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Talk of a Franken Senate bid is flying
Minneapolis (Red) Star Tribune ^ | November 22, 2006 | Deborah Caufield Rybak

Posted on 11/23/2006 10:30:48 AM PST by Zakeet

The political blogosphere was slightly atwitter Wednesday with a rumor that Al Franken might make an announcement next week about a 2008 run in Minnesota for the U.S. Senate. The speculation was spurred by Franken's comments Tuesday to CNN's Lou Dobbs that he and his family would be "deciding" the matter over the Thanksgiving weekend.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: electionussenate; franken; senate; stuartsmalley
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OK Freepers. Here's your chance to also "atwitter" away.
1 posted on 11/23/2006 10:30:50 AM PST by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

I think I will just "twit" this one out


2 posted on 11/23/2006 10:31:45 AM PST by woofie (creativity is destructive)
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To: Zakeet

Coleman will destroy the little twerp.

And I'm not a huge fan of Norm.


3 posted on 11/23/2006 10:32:32 AM PST by Choose Ye This Day (Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God. -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
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To: Zakeet

His campaign slogan would have to be something like, "Vote for me because I am neither Rush Limbaugh nor Bill O'Reilly. And you know how much I hate those guys - and you should too!"

Otherwise, he would have very little name recognition. :)


4 posted on 11/23/2006 10:33:26 AM PST by DennisR (Look around - God is giving you countless observable clues of His existence!)
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To: Zakeet
Oh please let it happen! The Rush/Paul Shanklin possibilities alone are worth having to see his bucktoothed moron face on the news!

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

5 posted on 11/23/2006 10:33:33 AM PST by wku man (BLOAT!!!!!!!)
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To: Zakeet

That's about as silly as the Viqueens thinking that had a decent football team this year.


6 posted on 11/23/2006 10:33:53 AM PST by big'ol_freeper (It looks like one of those days when one nuke is just not enough-- Lt. Col. Mitchell, SG-1)
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To: Zakeet

Holy twitter, Batman!


7 posted on 11/23/2006 10:34:10 AM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Kill 'em til they're dead! Then, kill 'em again!)
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That's about as silly as the Viqueens thinking that had a decent football team this year.

They had an indecent one last year.

8 posted on 11/23/2006 10:36:00 AM PST by Paleo Conservative (Karl Rove isn't magnificent.)
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To: Zakeet

The 'blog-o-sphere is whatever you perceive it to be.

Either we are equal or we are not. Good people ought to be armed where they will, with wits and guns. NRA KMA


9 posted on 11/23/2006 10:36:03 AM PST by dhuffman@awod.com (The conspiracy of ignorance masquerades as common sense.)
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To: Zakeet
Please run. Pleeeeeasssse!
10 posted on 11/23/2006 10:36:30 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: Zakeet; MplsSteve; MNJohnnie; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; Kuksool; MinnesotaLibertarian; ...

Franken's ambitions aren't taken seriously because there's nothing in his background that makes people believe otherwise--AND THAT'S OK.


11 posted on 11/23/2006 10:36:34 AM PST by Clintonfatigued (Corporatism is not conservatism)
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Al Franken? The washed-up old SNL guy? The guy who stopped being funny and therefore went from being a "comedian" to being a "satirist"? The guy Alan Colmes decked at a dinner?

Yep, sounds like the ideal candidate for the scumbag Democrats.


12 posted on 11/23/2006 10:36:53 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Zakeet

Al Franken = a twit


13 posted on 11/23/2006 10:36:59 AM PST by jazusamo (Murtha still owes the Haditha Marines an apology-See DogMurtha.com.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Do you think he can get Bill O'Reilly to work his campaign?


14 posted on 11/23/2006 10:38:09 AM PST by Long Island Pete
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To: Zakeet

The local Air America channels must be looking forward to campaign advertising revenues from Mr. Franken.


15 posted on 11/23/2006 10:38:41 AM PST by Bernard ("Talking is better than shooting" - Tommy Franks. What have you got to say?)
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To: Zakeet

The local Air America channels must be looking forward to campaign advertising revenues from Mr. Franken.


16 posted on 11/23/2006 10:38:41 AM PST by Bernard ("Talking is better than shooting" - Tommy Franks. What have you got to say?)
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Another moronic standup comedian as a U.S. Senator. Sounds like he'll fit right in. Maybe he can help Hanoi Boi work on his delivery.
17 posted on 11/23/2006 10:40:03 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (America! It's off with the desert BDUs and on with the lavender burqas!!!)
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Not again. Not the first time he has contemplated a run.



18 posted on 11/23/2006 10:40:44 AM PST by Republic_of_Secession.
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Not again. Not the first time he has contemplated a run.



19 posted on 11/23/2006 10:41:00 AM PST by Republic_of_Secession.
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Not again. Not the first time he has contemplated a run.



20 posted on 11/23/2006 10:41:19 AM PST by Republic_of_Secession.
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