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2005-11-10 Home Front: Politix

Comedian Al Franken gets serious about politics

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Posted by Deacon Blues 2005-11-10 11:54|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It won't matter one bit. Once a joke, always a joke. Are we sure Franken's not on Rove's payroll?

Posted by Raj 2005-11-10 12:54|| 2005-11-10 12:54|| Front Page Top

#2 The heavily researched book...

*snort*

Reading Kos is not research.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-11-10 13:10|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-11-10 13:10|| Front Page Top

#3 From one of the reviews:
If you were a Bush voter, Al wants to set aside partisan bitterness and talk about the better future Americans can build together for their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. (Generations beyond that will have to fend for themselves.) But first, Al must show you how Republican leaders are, at this very moment, betraying your trust and quite possibly lighting a Cuban cigar with a burning American flag or Bible.
Someone know what his chances are in Minn? The ratings for Air America in Minn-St Paul are: Fall 2004:.8, Winter 2004:.9, and Fall 2005:1.0. Does he have some hidden cult following that will rise up and elect him?

Posted by Cyber Sarge">Cyber Sarge 2005-11-10 13:17|| 2005-11-10 13:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Air America is on the air somewhere in MN? (serious question ... although chuckles are allowed)

Posted by ExtremeModerate 2005-11-10 13:38|| 2005-11-10 13:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Well he's got the right name. Al Franken, Al Qaida, Al Zarqawi, Al Zahar...etc. Al Franken sounds like a french-german native terrorist. Maybe al-Franken. A little humor unlike this grim fellow.

Posted by Bardo 2005-11-10 13:39|| 2005-11-10 13:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Comedian?

Posted by Iblis">Iblis 2005-11-10 13:44|| 2005-11-10 13:44|| Front Page Top

#7 He hasn't been funny since saturday night live.
and only then because of the talented comideans which made his somewhat humerous stuff work...

Posted by mmurray821 2005-11-10 13:47|| 2005-11-10 13:47|| Front Page Top

#8 I prefer "humorist" myself. That's Boston Globese for "comedian who isn't funny but is politically correct". Usually works outta Cambridge and/or Somerville. And there's a lot of them around here.

Posted by tu3031 2005-11-10 14:05|| 2005-11-10 14:05|| Front Page Top

#9 I think that I was the one person who liked Stuart Smalley Saves His Family, or whatever it was called. The funny thing? I couldn't stand the SNL "Stuart Smalley" skits.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2005-11-10 16:12|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2005-11-10 16:12|| Front Page Top

#10 gotta give him credit...he's picked up on a unique form of self-fundraising. Just like Air America, his Senate bid will fail - but lots of really stupid people will send him money. I guess it's funny to him as he laughs all the way to the bank.

Posted by 2b 2005-11-10 16:22|| 2005-11-10 16:22|| Front Page Top

#11 I sat next to Franken at a bar in his home state of Minnesota. He was as obnoxious as one might expect. Everybody seemed to have the same opinion as myself that he was an arrogant, self-important prick. Alot of Moonbats in the Twin Sillies so his chances for nomination aren't out of the question.

Posted by DepotGuy 2005-11-10 17:04|| 2005-11-10 17:04|| Front Page Top

#12 Going up again Norm Coleman ... he doesn't have much of a chance, imo.

Posted by ExtremeModerate 2005-11-10 17:18|| 2005-11-10 17:18|| Front Page Top

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