Politics in Minnesota 8.15.2008

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“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.”

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

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).

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

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