Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that. I’ve been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you’re under pressure.
We owe an historic debt to American Indians. They have a unique set of concerns that haven’t been addressed, and I’d like to stand with them. Also, I’d like to get their views on immigration.
Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran. But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, ‘Hi’ to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation.
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.
If you use a cell phone – as I do – your wireless carrier likely has records about your physical movements going back months, if not years.
I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
I think that the default for collecting any kind of personal data should be opt-in consent.
I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.
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.
I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent.
I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement – and our record of having the nation’s highest voter participation.
I get satisfaction when I write something I like, when I’m happy with it.
I don’t know what happens to you after you die. I’m not banking on there being, like, a heaven.
I want to reclaim ‘liberal.’ I’m a liberal, and I think most Americans are liberals.
I’m a bit of a shill for the Clinton Administration, which has its perks. I’m invited to all the inaugural balls.
I’m crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor.
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.
If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it’d be a travesty.
I’ve spent my entire career being a satirist.