Al Franken takes over the U.S. Senate floor to explain a newspaper cartoon to the waiting nation

LA Times ^ | May 7, 2010

[rhema]

All we can say is thank goodness Minnesota's newest Democratic U.S. senator, Al Franken, was on duty Thursday.

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And we realized suddenly that somehow we had inexplicably missed the comedian's detailed explanation of a newspaper editorial cartoon enlarged so that he could identify the symbols and characters in it so the elderly senators could see it. The current White House's pedantry is apparently infectious.

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No, this is not a "Saturday Night Live" skit. This is the real thing from the Senate floor where the 100 members are paid $174,000 -- each -- for this work. The folks back home must be very proud of the honorable gentleman.

[rhema]

Ignominy-of-Minnesota ping

[BelegStrongbow]

Well, the Honorable seems to have reached the shark-jump level with the LA Times. Who'd'a thunk it? Maybe a Republican does have a chance in CA this fall.

[Volunteer]

Why MN? Why did you do this to yourselves?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

ACORN did it.

[Soothesayer]

They already passed socialism so what do they care? Their power will be solidified by a dependent and desperate voter base for decades to come. Assuming we survive for decades.

[hiredhand]

It's bad enough having politicians in positions of leadership, but we've come to a low point when we have professional comedians pretending to be politicians, and then filling those same positions of leadership!

[Russ]

I wish someone from the "loyal opposition" would have asked him to explain a "derivative". That would be something to see...

[Nickname]

Does he always sound drunk when he speaks?

[Dr. Ursus]

I happen to check your profile page. Chariots of Fire is one
of my favorite movies.We visited St.Andrews golf course.The
beach was pointed out to us as where the running scenes near
the water were filmed.

[Tarpon]

proving no one in government should make over the national average wage.

[Psalm 144]

Why MN? Why did you do this to yourselves?

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I don’t know. But their posture of simple, forthright honesty and integrity is forfeit forever after that brazen fraud.

But for the fraud perpetuated in Minnesota, there would be no HealthControl law.

[VRWCmember]

What an idiot. To suggest “anyone who sees this political cartoon and doesn’t support my amendment (and the bill) just doesn’t know how to think right” displays a level of stupidity that surprises me - even for congress.

[Psalm 144]

ACORN did it.

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Minnesota courts ratified it.

Hmmm. Never teally thought of the possible origin of the word “RATify” before . . .

[wita]

Why MN? Why did you do this to yourselves?

The names Oly, and Swen come curiously to mind.

[Psalm 144]

Assuming we survive for decades.

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We won’t. If this bunch is not turned around politically, the relatively peaceful end to it is a bankrupt dissolution of the United States, similar to that of the Soviet Union.

I do not think there would be a successor State with the same borders. Again, like the Soviet Union.

[GOPRaleigh]

“I wish someone from the “loyal opposition” would have asked him to explain a “derivative”. That would be something to see...”

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kittymyrib]

The Pride of Ninnysota on display. Surely the electorate there has to rank among the lowest in intelligence of the 50 states.

[hometoroost]

There have been many jackasses elected to the United States Senate. Other than the current occupants of the White House (POTUS and VPOTUS) I can think of few less deserving or more embarassing Senators than Franken. God help us if people truly get the government they deserve.

[wita]

That could be Sven vice Swen.