Comments on: Al Franken Is a Big Fat Hippie

By: rachael

rachael — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:42:20 +0000

i wonder … in what (sexually-frustrated)vein does “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” remind Al of his youth?

By: Rex

Rex — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:25:38 +0000

If you've seen Battleground Minnesota, you know Norm can definitely bling with the boys.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:09:30 +0000

I hope to see the Coleman attack ad airing in the suburbs: “Can we trust a comedian with our national security? Who is this New York hippie anyway? And he doesn’t even like hip-hop music.”

By: Taylor

Taylor — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 17:15:36 +0000

Nicole Kidman's playlist over at Mixmatcher is a bit surprising, with some definite high points. Al should ask her to help him out with some new music.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 16:29:19 +0000

I’ve added the “Al trifecta” of iTunes celebrity playlists (Al Franken, Al Green, and Weird Al Yankovic) to Mixmatcher… feel free to suggest new songs to their playlists.

By: MNObserver

MNObserver — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:35:27 +0000

“Forever Young” has reminded me of Paul Wellstone ever since Garrison Keillor and company sang it on the show the day after the plane crash. I still cry.

By: David

David — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:15:52 +0000

Hey, at least there’s no Strokes on his list.

By: Rex

Rex — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 04:11:13 +0000

“I’m not a hip-hop fan.” Ba-bye, Franken — you just lost and you hadn’t even announced you were running yet. And two Grateful Dead songs? Oh boy.