Al Franken...is this for real? - Page 3

Radar · 12-19-2008, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

Actors seem to make pretty good politicians. Why do I know who Al Franken is? I do. Just don't know why.

It didn't work out very well in the case of Fred Thompson, Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger Clint Eastwood, or Jesse Ventura. Who were you thinking of? Gopher from the love boat? Sonny Bono?

None of these people were very good actors or politicians.

richlevy · 12-19-2008, 09:49 PM

I for one welcome the lizard people as our Minnesotan overlords.

lookout123 · 12-19-2008, 11:09 PM

Radar, you may not like them, but it would appear that Thompson, Reagan, and Schwarzenegger made the jump to politics with great success.

Ibby · 12-20-2008, 12:51 AM

Lizard People definitely meant to vote for franken.
On every other race, the write-in oval was filled in next to the 'lizard people' write-in. On the senate race, while Lizard People was still written in, the oval wasn't filled, and the filled oval for Franken should definitely be construed as intent.

Radar · 12-20-2008, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

Radar, you may not like them, but it would appear that Thompson, Reagan, and Schwarzenegger made the jump to politics with great success.

If you consider irresponsible deficit spending, tripling the national debt, taking credit for things you didn't do, denying the things you actually did, trading arms for hostages, lying to the American people, and condoning attacks on civil rights to be great success I suppose you're right.

Reagan was the second or third worst president in American history behind George W. Bush, and Woodrow Wilson. Schwarzenegger had good intentions, but he can't get any real cuts in spending with the socialist California state senate in the majority so he's pretty much failed as a leader and at crossing the isle. Thompson really isn't even worth mentioning. His acting career has always been more important to him than his political career and he's a quitter. Of the actors who have gone into politics, he's slightly better than the others, but equally crappy as a politician.

Griff · 12-20-2008, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

I for one welcome the lizard people as our Minnesotan overlords.

I wonder if Obama actually wants Franken in the Senate. Based on his radio nonsense our potential Minnesota overlord is just the sort of touch hole who will send partisanship over the moon.

Pico and ME · 12-20-2008, 09:05 AM

I never listened to Franken while he was on Air America, but the few times I've read something he's written, I was impressed. He may have acted like a reactionary lefty, but Bush caused a lot of people to do that. What was his 'nonsense' like?

richlevy · 12-20-2008, 10:31 AM

I admit I have a copy of Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right downstairs that I bought last month at the library book sale and haven't opened yet.

It's going to be my 'vacation book'.

BTW, heres a clip of Franken speaking with Ann Coulter

Griff · 12-20-2008, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Pico and ME

I never listened to Franken while he was on Air America, but the few times I've read something he's written, I was impressed. He may have acted like a reactionary lefty, but Bush caused a lot of people to do that. What was his 'nonsense' like?

I find him to be very much like Sean Hannity. He wouldn't be able to build an audience of his own, but can roll out the platitudes, and appeal to the bigotries of his side, making the base angry and mobilized, but lacking the talent of Limbaugh when it comes to blending lies with"humor" or actually building a movement.

lookout123 · 12-20-2008, 12:59 PM

Griff, that is an exceptional summary of those people.

TheMercenary · 12-23-2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

I find him to be very much like Sean Hannity. He wouldn't be able to build an audience of his own, but can roll out the platitudes, and appeal to the bigotries of his side, making the base angry and mobilized, but lacking the talent of Limbaugh when it comes to blending lies with"humor" or actually building a movement.

Hence why Air America was such a failure, not to mention all the financial trouble Frankin and and his buddies got into. Sort of like the way Congress is throwing money out without it being monitored.

Griff · 12-24-2008, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Hence why Air America was such a failure, not to mention all the financial trouble Frankin and and his buddies got into. Sort of like the way Bush is throwing money out without it being monitored.

Fixed your Limbaughism.

TheMercenary · 12-25-2008, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Fixed your Limbaughism.

Fixed your Demoncratic way of seeing the world with rose colored glasses.

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary
Hence why Air America was such a failure, not to mention all the financial trouble Frankin and and his buddies got into. Sort of like the way the demoncratically controlled Congress is throwing money out without it being monitored.

Griff · 12-26-2008, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Fixed your Demoncratic way of seeing the world with rose colored glasses.

The Democrats in congress were wrong to trust the Bush administration with a blank check when he was talking down the economy. They will be fully responsible at the end of January, partisan Republicans can start bitching then. Is this a Limbaugh/Rove rewrite you're selling or your own creation?

elSicomoro · 12-26-2008, 10:11 AM

The Dems are really only back in the saddle because of GOP fuckups, starting with the response to Katrina. As much as I like Obama, had the economy not started fucking up huge late in the race, I don't know if he'd be president in a few weeks.

12-19-2008, 09:49 PM	#32
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I for one welcome the lizard people as our Minnesotan overlords. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

12-19-2008, 11:09 PM	#33
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Radar, you may not like them, but it would appear that Thompson, Reagan, and Schwarzenegger made the jump to politics with great success. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

12-20-2008, 12:51 AM	#34
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Lizard People definitely meant to vote for franken. On every other race, the write-in oval was filled in next to the 'lizard people' write-in. On the senate race, while Lizard People was still written in, the oval wasn't filled, and the filled oval for Franken should definitely be construed as intent. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

12-20-2008, 10:31 AM	#38
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I admit I have a copy of Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right downstairs that I bought last month at the library book sale and haven't opened yet. It's going to be my 'vacation book'. BTW, heres a clip of Franken speaking with Ann Coulter __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama Last edited by richlevy; 12-20-2008 at 10:42 AM.

12-20-2008, 12:59 PM	#40
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Griff, that is an exceptional summary of those people. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

12-20-2008, 09:05 AM	#37
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	I never listened to Franken while he was on Air America, but the few times I've read something he's written, I was impressed. He may have acted like a reactionary lefty, but Bush caused a lot of people to do that. What was his 'nonsense' like?

12-26-2008, 10:11 AM	#45
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	The Dems are really only back in the saddle because of GOP fuckups, starting with the response to Katrina. As much as I like Obama, had the economy not started fucking up huge late in the race, I don't know if he'd be president in a few weeks.

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