But Franken isn't funny. Doesn't that mean that his stuff doesn't work and bring into question his understanding of current events?

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"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

Actually that book is brilliant, and it points out all the lies that Bush, Cheney, Limbaugh, etc tell about the budgets and tax cuts to fool the morons into voting for them.

Having that guy in the Senate, with his in depth knowledge of the federal Budget, would be a great boon to the nation.

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

I'm from Illinois. It's not omitted intentionally... and I routinely poke fun of my state and am proud of it at the same time.

So far, my joke has gotten no laughs. I guess that precludes me from running for office in the same vein as Stephen Colbert and Al Franken.

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Well it seems to be a gaff so that qualifies you...if you were to throw a dog/puppy off a cliff i'd probably be more supportive of a possible future candidacy....

"Rush Limbaugh is a big fat Idiot and other observations" is one of the most entertaining and informative books I ever read, And "Lies and the Lying Liars that Tell Them" is equally brilliant.
"Why Not Me?" got a little tedious, and the Stuart Smalley stuff leaves me bored, but then again they can't all be gems.

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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

I'll do anything to win.... do you like hounds or terriers?

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Congratulations President-Elect Obama

I shouldn't really advocate it per se as i believe even having a cliff in IL is illegal these days but i'm partial to anything that isn't an alsation or bull dog. Poodles, chewawas, setters, cocker spaniels etc. They're all good for me, i may even donate to your campaign!

(Btw i sure am glad folks don't judge for your junior Senator...)

Hi Si modo, long time no see!

False. I'm here legally. Nice to see ya Steel!

Right on goober! I'm rooting for him!

I think Al Franken is pretty funny. What works for him is that he remembers that funny works best if you're holding power to account. What makes Dennis Miller so unfunny now is that he tries to be funny and defend the powerful. For whatever reason, comedy just doesn't work that second way. Bill Maher can be really, really funny sometimes, and he can also make you think. Anyone who really knows him knows that he's conservative about some issues, liberal about others, and libertarian about others. People forget that Maher voted for Bob Dole, and then Nader in the next election, and then Kerry in the one after that.

The more people write Franken off as a joke, the more it will probably bring him more attention. He's already getting a lot of attention, and the state he's running could be a huge "get" for Obama, who beat Clinton there. If Franken really were a joke, he wouldn't be this close in the polls.

Al Franken is an emotional basket case. If I lived in Minnesota, there is no way I would vote for one who has so little control of their emotions, regardless of their party.

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I don't have any information about Franken being an emotional basket case or having little control of his emotions. Do you have any examples?