Al Franken

[Pharaoh]

Where the hell is Al Franken anyway?

Why have I not seen him on the Ed show or Maddow or anywhere else?

What's up with that Minnesota?

[derby378]

1. Some US Senators are busier than others

Give him time.

[targetpractice]

2. His long time SNL comedy partner Tom Davis died Thursday...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/arts/television/tom-davis-saturday-night-live-comedy-writer-dies-at-59.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Probably at Tom Davis' funeral.

[Pharaoh]

4. Okay

But he has seemed out of action for some time.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Al does most of his work behind the scenes.

He's not much of a grandstander.

[Pharaoh]

8. Franken was always a granstander

which is why I am wondering.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Not as a Senator.

He got plenty of publicity when he was in show business - I don't think his ego needs it any more. He's never been a publicity hound as a Senator.

[Pharaoh]

10. Okay I think

I will give it the benefit of the doubt but I would like to see him on the news shows, he's good at that.

We need his voice and enthusiasm.

[dragonlady]

7. He was scheduled to be at a fundraiser today for Tammy Baldwin

(candidate for Senate in Wisconsin) but I don't know if he made it in view of the death of his friend.

[RedStateLiberal]

6. I wish he'd become more public too.

I read somewhere that, since his background is being a comedien, he has decided to stay off of tv news. I can respect that but man he was great on his Air America show that I watched religiously when it aired on IFC. I'd really like to see him dismantle the RW talking points again - especially now that he's a Senator. Maybe he's worried about being too funny for a Senator?

[JerseyDevil1]

11. Mn should be proud

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/senator-famous-joking-about-rape-campaigns-obama-biden_650609.html

Senator Famous for Joking About Rape Campaigns for Obama, Biden

[Pharaoh]

12. The right wing weekly standard?

seriously, the only thing I find on this assertion is no older than 3 days old.

Find another source that is more reliable..............