes I have access to it and sometimes I don't. When I do have access to it, it's usually a sense of my understanding what the best course of action or the best thing for me to do. By best, I mean when I have a real sense of doing the right thing and doing good for people and the connected universe of everybody.” PeopleMeanRealSometimesActionSpiritualLife IsUniverseCoursesUnderstandingConnectedAccessBest ThingsRight ThingSpiritual LifeDoing GoodDoing The Right Thing Author:Al Franken
“You have to love your country like an adult loves somebody, not like a child loves its Mommy. And right-wing Republicans tend to love America like a child loves its Mommy, where everything Mommy does is okay. But adult love means you’re not in denial, and you want the loved one to be the best they can be.” WantMeanChildrenDoeCountryAmericaRepublicanAdultsOkayWingsDenialBeing The BestLoved OnesRight WingChildren LoveLove Means Author:Al Franken
“Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow. Love takes attention and work and is the best thing in the world.” WorldMeanHelpingGrowsUnderstandingAttentionBest ThingsLoved OnesWhat You LoveLove Means Book:Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them Source: Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
“I don't think I'm an angry person. I think I'm a person who's angry. I'm angry at the Bush administration; I'm angry at the right wing media. And by that I don't mean the media is right wing. I mean, there is a part of the media that's not the mainstream media. That's Fox, that is 'The Wall Street Journal' editorial page.” ThinkingMeanPersonsStreetsMediaWallPagesAngryWingsAdministrationMainstreamJournalFoxesRight WingEditorialsMainstream MediaWall Street JournalAngry Person Author:Al Franken
“In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest. That's bad news for everyone else - and for our democracy itself.” MeanPoliticalDemocracyNewsPolitical SystemsBad News Author:Al Franken
“It's hard for a liberal to go on between Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, because it's like doing country music after hip-hop. I mean, just, the audience doesn't go from one to the other.” MeanCountryHardAudienceGoes OnHip HopHipsHopsSean Author:Al Franken
“It's really building Air America that I'm focused on, and for me, that almost only means doing a good show.” MeanShowsAmericaAirBuildingFocusedAir America Author:Al Franken
“We love America just as much as they do. But in a different way. You see, they love America like a 4-year-old loves his mommy. Liberals love America like grown-ups. To a 4-year-old, everything Mommy does is wonderful and anyone who criticizes Mommy is bad. Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.” WayLoveYearsMeanDoeDifferentHelpingAmericaPoliticsGrowsUnderstandingWonderfulDifferent WaysCriticizeLoved OnesWhat You LoveLove MeansOld Love Author:Al Franken
