Al Franken...is this for real?

[classicman]

UG -
#1) first sign of insanity is talking about yourself in the third person...
classicman knows this
#2) Read the thread - There are specific examples for you about other elected officials and their previous jobs... Gov/terminator, Gopher from Love boat, Gov Pro Wrestler... thats just off the cuff. There are more.

[Happy Monkey]

Not to mention the Republican savior, Bonzo's Bedmate.

[glatt]

And the British have Glenda Jackson

[Jill]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

But back on topic, instead of personalities on the one hand and failures of imagination burdening the other --

Franken's still ahead by 312 votes statewide. And the contest is still under legal appeal at time of posting. Approximately half the people in the state wanted the comedian?? For a Senator??? WTF? Wouldn't something not quite so Stuart Smalley be a better pick?

The praiseworthy thing about all this is that the principals in the matter are largely withholding any comment. It's the decent thing to do, and they're both doing it.

And the decent thing for you to do would be to stop belittling Mr. Franken by minimizing his accomplishments and qualifications, referring to him as merely "the comedian." Al Franken is:

• A cum laude Harvard graduate
• with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science
• An Emmy-winning television writer
• A Television and Film Producer, and
• A six time published, best-selling author

I pointed all of this out to you in post #279, which you apparently ignored, so this time I'm emphasizing it with bullet points so it's less likely to be overlooked.

I'm sure you're a smart man (at least you know how to cook!), but you do yourself a disservice when you fail to acknowledge any accomplishments of the candidate in the party you oppose. It makes you appear dishonest and unthinking.

[Undertoad]

We have watched UG fail to consume any information that contradicts his thinking many times.

The mind is not just shut, it's hot-riveted shut and sealed by welders.

[sugarpop]

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

But back on topic, instead of personalities on the one hand and failures of imagination burdening the other --

Franken's still ahead by 312 votes statewide. And the contest is still under legal appeal at time of posting. Approximately half the people in the state wanted the comedian?? For a Senator??? WTF? Wouldn't something not quite so Stuart Smalley be a better pick?

The praiseworthy thing about all this is that the principals in the matter are largely withholding any comment. It's the decent thing to do, and they're both doing it.

Every recount they've had has given Franken a bigger lead.

[classicman]

Like a little kid - it keeps getting worse every time he challenges his parents decision.

[TheMercenary]

Franken the Comedian, in the Senate? Actually it is quite fitting.

[Happy Monkey]

This guy may be crazier than Coleman.

Tedisco asks to be declared winner

Murphy still holds lead

By Jamie Larson


COLUMBIA COUNTY — 20th Congressional District candidate Republican Jim Tedisco submitted a petition to the Dutchess County Supreme Court Thursday asking the judge to declare him the winner of the extremely close special election race, despite the numbers currently being in favor of his opponent, Democrat Scott Murphy.


... while Tedisco’s office has said the challenges are roughly evenly split between the two camps, Columbia County lawyers for Murphy have only challenged 22 ballots, while Tedisco’s have challenged 258.

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by classicman

Like a little kid - it keeps getting worse every time he challenges his parents decision.

And yet it still goes on....

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Franken the Comedian, in the Senate? Actually it is quite fitting.

Hahaha....

Yes a comedian in the Senate but that makes the assumption that they aren't already there...

[classicman]

Doesn't someone have to tell him that its over? Way over? The clock is at zero. Time has run out. You lost, He won.....

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Jill, I've sampled Lying Liars. Looked like trash to me, and I don't buy trash. Has he sold books? Some people will fall for anything, won't they? He has sold none to me, and isn't likely to. Al Franken ain't no Russell Kirk. For that matter, I ain't much of a fan of SNL. I didn't always hate it all my life, but SNL seems a lot like TV's Harvard Lampoon magazine: its target demographic is college undergrads around age twenty. Around age twenty was thirty years ago, and that's a fair span of time.

[TheMercenary]

Lying Liars was complete trash. The writings of a raving wacko.

[classicman]

Is that what Michelle thinks too? :hee hee hee:

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by classicman

Is that what Michelle thinks too? :hee hee hee:

No, I have it on my shelf. I'll send it to you if you want it.