Picture of the Day - 3
(Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken watches a changing of the guard ceremony Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at Arlington National Cemetery. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf))
posted by mikevotes at
4:27 PM
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
(Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken watches a changing of the guard ceremony Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at Arlington National Cemetery. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf))
6 Comments:
Ironically, it's the comedian who is the more serious candidate.
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-epm, at 10:17 PM
I remember seeing Al Franken and Tom Davis doing a skit on SNL back in the 70's. Amazing, in a good way(unlike The Gipper) that he's going to the Senate.
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Anonymous, at 8:55 AM
In a weird way, I think this long recount thing has allowed Franken to transition from novelty to more serious. It's allowed people to gety used to the idea.
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mikevotes, at 10:42 AM
Mike: agreed. I was also thinking it has offered Franken an opportunity to temper his pricklyness (he has a reputation for not bearing fools lightly). It's given him a chance to incubate -- if you will.
Just as you say, it's helped the pubic to see Franken as more serious, it's also allowed Franken to demonstrate seriousness. Conversely, Colman has demonstrated... what? Egocentric pettiness?
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-epm, at 12:08 PM
Plus, if he'd come in right after the elections, the GOP villanization would have been more effective because the media would have played along... a comedian in the Senate!
But, they've had time to get used to the idea and it seems to have taken the attacking edge off.
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mikevotes, at 2:19 PM
Franken makes a lousy villain.
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Todd Dugdale , at 7:57 PM
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