You have gotta be s**ttin' me.... :eek7:

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Al Franken, a comedian and former liberal radio talk show host, won the Democratic nomination on Tuesday to run for a U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota.

In the November election, he will face incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and the Independence Party's Dean Barkley, who also won their nominating contests, according to returns from the state's primary election.

Franken, who once starred on the late-night sketch comedy program "Saturday Night Live," outran six opponents, taking 66 percent of the vote, with more than half the returns counted.

(link (http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0933020420080910))

I am suddenly very, very frightened of the people living in MN...

You have gotta be s**ttin' me.... :eek7:



(link (http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0933020420080910))

I am suddenly very, very frightened of the people living in MN...

Franken is a good guy, and very intelligent, why would you say such a ridiculous thing?

Is he not evil enough? Connected to huge oil companies? Defense contractors? What is it that scares right wingers about good people?

Anything that makes dittoheads and freepers heads spin off cannot be all bad

he's been talking about running for a while. this shouldn't be that big of a shocker.

has anyone told franken that being a senator involves more than making smarmy quasi witty remarks about bush on the letterman show (for example) and bashing anyone and everyone republican?

given his penchant for such behavior im sure his campaign ads will fit right in with the rest of the smear tactics both sides use every election year.

Franken is a very intelligent and passionate man. That's what scares those on the right.

Franken is a very intelligent and passionate man. That's what scares those on the right.

anyone can play the "if you dont like them you must be scared of them" card.

i dont like mccain either, i guess im scared of him too? i dont like biden, i must be scared of him too. same with bush rove and cheney, i must be scared of them.


use a better argument rather than these childish damn generalizations. i dont like his behavior so i dont like him, he reminds me of a lot of politicians who run nothing but smear campaign ads during election years, i dont like it when they do it why should i like it when he makes his remarks? cuz you like him? pfft get over it.

anyone can play the "if you dont like them you must be scared of them" card.

i dont like mccain either, i guess im scared of him too? i dont like biden, i must be scared of him too. same with bush rove and cheney, i must be scared of them.


use a better argument rather than these childish damn generalizations. i dont like his behavior so i dont like him, he reminds me of a lot of politicians who run nothing but smear campaign ads during election years, i dont like it when they do it why should i like it when he makes his remarks? cuz you like him? pfft get over it.Grow up. I'm not talking about being scared of the candidate. It's about being scared of what he might accomplish.

i'm pretty familiar with his printed works. He's a very intelligent and well-read individual. I think he'd be a good fit. :shrug:

Grow up. I'm not talking about being scared of the candidate. It's about being scared of what he might accomplish.


someone has high hopes. lololololololololololololol

The dude is a left wing-nut whose entire "political career" was based upon continual bashing of those he doesn't agree with rather than trying to accomplish something productive. We don't need yet another of those yahoos in the senate.

Franken is a good guy, and very intelligent, why would you say such a ridiculous thing?
I live in New York - yes, he's intelligent, but the guy is an ******* who should never hold the reins of power. Nothing wrong with his political outlook; the problem is him as a person.

I'm supporting him to make law, not go to the prom with me.

The dude is a left wing-nut whose entire "political career" was based upon continual bashing of those he doesn't agree with rather than trying to accomplish something productive. We don't need yet another of those yahoos in the senate.

In today's political world, the rule is that you HAVE to smash, crush, humiliate, belittle and redicule your opponent.

After the last 8 years, doing ANY of the above to a member of the right is completely acceptable.

They've earned it.

I'm supporting him to make law, not go to the prom with me.

Imagining Al in a prom dress is quite a funny thought indeed. :p

I live in New York - yes, he's intelligent, but the guy is an ******* who should never hold the reins of power. Nothing wrong with his political outlook; the problem is him as a person.

How is that?

And how come that doesn't apply to people like Giuliani, Cheney, Bush, or McCain?

You have gotta be s**ttin' me.... :eek7:



(link (http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0933020420080910))

I am suddenly very, very frightened of the people living in MN...

Oh, I'm sure that he's eminently qualified..... :rolleyes:

Oh, I'm sure that he's eminently qualified..... :rolleyes:

Yea, he's not a former CEO or corporate lobbyist or a religious nut..:rolleyes:

Regan was an actor

You have gotta be s**ttin' me.... :eek7:



(link (http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0933020420080910))

I am suddenly very, very frightened of the people living in MN...


You really are a right-winger,aren't you?:not:

Win Al win!

Franken is a good guy, and very intelligent, why would you say such a ridiculous thing?

Is he not evil enough? Connected to huge oil companies? Defense contractors? What is it that scares right wingers about good people?

Anything that makes dittoheads and freepers heads spin off cannot be all bad

Franken is a very intelligent and passionate man. That's what scares those on the right.

Agreed.



i dont like mccain either, i guess im scared of him too? i dont like biden, i must be scared of him too. same with bush rove and cheney, i must be scared of them.


People who are neither right wing or left wing are just ...nothing.:shrug:

The only things in the middle of the road are yellow stripes and dead Armadillos.



Grow up. I'm not talking about being scared of the candidate. It's about being scared of what he might accomplish.

i'm pretty familiar with his printed works. He's a very intelligent and well-read individual. I think he'd be a good fit. :shrug:

I'm supporting him to make law, not go to the prom with me.
:nice:
In today's political world, the rule is that you HAVE to smash, crush, humiliate, belittle and redicule your opponent.


If you don't then you are going to lose.





Regan was an actor


And that was yet another thing that Reagan did poorly,at least Al Franken has talent.

The dude is a left wing-nut whose entire "political career" was based upon continual bashing of those he doesn't agree with rather than trying to accomplish something productive. We don't need yet another of those yahoos in the senate.

Source? Proof? Evidence?

And here I thought he was a comedian...

The only things in the middle of the road are yellow stripes and dead Armadillos.And in this day and age, the totally clueless.

Yea, he's not a former CEO or corporate lobbyist or a religious nut..:rolleyes:

Yes, but is he a fascist? That's the ultimate disqualification, you know, and everybody else is, so it just makes sense.

And that was yet another thing that Reagan did poorly,at least Al Franken has talent.

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Regan was an actor

sonny bono was a singer.

lets all play "name that career!". the exciting game where we guess the career or job the politician had before they became a politician.

fred thompson, another actor.

who wants to go next?

People who are neither right wing or left wing are just ...nothing.

says the partisan hack.

BTW thats the logic bush uses in the war on terror, you're with us or against us.

looks like you have more in common with the man you hate more than you realize. lawl

sonny bono was a singer.

lets all play "name that career!". the exciting game where we guess the career or job the politician had before they became a politician.

fred thompson, another actor.

who wants to go next?

Bill Clinton, student.

Bill Clinton, student.

he was a governor too. so was reagan!

Bill Clinton, student.And an accomplished one, at that, a Rhodes Scholar.

How did McCain do?

And in this day and age, the totally clueless.
Indeed.

says the partisan hack.


Spare me your bullshit.:nonono:

You said in another thread that you want Mc Cain to win just because you don't like what TLG says about Obama.

That makes you as partisan as I am,the difference is that I'm honest about it and you're not honest about it.

In fact,I find that everyone ( without exception here at DA) who says "I'm not partsian " would sooner vote for a conservative before they would vote for a liberal.

That tells me they are conservative ,they are just ashamed to admit that they are a conservative.


And I don't blame them for being ashamed to admit that they are a conservative either.

You have gotta be s**ttin' me.... :eek7:
Why are you surprised? We elected Jesse Ventura, after all.

I am suddenly very, very frightened of the people living in MN...
Eh, I'm voting for Coleman, however, I can't resist...

BOO!

:-P

And how come that doesn't apply to people like Giuliani, Cheney, Bush, or McCain?
Didn't say it didn't! :p

People who are neither right wing or left wing are just ...nothing.:shrug:
Moderate =/= nothing.

The only things in the middle of the road are yellow stripes and dead Armadillos.
And Pablo Cruise.

Indeed.


Spare me your bullshit.:nonono:

You said in another thread that you want Mc Cain to win just because you don't like what TLG says about Obama.

That makes you as partisan as I am,the difference is that I'm honest about it and you're not honest about it.

In fact,I find that everyone ( without exception here at DA) who says "I'm not partsian " would sooner vote for a conservative before they would vote for a liberal.

That tells me they are conservative ,they are just ashamed to admit that they are a conservative.


And I don't blame them for being ashamed to admit that they are a conservative either.

you should learn to read. go back and read the post you ****ing hack. i dont like mccain and ive said this several times and i said i'd rather mccain win just so TLG can cry about it. honestly i like obama more but its hard to when there are people like TLG acting like ****ing children. but thats ok for him to act like a child, he supports obama, so you dont mind that but it irritates the shit out of me to no end.

i guess i just dont like the thought of supporting someone that is also supported by people like TLG and every other ****ing hack in this country, left and right. it bugs the **** out of me because i wind up getting lumped in with the rabid foaming at the mouth ****tards who think its ok to bash one side and ignore what "your side" does. it just doesnt sit well with me and never will. im glad you've made peace with it, hell you join in on it. i dont like bush but i sure as hell wont join in on the shrub jokes, constantly calling him dumb etc. whats the point? what does it do for you? you like to go out your way to accuse republicans in general in being mean spirited *******s and yet you exhibit the same ****ing behavior and even justify by saying shit like "well they do it, why cant i?"

grow up.

In today's political world, the rule is that you HAVE to smash, crush, humiliate, belittle and redicule your opponent.

Ummm... no, not really. It's just the "in thing" for some reason. The people as a whole want a civil government, but yet they keep electing combative jerkoffs into congress. Someone who is as partisan as this guy will be blinded by his politics, and we've got too many blind people on both sides of the aisle as it is.

You really are a right-winger,aren't you?

Just to the right of center, actually. I've even checked on multiple internet tests :|
Basically I think there are good ideas on both sides of the political fence, but I more frequently give priority to the right than to the left. I think there are partisan hacks on both sides of the fence, and I think Franken is one of them.

People who are neither right wing or left wing are just ...nothing.

I think there are a lot of centrists who would disagree. I think they'd probably prefer the term "open minded."

Source? Proof? Evidence?

And here I thought he was a comedian...

I think to be considered a comedian you actually have to be funny - epic fail in that department :P
And you know, I was looking all over for material - but hey, I just found a whole website devoted to him.. (http://lyingliar.com/).

:nonono:


i dont like mccain and ive said this several times and i said i'd rather mccain win just so TLG can cry about it.

Out of all the ignorant reasons to support any canidate, that has got to be the most ignorant reason of them all.:nonono:


honestly i like obama more but its hard to when there are people like TLG acting like ****ing children.


That makes no mother****ing sense whatsoever.:scratch:


but thats ok for him to act like a child, he supports obama, so you dont mind that but it irritates the shit out of me to no end.


Hey,I've taken more than my share of shit off TLG,he and I are not buds,but I wouldn't cast my vote for president based on that.

I cast my vote for president based whose ideas are better for the country out of the candaites on the ballot.

Anybody who votes for any reason other than that is mother****ing stupid.


i guess i just dont like the thought of supporting someone that is also supported by people like TLG and every other ****ing hack in this country, left and right. it bugs the **** out of me because i wind up getting lumped in with the rabid foaming at the mouth ****tards who think its ok to bash one side and ignore what "your side" does. it just doesnt sit well with me and never will. im glad you've made peace with it, hell you join in on it. i dont like bush but i sure as hell wont join in on the shrub jokes, constantly calling him dumb etc. whats the point? what does it do for you? you like to go out your way to accuse republicans in general in being mean spirited *******s and yet you exhibit the same ****ing behavior and even justify by saying shit like "well they do it, why cant i?"


What you are saying makes no mother****ing sesne whatsoever.:scratch:

You say you're voting on personality,maybe you shouldn't have the vote.


grow up.

I think my logic for voting is way more grown up than yours.:nonono:

Ummm... no, not really. It's just the "in thing" for some reason. The people as a whole want a civil government, but yet they keep electing combative jerkoffs into congress. Someone who is as partisan as this guy will be blinded by his politics, and we've got too many blind people on both sides of the aisle as it is.


Voting results suggest otherwise.




Just to the right of center, actually. I've even checked on multiple internet tests :|


Still,you lean right.

And that's fine with me,I don't go strictly by left orthodoxy myself (at least not new school left orthodoxy),but I still think all of us have to lean one way or the other and I lean left and I'm honest about it.

I find these people who claim "I'm neither left or right" and call people like Al Franken (and me)partisan hacks are partisan twords the right ,they just won't admit it.

I don't know why they won't admit leaning to the right?

Maybe they are ashamed of leaning twrod the right?

If so,I don't blame them for being ashamed of that.

has anyone told franken that being a senator involves more than making smarmy quasi witty remarks about bush on the letterman show (for example) and bashing anyone and everyone republican?

given his penchant for such behavior im sure his campaign ads will fit right in with the rest of the smear tactics both sides use every election year.

It's not like elected officials actually do anything, for gosh sake, like make important decisions. All they need to be able to do is have a modicum of public speaking ability and skill at 'fundraising'; all the rest is handled by lobbyists and their employers. It's not like politicians read or write any legislation, stuff like that. Why would they need intelligence or wit? They don't even need to be literate.

Voting results suggest otherwise.

I wasn't aware Franken held any position of office that would have a voting record. Or did I miss something? :confused:

I find these people who claim "I'm neither left or right" and call people like Al Franken (and me)partisan hacks are partisan twords the right ,they just won't admit it.

I don't know why they won't admit leaning to the right?

Maybe they are ashamed of leaning twrod the right?

If so,I don't blame them for being ashamed of that.

Not sure if I can think of anybody specific that falls into that category (do you mean here on DA or out in the media somewhere?) but if someone were trying to be "incognito" about being right-wing I'd suspect it's probably more likely fear of having some batty ultra-left f***tard picketing out in front of his house (or worse) because he dared speak an opinion that the leftie didn't agree with. Both sides have their extremists, but for some reason the left sure seems to get the largest bulk of the true whackjobs.

I wasn't aware Franken held any position of office that would have a voting record. Or did I miss something? :confused:


I'm saying aggression wins elections,period.




Not sure if I can think of anybody specific that falls into that category (do you mean here on DA or out in the media somewhere?)


I'm refering to everyone at DA who says "I'm not left wing or right wing".



Both sides have their extremists, but for some reason the left sure seems to get the largest bulk of the true whackjobs.

Bullshit.:nonono: