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Comedian, Former US Senator

The institutions that we've built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don't apply to the private sector. The Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to corporations. The Freedom of Information Act doesn't apply to Silicon Valley. And you can't impeach Google if it breaks its 'Don't be evil' campaign pledge.

Corporations - Government - Individual - Information - Pledge - Privacy - Protecting - Right

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

I couldn't think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow's leaders.

Leadership - Mindset - Thinking

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

He [Newt Gingrich] is the most unpopular politician in America. His favorable rating is only four points higher than the Unabomber.

America

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I've had to learn a little bit about it. It's not rocket science: You get ratings, that's good.

Interest - Radio

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

Too many people don't protect their smartphones with a password or PIN. I anticipate that Apple's fingerprint reader will in fact make iPhone 5S owners more likely to secure their smartphones.

Facts - Making - Ownership - People - Protecting - Reading - Security - Willing

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

It's the Power of the Almighty, the Splendor of Nature, and then you.

Almighty - Nature - Power

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

The next thing I am doing is moving back home to Minnesota and getting involved in politics. I'm looking at a run for Senate in 2008, but in the meantime I am focused on knitting together the progressive network in the upper Midwest.

Comedy - Home - Movement - Together

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

Well, I think that there's a value to comedy in and of itself.

Comedy - Thinking - Value - Wellness

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

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.

Kindness - Meaning

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

I think that the default for collecting any kind of personal data should be opt-in consent.

Consent - Kindness - Thinking

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

Ralph Nader is a hero. I know Ralph, and I call him up occasionally. He's helped me out on a couple of occasions when I've given speeches to corporations where he'd have a good... He'd give me some good information.

Calling - Corporations - Giving - Good - Help - Heroism - Information - Knowledge - Speaking

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home. We basically had dinner every night while watching the news, and then we'd discuss it with our parents.

Dining - Having - Home - News - Parents - Politics - Watching

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

If someone hacks your password, you can change it - as many times as you want.

Change - Time - Wants

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

The Minnesotans I talk to are really concerned about what the future holds for their families. They're trying to pay for health care and send their kids to college, they're worried about declining home values, they're scared for a loved one they have serving in Iraq.

Care - Family - Future - Health - Home - Iraq - Love - Payment - Scary - Talk - Trial - Value - Worrying

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

I'm sure I've devoted enough thought to Rush Limbaugh for one lifetime.

Devotion - Enough

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

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.

Finding - Humor - Life - Meaning - Righteousness - Trial

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

The Medicare Part D prescription drug bill, which might be the most corrupt piece of legislation in history, was a huge giveaway of taxpayer funds to the big pharmaceutical companies.

Corruption - History - Legislature - Pharmacy

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

Changing technologies, changing marketplaces, and even changing trends in anti-competitive practices have all presented challenges to antitrust enforcement.

Challenge - Change - Enforcement - Practice - Present - Technology

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

It's hard to have that debate around secret programs authorized by secret legal opinions issued by a secret court. Actually, it's impossible to have that debate.

Courting - Debating - Impossible - Opinion - Programming - Secrets

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Al Franken

Comedian, Former US Senator

I couldn't think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow's leaders.

Leadership - Mindset - Thinking

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