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Al Franken

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in New York, New York, The United States

May 21, 1951

Website

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Alan Stuart "Al" Franken is an Emmy Award–winning American comedian, writer, progressive political commentator, and, recently, politician. He gained fame as a writer and a performer for Saturday Night Live, eventually writing and appearing in several films. Since then, Franken has become more known for his political commentary, writing numerous bestselling books and hosting a nationally-syndicated radio show on Air America Radio.

He is currently the United States Senator from Minnesota.

On February 14, 2007, Franken announced his candidacy for the 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and was nominated by that party on June 7, 2008. He won the Democratic Party primary on September 9, ...more

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The America these candidates are running to build

Most days, I highlight what’s going wrong in Washington. Fair warning: that will continue.

The post The America these candidates are running to build appeared first on Midwest Values PAC.

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Al Franken’s books

Average rating: 3.95 · 74,599 ratings · 4,856 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair & Balanced Look at the Right 3.82 avg rating — 29,806 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Al Franken, Giant of the Senate 4.22 avg rating — 23,106 ratings — published 2017 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot 3.91 avg rating — 9,357 ratings — published 1996 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Truth with Jokes 3.87 avg rating — 8,344 ratings — published 2005 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Not Me? : The Inside Story of the Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency 3.77 avg rating — 1,436 ratings — published 1999 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oh, the Things I Know!: A Guide to Success, or, Failing That, Happiness 3.38 avg rating — 1,357 ratings — published 2002 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, & Doggone It, People Like Me! by Al Franken, Stuart Smalley 3.85 avg rating — 437 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The O'Franken Factor Factor: The Very Best of the O'Franken Factor 3.42 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Al Franken Show Party Album 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Al Franken: Al Franken, quotes, quotations, famous quotes 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Mistakes are a part of being human. Precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.”
― Al Franken

tags: education, error, humanity, lessons, mistakes

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“WHAT DO WE WANT?! PATIENCE! WHEN DO WE WANT IT?! NOW!”
― Al Franken

tags: funny

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“The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They're about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.”
― Al Franken

tags: media

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