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The politics of bad jokes
Al Franken has been telling jokes for 30 years. Slate looks at how his campaign explains away the bad ones.
Latest comment — spaceman: Next candidate, please. This is not what I meant. Is this the best we've got? Really?
Al Franken Scares Baby Women
If you had any doubts about our own SNL alum, check out this terrifying City Pages article.
Oh my Lord. Maybe appearing in drag should be the acid test for all our politicians.
Latest comment — The Rat: Nothing wrong with living the Playboy lifestyle. I don't care what you do, Max. Just don't get the idea you're good enough to run for the U.S. Sen...
He’s Not Joking
The Atlantic interviews Al Franken: Where the script encouraged viewers to grab a bumper sticker, Franken deadpanned, “Remember, if you put one on your car, don’t cut anyone off. A brief debate ensued over whether buttons, too, should feature in the video, until Franken’s professional dignity asserted itself. “I don’t want this to be a prop act,” he protested, and added, with a grin, “I’m not Carrot Top.”
Latest comment — njbr: Franken would be a terrible candidate to run against Coleman. Coleman is a motor-mouth that will beat Franken in volume, if not substance. Frank...
Go, Al! You can do it!
In a stellar example of investigatory journalism, City Pages has discovered that when Al Franken works out at the tony downtown high rise complex where he lives, he shouts words of encouragement to himself, bites his towel, growls like a dog, and yells at the television in the workout room during Twins games: “That doesn’t sound like him,” Barr said, adding that he would discuss the matter with Franken and get back to us. But, he warned, “This is sounding less and less like the kind of thing we’re going to have anything to say about.” Two days later, after the collapse of I-35W, Barr said, “We’ve got nothing for you.” Franken had been informed of what the Grant Park residents had to say, but, “I don’t really think that it’s the appropriate time for him to be commenting on what, with no disrespect intended, seems like kind of a light-hearted story,” Barr said.
Latest comment — mark_d: I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Ben Westhoff's penetrating review of the new Interpol record in the very same issue!
Al Franken on election financing
“… I often think about how badly we need public financing of elections in this country. We need it because I should be out talking to Minnesotans about the issues that matter to their families. We need it so that I can spend my days meeting with policy experts and reading up on legislation and working with progressives all over the state to build a movement that can take on Norm Coleman next fall.”–Franken writing on The Huffington Post
Latest comment — Raindog66: Al Franken > Norm Coleman 'nuff said.
Al Franken Announcement Today
Today is Al’s last radio show. From his Air America page: “At 2:30pm EST / 1:30pm Central, Al will make a special announcement about his future in Minnesota.” [Update: He's Running! (duh) Video here.]
Latest comment — bobby_b: "Does anyone know where downtown he lives.... I think that I would like to get a few photos or autograph" You're going to get more responses if yo...
Franken Tells DFLers He’s Running
Comedian and radio talk show host Al Franken has begun calling Democratic members of Congress and prominent DFLers to tell them he will definitely challenge Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in 2008, the Star Tribune has learned.
Latest comment — msparber: Hey, you should see the Maz vs. the world show going on in the Molly Ivins thread, which I have pretty much stayed out of for the last six hours.
Franken Done at Air America
[Via the MN Monitor] According to the Air America web site, the network will be sold to SLG Radio LLC and Franken’s last show will be on Valentine’s Day.
Latest comment — wayne: I didn't live here when the body was governor, but I remember seeing him popping up on the national news pretty freqently, always making me think "...
Latest comment — wayne: he lives in skyscape, right? also, close that fucking revolving door. corrupt-ass system is corrupt.