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Franken Gaining Ground in Minnesota Senate RacePosted on Oct 23, 2008
A couple of months ago, Al Franken’s U.S. Senate bid might have seemed like a long shot, even when it came to politics as (un)usual in his quirky home state of Minnesota. Now, victory may be within reach for the former “SNL” star in his race against Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.
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By AlexNYC, October 27, 2008 at 4:14 pm #
I listened to Al Franken’s Air American radio show for 3 years, and he gave me hope that there are still reasonable thinking people left in this country who question when their government is not acting with the benefit of the people in mind. I was glad when he announced he was stepping down from his show to look into the possibility of running for the senate seat in Minnesota. His radio audiences’ loss is Minnesota’s gain.
Report thisBy cann4ing, October 26, 2008 at 7:40 pm #
Followed your link, TomR. Excellent ad. Light hearted but a truthful exposure of the bankruptcy of the Republican devotion to inequality.
Report thisBy SteveL, October 26, 2008 at 5:25 pm #
The posts I put up are short because of the speed-reading that goes on. Note the word doable at the end of the post below. The Greens and Peace and Freedom Party in this country love to flay away at windmills and try and take the Presidency. They will have Republican support (why not they will not take any republican votes). In Europe the Greens take enough seats in various parliaments and become a controlling swing vote. Ideas like this seem to escape third parties here so we get this fight attendant stuff along with statements that there are no difference in the major party candidates resulting the current Administration which will be regarded as the worst in U.S. history.
Report thisBy TomR, October 25, 2008 at 2:53 pm #
I see an ad for Norm Coleman on this web page, but I prefer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVvHvjwshTU&fmt=18
- Tom
Report thisBy Arnie McConnell, October 25, 2008 at 2:33 pm #
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We need for Senator Franken, in the spirit of Paul Wellstone, to show a wrestler’s tenacity. To be the progressive who moves the agenda to the left while fighting an uncompromising rearguard action against the neocon-artists of the evermore fascistic right. (I’m using the term while thinking of its accurate historical meaning.)
To his great credit, Senator Franken has demonstrated that strength of will in the past. He is the real deal for the new New Deal. Just do it, Minnesotans. Elect this paragon.
Report thisBy tirebiter II, October 25, 2008 at 2:25 am #
for the last two general elections, ralph nader has been the bug flying around your house, that you catch a couple of times and put it back outside about a half an hour later. now he’s become so annoying, that you just grab the rolled-up newspaper again and just make him look like a scientific experiment gone wrong. so wrong in fact, that when he’s sitting home with his mother, reading a history book, he can’t figure out why he’s become, sadly, just a footnote.
Report thisBy Ron Ranft, October 24, 2008 at 9:49 pm #
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Yes steveL, it is always to best to be the flight attendant rather than the pilot. Passing out drinks is better than having control of the plane when it is in trouble and might crash. I know that I would rather be the person pulling the load than the person with the whip flogging me.
The People who run for President know that the majority of the fools out there are going to vote for the lesser of two evils. But every time Ralph Nader has run his numbers go up. If these candidates were allowed to debate I promise you neither Obama nor McCain would even be a viable option. Look at the substance in their campaigns. It is nothing more than a clown shown by really bad clowns but at least I do get some real good laughs, nothing more. These third party candidates are building the grass root political reform movements that are this country’s only hope for salvation from the religious/corporate supported neocons who want to transform the world into their image using our money and our lives.
No, becoming one amongst some 300 corrupt politicians makes no sense. Look how much Kucinich and Saunders have really accomplished. People like you make these irrational mythological staements without looking at the real time experiences and records.
I will vote for Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez because they represent everything I want in a President and Vice President. Imagine what would happen if they were to be elected. That would mean that the People were so fed up with not doing the People’s business as usual that they actually demanded real change for the better, something better than some half-assed promise of some vague change, then these representatives would take note and cooperate or they would get booted out along with all the other teat suckers! A year from now when we are bogged down with massive armies in both Iraq and Afghanistan and people are still loosing their homes, jobs are being lost and unemployment reaches double digits the People who voted for Obama will be moaning qand crying about how they got fooled again and they will then say they wished they had voted for the other guy even though it would had the same outcome. I, and the other people who will vote for third party candidates will have no regrets and sleep with a clear conscience.
Report thisBy SteveL, October 24, 2008 at 4:11 pm #
Note to all third party candidates: Instead of trying to win the Presidency getting into the House and Senate might be more useful and doable.
Report thisBy AmiBlue, October 24, 2008 at 10:49 am #
Franken is the tortoise to the gop hare.
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