The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it - politics - was important... that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into books, then into radio.

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.

Bill Clinton is the greatest president of the 20th century because I played touch football with him.

Minnesota has a proud tradition of having two Senators on the Ag committee - a tradition I'd like very much to continue.

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.

Anybody who deliberately propagandizes with lies should be held up to scorn and ridicule.

I hope you realize, in a democracy, laughter is assent.