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31. "Al Franken endorses Hillary Clinton".. ".. I'm ready for Hillary"..

Reply to RiverLover (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 31, 2014, 11:47 PM

Dec 2014

Some progressives may be seeking to draft Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren into the 2016 presidential race, but liberal Democratic Sen. Al Franken is ready for Hillary.

The Minnesotan will back Hillary Clinton for president in a taped interview scheduled to air at 3 p.m. today on MSNBC’s “The Cycle.”

“I think that Hillary would make a great President,” Franken tells the show’s Ari Melber. “I think that I’m ready for Hillary.”

And what does the former “Saturday Night Live” comedian and liberal activist think of the progressive populist from Massachusetts?

“People have asked me about Elizabeth Warren. She is great, but she’s not running,” Franken says.

http://www.salon.com/2014/12/16/al_franken_endorses_hillary_clinton/

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Al Franken joins Elizabeth Warren in the Obama opposition [View all] RiverLover Dec 2014 OP

K and a big R DrDan Dec 2014 #1

K and R (nt) bigwillq Dec 2014 #2

bbbut... tk2kewl Dec 2014 #3

He's working with Warren on this opposition, not endorsing her for 2016 RiverLover Dec 2014 #5

No, he's already been kissing Hillary's ass davidpdx Dec 2014 #7

I can see why you'd believe that given the media spin, however RiverLover Dec 2014 #8

I think it's mostly just a very negative feeling I have davidpdx Dec 2014 #10

LOL South Korea. How exciting! I'm a cord cutter here, no cable. So the spin I refer to is RiverLover Dec 2014 #12

"Al Franken endorses Hillary Clinton".. ".. I'm ready for Hillary".. Cha Dec 2014 #31

And there are other progressives against this...GOOD info on Maddow last night RiverLover Dec 2014 #4

That's my Senator! Puglover Dec 2014 #6

K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2014 #9

What is Obama thinking?.... Helen Borg Dec 2014 #11

One word MONEY RunInCircles Dec 2014 #13

Same thing he was thinking with Lawrence Summers and Geithner and Pritzker etc. progressoid Dec 2014 #20

I was at Harvard when Larry was Prez there. Such an embarrassment. Helen Borg Dec 2014 #27

He was something else, going after Cornel West for trivial issues and the bizarre comment about appalachiablue Jan 2015 #32

K and R for our junior senator! geardaddy Dec 2014 #14

Very misleading headline from a right wing website. JohnnyRingo Dec 2014 #15

I got Franken's email & did a search in google news. The front page talked about Cheney's war crimes RiverLover Dec 2014 #17

You're right, that's better. JohnnyRingo Dec 2014 #23

That's what I say re: no one expected Obama to get the nom until late in the game. RiverLover Dec 2014 #26

I was gonna point out the same thing d_legendary1 Dec 2014 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author jwirr Dec 2014 #16

Who is 'Amy'? RiverLover Dec 2014 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author jwirr Dec 2014 #25

Speaking of unwanted nominees aspirant Dec 2014 #19

I haven't heard anything, sadly. RiverLover Dec 2014 #21

While endorsing Hillary Goldman Sachs Clinton? Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #24

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #28

K&R. JDPriestly Dec 2014 #29

Good.... supercats Dec 2014 #30