You're not serious are you? If you don't what a bastard he is then you're either playing dumb or completely oblivious.

Wow.

Put me in the "completely oblivious" column then. What exactly did he do to deserve such derision?

No, that's a false dichotomy.

Regardless, I don't pay much attention to politico-comedic figures of any stripe, so instead of wasting time, why not just tell me what he's done that's so bad?

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He's had lyrics is songs which he wrote that talked up things like Halliburton taking broomsticks up folks asses, joking about the ailing health of politicians he doesn't like, comparing our leaders to Nazi's etc. Its a mixture of crass incivility with cringeoworthy tripe. He thinks he's funny too to top it off.

(Also its one thing to have the odd retarded idiot saying Bush is the same as Hitler, its another to have a prospectie politician do it).

A tax dodger too at that.

What, that's it? He's a comedian. Quite possibly a shitty one, but nevertheless.

Forget I asked.

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Al Franken is a brilliant satirist, maybe not the best ever, but some of his stuff is "bust a gut laughing" funny, his books "Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot" and "Lies and the Lying Liars that tell them" are classic political satire. "Why not me?" sucked.

All that will serve him well in Washington, he understands he has to play to a different audience, he's not writing for Playboy now.
But that ability to communicate images with words works for politicians as well as comedy writers.
If he wins, he'll make it to national stage quickly, because he's a showman, just like Reagan.

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“ The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.”

Adam Smith , The Wealth of Nations 1776

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"
FDR's second Inaugural Address

All I've ever seen him do is tell the truth to Republican's lies. I guess that would make him a nasty piece of work to most Republicans, especially to anyone still thinking Bush is a good President.

Definite Presidential material, he's got my vote.

Saying naughty things about Republicans, whether in jest or not, earns a person a ticket straight to hell. I'll need to remember to place instructions in my living will to not bury me in a three piece suit, shorts and sandals will be much more comfortable.

Well, God is on their side.

When you get to Hell, say Hi to Reagan and Nixon

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“ The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.”

Adam Smith , The Wealth of Nations 1776

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"
FDR's second Inaugural Address

He turned me into a newt!!!






I got better.....

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We are at war with forces too terrible to comprehend. We cannot afford mercy for any of its victims too weak to take the correct course. Mercy destroys us; it weakens us and saps our resolve. Put aside all such thoughts. They are not worthy of those in the service of country.

The raving lunatic is the spineless imp who accused an intellectually superior British MP of cozying up w/Saddam, then got his butt quickly axed off and handed to him on national TV.

Since then, folks here have only seen him in a coma.

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-- S

A little personal update on this Senate race for those interested:

It's been a nasty race, particularly concerning attack ads placed by Norm Coleman's campaign and the RNC.

Yesterday 10/11/08 on the 10 PM news, Norm Coleman got a story in which he personally said he had pulled 100% of his negative ads and asked all that support him to do the same. The simple fact that Coleman had gone from a 10% lead to trailing by 10%, may or may not have weighed into this. Or maybe it was when it was exposed that the footage of a supposedly "out of control, angry Al Franken" was in fact, Al telling a funny story about Paul Wellstone and his son running.

Cut to commercial...

Up first?

An attack on Al Franken by Norm Coleman. How stupid does this turncoat jerk think we are? And he wonders why he's trailing and about to get sent packing back to Jersey where he came from?

We report, you decide.

well said.....

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No individual can plan his own existence in their view.

So the state planners must arrogate to themselves the right to manipulate any sector of the economic system if the good of “society” or the “general welfare” is paramount.

Ipso- if the rights of the individual get in the way, the rights of the individual must be sublimated.

The Road to Serfdom
FA Hayek (interpretation)


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