Politics in Minnesota 8.15.2008

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Aug 15 2008 — 2:00am

PiPress: MN Senate GOP doesn’t want shunned lawmaker

Time: Not so funny

Strib: Rybak’s 2009 budget includes big chunk for public works

More news: PIM Morning Report 8.15.2008

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5 Reader Comments

mason Aug 15 2008
1:05 pm

“he’s still funnier than any other candidate in American history”

Not so fast Mr. Stein:

“Franklin D. Roosevelt’s humor and jaunty optimism kept America moving forward through the Great Depression; Jimmy Carter’s sourness depressed Americans through recession. Given the choice, Americans have elected the candidate with the better sense of humor: Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter; Mr. Reagan over Walter Mondale; George H.W. Bush over Michael Dukakis; Bill Clinton over Mr. Bush; Mr. Clinton over Bob Dole; George W. Bush over Al Gore; President Bush over John Kerry. It is no wonder John F. Kennedy had his team of speechwriters supply him with jokes during his 1960 presidential run.”

justpbob Aug 15 2008
1:11 pm

The Time article would have been funnier if it had been written by Ben Sein.

acalhoun Aug 15 2008
3:13 pm

Call me cheesy, but that article made me connect with Al more than anything so far.

Plus, it’s cool that the article pretty much covered every part of MN I worked during my short career in news (save for Farmington).

justpbob Aug 15 2008
3:17 pm

Taft’s “knock knock” jokes were great, too.

acalhoun Aug 15 2008
4:14 pm

But not as great as Calvin Coolidge’s dick and fart jokes.