Al Franken

As the clock ticks down, Democrats are ramping up the politically motivated fear theater. Obama only threatened Social Security checks to scare seniors. Pelosi says she's trying to save the planet. Al played the 9-11 trump-card.

Newly elected Minnesota senator Democrat Al Franken quit the Senate this morning, claiming the job was not nearly as much fun as he anticipated.

Five years after the Swift Boat ads helped derail the Kerry campaign, new Senator Al Franken was not happy that Swift Boat financeer T. Boone Pickens was allowed to speak to Democrats about wind energy on Thursday, triggering a confrontation afterwards.

After the drawn-out and controversial process of recounting votes, the former SNL comedian Al Franken is sworn in as the representative for Minnesota in the U.S. Senate, 238 after the election.

In Political Drubbings like the one Franken and Coleman were involved in, Does Anyone Win?

Al Franken will soon be a member of the Senate it seems. It is a long time since November 4th so this victory will be especially sweet for Franken and the Democrats !

Did you know that Al Franken received a perfect score on the math section of the SATs? This and other trivia and fun facts are explored.

The final decision by the Canvassing Board is due today. Will this be enough to send Franken to the Senate?

If Norm Coleman had run a stronger campaign against Al Franken to keep his Minnesota U.S. Senate seat, he wouldn't have to worry about recounts.

The recount continues in Minnesota. Will Franken win the Senate seat?

Al Franken's campaign claims he has a lead of 4 votes in the race for the Minnesota senate seat. Will Franken will this quest? Only time will tell.

Al Franken is behind by only 221 votes in the Minnesota Senate race. The Democrats need to win the pending 3 Senate races to gain the 60 votes needed to prevent filibusters in the Senate.

A campaign memorandum for Norm Coleman.

Comics have a social license to issue outrageous political satire. They should not cross the line into serious politics.

Al Franken, former comedian and actor, has officially won the nomination of the Minnesota Farm Labor Democratic Party to run for the Senate seat now held by Norm Coleman. On close examination, Al Franken would seem to be an odd choice.

Comedian Al Franken took another step toward becoming a Minnesota Senator with a primary victory yesterday. Now he focuses on facing the incumbant Norm Coleman in November.

I discuss the problems Al Franken has been having as a former comedian running for the US Senate in Minnesota

This article is about the latest poll taken by Minnesota Public Radio that has Al Franken leading for the 1st time despite past baggage he carried.

A top ten list of Al Franken quotes, compiled by Amanda Carpenter with my comments included.

This is a review of Lies and the Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, by Al Franken. Along with discussing the books contents, I digress into stories and experiences that have shaped my personal political views.

A quick recap of the highlights in the nearly eight month process in electing Al Franken as the junior senator from Minnesota to the United States Congress.

a painful experience

The headlines for Friday, December 19th, 2008, as they emerged throughout the day, with some personal commentary on same.

One of the three Minnesota precincts which has given the most votes to Al Franken after the November 4 election was in Two Harbors, Minnesota, the city in which I live. This article examines the voting process where the miscount happened.

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