Comments on: Politics in Minnesota 8.15.2008 http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12979 Minneapolis + St. Paul Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:23:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: acalhoun http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12979#comment-186816 acalhoun Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:14:27 +0000 #comment-186816 But not as great as Calvin Coolidge's dick and fart jokes. But not as great as Calvin Coolidge’s dick and fart jokes.

]]> By: justpbob http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12979#comment-186801 justpbob Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:17:41 +0000 #comment-186801 Taft's "knock knock" jokes were great, too.<br /> <br /> Taft’s “knock knock” jokes were great, too.

]]> By: acalhoun http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12979#comment-186798 acalhoun Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:13:48 +0000 #comment-186798 Call me cheesy, but that article made me connect with Al more than anything so far. <br /> <br /> 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). 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).

]]> By: justpbob http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12979#comment-186709 justpbob Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:11:17 +0000 #comment-186709 The Time article would have been funnier if it had been written by <strong>Ben</strong> Sein. The Time article would have been funnier if it had been written by Ben Sein.

]]> By: mason http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/12979#comment-186701 mason Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:05:09 +0000 #comment-186701 <em>"he's still funnier than any other candidate in American history"</em><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0116/p09s01-coop.html" target="_blank">Not so fast Mr. Stein:</a><br /> <br /> "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." “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.”

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