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Sen. Al Franken and Bill Maher say GOPers think President Trump is crazy (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2017 OP
Warren/Franken, 2020. (nt) Paladin Feb 2017 #1
That's interesting. Equinox Moon Feb 2017 #3
Ohhhhhhh DK504 Feb 2017 #9
Right-wingers (Kathleen Parker in Washington Post) are abandoning trump. Paladin Feb 2017 #10
I really appreciate Al Franken. He spent his first few years without interviews mucifer Feb 2017 #2
That used to be the tradition in the Senate underpants Feb 2017 #6
I called his office Friday... Equinox Moon Feb 2017 #4
outside the norms. mopinko Feb 2017 #5
Loved Al his entire professional career 90-percent Feb 2017 #7
people want a funny president, they really do. mopinko Feb 2017 #8

Paladin

(28,252 posts)
10. Right-wingers (Kathleen Parker in Washington Post) are abandoning trump.
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 07:10 PM
Feb 2017

Parker has a new column out, saying trump won't survive the 2018 mid-terms.

Everybody: Keep up the good work!

mucifer

(23,530 posts)
2. I really appreciate Al Franken. He spent his first few years without interviews
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 12:07 PM
Feb 2017

Now he seems to be everywhere which is great. He is funny and clever. Sounds like he isn't even trying to work with republicans anymore.

underpants

(182,769 posts)
6. That used to be the tradition in the Senate
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 12:53 PM
Feb 2017

First term - make small important issue related stances but other than that shut up and let the elders have the limelight. That was especially the case when there were the "Lions of the Senate".

Hillary Obama and Franken did it. Kaine is mostly doing it now.
Rand Paul didn't and Ted Cruz rushed in in his normal ahole way.

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
4. I called his office Friday...
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 12:20 PM
Feb 2017

with a question for Gorsuche, since he is on the Senate Judiciary Committee. A good question would be: What is Gorsuche's response to the senate abdicating the Constitution and not giving Garland a hearing? Don't you think this hearing should be with Merrick Garland and not yourself?

The office staffer really liked it and would pass it on. The idea came from someone on the radio.

Here is Sen. Franken's phone numbers:
St. Paul, MN - 651-221-1016
DC - 202-224-5651

mopinko

(70,078 posts)
5. outside the norms.
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 12:27 PM
Feb 2017

not just for presidents, but for human beings.

seems like al has his deadpan totally cemented in place at this point. never cracked a half smile or missed a beat.

you go gettem, sir.

90-percent

(6,829 posts)
7. Loved Al his entire professional career
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 01:05 PM
Feb 2017

And I have a copy of Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot to prove it.

Al's wit is in the same historical percentile as Winston Churchill.

".......and if your were my wife, I'd drink it!"

-90%

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