Al Franken announced that he is running for the Senate. My first comment? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Finally Al Franken makes a funny joke.
Al Franken announced Wednesday that he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2008, making it clear that the comedian and author of "Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot" wants to be taken seriously as a political figure.
I guess we have to take him seriously since he hasn't been funny in years.
Franken, 55, said he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and immediately acknowledged the doubts voters may have about electing a former "Saturday Night Live" performer.
Heck. Since the people in Taxachusetts continue sending a drunken bloviating blowhard like the Swimmer to the Senate every six years, why can't the people of Minnesota send a failed comic (and I use that term loosely) and a failed talk show host to the Senate? He'd fit right in.
"Minnesotans have a right to be skeptical about whether I'm ready for this challenge, and to wonder how seriously I would take the responsibility that I'm asking you to give me," Franken said in a video on his Web site.
Yeah Al. We take you seriously. Maybe you can bring back Stuart Little. "I'm good enough. I'm smart enough. And, by golly, people like me." Of course, they didn't like you enough to save Airhead America.
"I want you to know: Nothing means more to me than making government work better for the working families of this state, and over the next 20 months, I look forward to proving to you that I take these issues seriously," he said.
Blah. Blah. Blah. This may be the funniest thing Franken has ever done.
Update: As many people pointed out, Al's character was Stuart Smalley not Stuart Little. What can I say? I fucked up. Just like Taxachusetts has by electing both of their senators and New York has by electing the Schmuck and Hillary.
Posted by denny at February 15, 2007 01:48 PMProbably already hired John Kerry's speech writer and Barney Frank's butt boy for a chauffer.
Fantastic. It's the gift that will keep on giving. Amazing what he must think of himself. Al also has quite the tweaky temper. It'll be fun to watch his head explode a few times. Becha a dollar this didn't go over too well with HRC. Wonder if Al will get a call from Bill, you know, to get his mind right?
Posted by: MM on February 15, 2007 02:32 PMI hope every little piece of dirty laundry about him comes out and we find out he's a walking nightmare toward his subordinates.
Mr. High and Mighty needs to get downed down a peg or two, using language as insulting and vulgar as the diatribes he's made (and written) about conservative talkers like Rush Limbaugh.
I hope he likes a taste of his own medicine. And when he whines about a dirty campaign, that he is continuously reminded of his book titles.
Posted by: Jason on February 15, 2007 04:09 PMSonny Bono was in the Senate, the guy who played "Gofer" on the Love Boat was a Congressman, Fred Thompson was in the Senate (and did a pretty decent job). Jessie Ventura and Arny in the Gov's office, Reagan did the Govenor thing followed by President.
Seems being an actor / performer is the best route into politics these days.
Posted by: pat on February 15, 2007 04:48 PMPat - Sonny was a congressman.
Posted by: Denny on February 15, 2007 05:01 PMOy Vey! Al ran out of schtick.
Posted by: vetfromhell on February 15, 2007 05:34 PMIsn't it scary that he just might win because it's Minnesota. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure these idiot people in Massachusetts will vote for Jon Carry in the next election. GAK!
As for The Swimmer... the best days voting I ever did was to turn in a vote for the opposition last November. Sadly, I am surrounded by lunatics out here who still vote for the man - although even they don't know why.
Posted by: Teresa on February 15, 2007 05:35 PMYIKES!
To think that he might get elected is frightening at the very least. His only successful role has been poster child for abortion rights.
Maybe he is trying comedy again, and we will get the punch line in about twenty months.
Minnesota has already proven they are not competent in chosing people for public office, refrence Pat's comment. Governor goofy was just one of many bad jokes from the state of 10,000 loons. err, I mean lakes.
I think Dick Gephart was talking about Al Franken when he used the phrase, "Miserable failure."
BTW, it was Stuart Smalley. Stuart Little is a cartoon rat.
On second thought...
Posted by: Ralph Gizzip on February 15, 2007 07:58 PMComedian Lunacy.......
Every so often a comedian begins to believe his own BS & think his audience believes it also & he is the right man to lead us out of our wilderness of despair.
My first experience either was Dick Gregory who was indeed funny but somehow believed himself to be a political messiah or Mort Sahl who degenerated to postulating thought`s & ideas somewhere between Jupiter & Saturn.
George Carlin is a latter day convert for the assumption to title of political genius. Now we have Al Franken who has never really been funny unless you count his years as Howdy Doody the side kick for Buffalo Bob.
But when you consider the antics of some of the clowns who wander the hall `s in the Senate....well as much as we think these comedians are boring & stupid they might just be able to inject some life to the senate proceedings.
Certainly George Carlin as a United States Senator would bring some semblance of entertainment to a filibuster......might even keep swimmer awake & paying attention.
Posted by: dudley1 on February 15, 2007 08:17 PMSpeaking of bad ideas from Minnesota...
Self-righteous lying asshole Keith X. Ellison (aka Keith Ellison-Muhammad, aka Keith E. Hakim) (Traitorous Moslem Party, Minnesota) called the Capitol police on Tom Tancredo (Savior of the Nation, Colorado). Congressman Taoncredo's "offense"? Smoking a cigar in his office.
Read the story. Denny, I imagine you'll talk about this on the main page....
Posted by: Squidley on February 15, 2007 09:44 PMRalph corrected you already...Stuart Smalley is Al's character (alter ego). Minnesota elected Jesse Ventura as its governor. I can't in any way, shape, or form imagine the state electing a failed talk show host, or the "inventor" of Smalley. :)
Posted by: mashby on February 15, 2007 09:47 PMFranken's a NO TALENT douchebag asshole who had to use Limbaugh's name because it was the only way anyone would buy his pathetic book or know it even existed.
Just the title tells us all we need to know about this asshole Franken- "Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot".
Fuck you Franken!!!
You're a no-talent liberal POS failed "comedian/actor/radio host".
How proud your family must be- You've failed at everything you've done, motherfucker, and you'll fail at this.
Fuck off and die in excrutiating pain, asshole.
Posted by: Rob Cooper on February 15, 2007 10:19 PMdudley1 is ON this one!
Read his post a few more times!
Posted by: DanS. on February 15, 2007 11:51 PMDanS.....
Glad you read my comments, maybe there is a chance for your conversion after all. I think Prosper is beginning to bend ....could you be next?
Posted by: dudley1 on February 16, 2007 08:39 AMDenny - Yup, I missed that one, Congressman Bono, not Senator. Either way, a scary thought.
Dudley1 - I'd definitely support Carlin for Congress, it'd make C-SPAN a whole lot more interesting... at least the parts they didn't have to bleep out.
Posted by: pat on February 16, 2007 01:41 PMI knew something was up with him. My Intel guy in Kuwait, sent me pictures of Franklin entertaining the troops there in December 2006. I almost shit my pants. What was this guy doing with there and wearing a "Go Army" jacket? Now we know, getting a head start on stumping.
Hoping he wins in MN- they deserve what they get there. Yeah, I lived outside of the twins (the St Paul side) in the 80's.
Posted by: DebbieKinIL on February 17, 2007 01:06 AM