Al Franken...is this for real?

Urbane Guerrilla · 02-06-2009, 10:20 PM

I still think it's beyond belief that half the Minnesota electorate could want the likes of Al Franken for a Senator. Freakish. Even more freakish if Al continues to act like Al in office. It would be a pleasant -- and a complete -- surprise to discover a statesman there, but I'm not holding my breath.

TGRR · 02-06-2009, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

I still think it's beyond belief that half the Minnesota electorate could want the likes of Al Franken for a Senator.

Probably says more about his opponent.

02-06-2009, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TGRR

Probably says more about his opponent.

Sure does...Coleman had the dubious distinction of losing to Jesse Ventura for governor.

He was fortunate his opponent (Paul Wellstone) when he ran for Senate in 02 died in plane crash the week before the election.

Coleman is an intellectual lightweight...Franken certainly cant be any worse.

I dont expect Franken to be doing Mick Jagger impersonations on the floor of the Senate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_mwsDFm7bQ

TGRR · 02-07-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Redux

I dont expect Franken to be doing Mick Jagger impersonations on the floor of the Senate.

sugarpop · 02-10-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

I still think it's beyond belief that half the Minnesota electorate could want the likes of Al Franken for a Senator. Freakish. Even more freakish if Al continues to act like Al in office. It would be a pleasant -- and a complete -- surprise to discover a statesman there, but I'm not holding my breath.

Hey, Jesse Ventura pulled off being governor, why not Al Franken as a senator?

Urbane Guerrilla · 02-11-2009, 05:10 PM

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Hey, Jesse Ventura pulled off being governor, why not Al Franken as a senator?

Look at Jesse Ventura's early career for why he really pulled it off; being a SEAL tends to get you pretty solidly grounded. Al's got nothing of the kind in his resumé. Too, I think being a former SEAL is also why Jesse Ventura was a one-term Governor. He did not morph into a slickster of a politician, and I bet he didn't acquire much of a taste for it.

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