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Briefing Book! Al Franken's Bid For Senate Seat Dealt Blow

LibertySugar — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:30:18 -0800

Senate: Supermajority dream beginning to fade? Minnesota board rejects Al Franken's absentee appeal. — Donklephant
Obama: Is Obama bringing change to the cabinet? President-elect tells reporter that "the change will come from me." – Huffington Post
Liberals: This one is a joke? Liberal ad says thank you, Sarah Palin. — 23/6
Race: Fear of "race card" accusations handcuffed McCain campaign? Advisers describe an environment of overwhelming caution. — Townhall

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Front Page: US Unemployment Reaches Grim High at 6.5%

LibertySugar — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:00:00 -0800

The US unemployment reached a 14-year high of 6.5 percent today. About 240,000 nonfarm jobs were lost in October alone. So far this year 1.2 million US jobs have been lost.— Bloomberg
The still being recounted Minnesota Senate race between Al Franken and Senator Norm Coleman came within a margin of 236 votes at the end of Thursday. — Minneapolis Star Tribune

Georgia's claims that it acted in defense against Russian aggression last summer are being called into question. — New York Times
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi started "suntan-gate" yesterday when he called Barack Obama "young, handsome, and tanned." When asked if the comment might have been misunderstood as undiplomatic or even racist, the Prime Minister told his opponents to get a sense of humor.— BBC News

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Lighten Up! Candidate Al Franken Writes a Skit for SNL?

LibertySugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:07 -0700

Comedian Al Franken, who is currently running for Senate in Minnesota, phoned in this weekend's opening skit on Saturday Night Live, according to NBC insiders.

Both SNL and the Franken campaign want to downplay Al's involvement. Allowing a liberal Democratic candidate to write a piece critical of John McCain could make the network look bias. And as for Franken, his campaign has spent a lot of time trying to contextualize his funny, yet risqué, past. The official story is that Franken, who hasn't worked on SNL for 13 years, called creator Lorne Michaels to chat about something else. The topic of McCain commercials came up, and Michaels went on to create a sketch after he hung up.

I often think candidates would do well if they used pieces of political comedy as their campaign commercials. For example, no one can articulate hypocrisy quite like Jon Stewart's Daily Show. Check out the alleged Franken sketch — should the campaign gladly take credit for it?

US Senator From Minnesota: Jesse Ventura vs. Al Franken?

LibertySugar — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:23 -0700

Jesse Ventura is hinting at a run to be the US Senator from Minnesota this fall. Only problem, there is already an eccentric and popular personality with his hat in the ring — satirist Al Franken! Let's compare credentials. Franken has worked on Saturday Night Live, and written books like Lies and the Liars Who Tell Them. He is also a pioneer of progressive talk radio.Jesse "The Body" Ventura is a former governor of Minnesota, Navy veteran, and radio and TV host. Oh and don't forget — he's also a veteran of professional wrestling. Who would you like to see in the Senate — the wrestler or the comedian? Are both skills equally suited to Congress?Source

US Senator From Minnesota: Jesse Ventura vs. Al Franken?

Jesse! He'll bring his independent spirit to the Washington Ring.

Al! He never backs down from progressive values, and Washington needs some humor.

Other. I'll tell you in the comments.

Funny Man Al Franken's Campaign Flummoxed by Blogger

CitizenSugar — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:00:52 -0700

Al Franken, former SNL funny man turned face of Air America is the Senate candidate running for election in Minnesota, interested in discussing problems that concern his constituents. You know the good issues like jobs, health care, and the environment. Enter the blogosphere. Oops. Unfortunately for the Franken campaign, what he's now being forced to discuss is his failure to pay his income taxes on time. To the tune of $70,000 in 17 different states.

Republican blogger Michael Brodkorb started the blog MinnesotaDemocratsExposed and scooped the mainstream media to out Franken's suspicious bookkeeping and calls Franken “mean spirited and un-Minnesotan” candidate behind a “desperate and ridiculous” campaign. Franken says of the blog, "when people talk about the right wing noise machine, that's what it is." Brodkorb says, "I do think it has some influence right now, but that's never what I sat down to do. This was always about a political junkie looking for an outlet."

Franken is taking on Republican incumbent Senator Norm Coleman.

But, Al — if it's true, how is it noise?

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