Al Franken...is this for real?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by lookout123

I think Al Franken is an asshat, but his previous career is irrelevant. We've had former actors, wrestlers, athletes, convicts, and even some lawyers elected to public office.

My thoughts as well. He was an asshat and a half assed commedian and remains the same as a politician.

[TGRR]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

My thoughts as well. He was an asshat and a half assed commedian and remains the same as a politician.

That's what must REALLY be pissing Coleman off right now. He got beaten by a hack comedian who was never even funny in his whole life.

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

My thoughts as well. He was an asshat and a half assed commedian and remains the same as a politician.

Three little words - "Bedtime for Bonzo".

Originally Posted by richlevy

Three little words - "Bedtime for Bonzo".

As well as a Cooter (from Dukes of Hazzard) and a Gopher (from Love Boat) elected to Congress.

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Redux

As well as a Cooter (from Dukes of Hazzard) and a Gopher (from Love Boat) elected to Congress.

Fred Grandy (Gopher) served 4 terms as a congressman for Iowa. I saw him once on C-Span in a committee and was not really impressed.

Originally Posted by richlevy

Fred Grandy (Gopher) served 4 terms as a congressman for Iowa. I saw him once on C-Span in a committee and was not really impressed.

Gopher did a reverse Frankin.

He is now a political talk radio guy on a local show in DC...same station as Rush and Sean.

Whoa...Gopher was also a cum laude Harvard grad with a sense of humor:

Born into a family of practicing Caucasians, Grandy survived a turbulent childhood in the tough Sioux City ghetto to graduate magna cum laude from Harvard University....

...At the height of his show business success Grandy abandoned the high life of Hollywood in 1986 to return to his ancestral homeland in Iowa to seek a seat in Congress. No one including members of his immediate family gave him much of a chance. Yet he prevailed in a closely contested election and went on to serve four terms in the U. S. House of Representatives where he earned a reputation as a thoughtful legislator and chick magnet.

In 1992 he challenged his state’s incumbent governor and narrowly lost a Republican primary the outcome of which was later discovered to be influenced by a little known group known as Al Qaeda of Iowa...

http://www.wmal.com/showdj.asp?DJID=39380