Posted on 10/19/2004 11:44:49 AM PDT by Joe Taranto
Franken Says Iowa May Decide Election By Joseph Taranto. Posted 10/19/2004 1:06:00 PM
Iowa may be the deciding factor in the 2004 presidential election, said liberal author Al Franken on Saturday night.
Franken, along with John Kerrys daughter Vanessa, headlined a Democratic fundraiser in Iowa in which he declared that it may be won right here in Iowa.
In between the typical Bush bashing, including calling him a child president, Franken said the election basically comes down to who wants it more.
Vanessa Kerry also took questions and dodged a question about Michael Moores influence on the election by simply saying This campaign has been about my father and Senator (John) Edwards' hope to give Americans what they deserve.
She also criticized the Bush campaigns attempt to assassinate the character of her father, and pointed to their inability to defend their decisions.
Franken was one of the first personalities to join Air America, a liberal talk radio station with his show, The OFranken Factor.
According to todays New York Post, he may also have links to arch-nemesis Bill OReillys sexual harassment case.
Iowa is still a dead-heat in the polls. According to an October 12th American Research Group poll, Bush and Kerry are tied at 47 percent each.
Geez. This is worse than High School with these two.
I say Franken will be off the air in three weeks.
Iowa? I know it is a close battleground state but it seems to me that everyone other than Franken has recognized that it likely comes down to Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida.
Al who?
The "Al Franken Decade" ended two decades ago.
Franken is right. Iowa gave us John Kerry as the Dem nominee. Short of Kucinich and Sharpton, Kerry was the worst choice the Dems could make and the easiest one of the field for Bush to beat.
Franken is outta radio after November. He was just in it to get Bush.
One of those Kerry daughters "This campaign has been about my father and Senator (John) Edwards' hope to give Americans what they deserve.
Yikes - please leave me off your Christmas list:)
Since when did Franken become an official Kerry campaign staffer. Sounds like he is going wherever they tell him to go. I havn't heard the novel idea of Iowa being the deciding battleground state. That's hilarious to picture Franken in Iowa. He's probably searching everywhere to find a good falafel place and a copy of the ny Times. Definatly a fish out of water.
>>Al who?
Coholic. Albert Coholic. Goes by the name of Al. Can somebody page him for me?
It finally came to me...Kerry and Franken look like Count Chocula and Frankenberry from the kids cereal box from some years back.
Every EV counts and I sure wouldn't mind winning IA, even if it's "only" 7 EVs.
GOTV and "two in two!"
Al Franken has no freaking idea what the heck he is talking about!
Coming from a failure, I would be hesitant to ...lol
What am I saying, this is Franken we are talking about. LOL
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