Al Franken will run

[Laura PourMeADrink]

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Comedian Al Franken to Run for Senate

Jan 31 7:22 PM US/Eastern


By FREDERIC J. FROMMER
Associated Press Writer






WASHINGTON (AP) -- Comedian Al Franken has decided to run for the Senate in Minnesota in a senior Democratic official from Minnesota said Wednesday.
Franken told the official, who did not want to be identified because Franken has not made an announcement, that he had decided to run in a recent conversation.

Andy Barr, the political director of Franken's Midwest Values Political Action Committee, declined to comment.

The news was not unexpected. Franken has been calling members of the Minnesota congressional delegation to get their input on a run, and he announced this week that he would be leaving his show on Air America Radio on Feb. 14. He told listeners he would be making a decision on a race soon.

In a statement, Minnesota Republican Party Chairman Ron Carey said he was confident Minnesotans "will reject Franken's divisive, scorched- earth attacks."

Should he win the Democratic primary in Minnesota, Franken would take on Republican Norm Coleman, a first-term senator who is among the Democrats' top targets. Coleman declined to comment Wednesday.

Franken, 55, was born in New York City, like Coleman, but grew up in St. Louis Park, a suburb of Minneapolis. He was a performer and writer on television's "Saturday Night Live" before writing best-selling books combining humor and politics.

His PAC raised nearly $1 million last year.

[Earth_First]

1. The Boston Marathon? Microsoft Vista?

Run?

:sarcasm:

[NYCGirl]

4. For Senate in Minnesota. NT

[dsharp88]

2. Yeah, baby!!!!

[Greeby]

3. Just what the world needs

Another dull-as-ditchwater member of the Senate

[Sherman A1]

6. That would be up to the voters of the State of Minnesota

[terrya]

7. I can't speak for the people of Minnesota, but...

I simply can't believe they would return that worthless right wing piece of shit to the Senate. 2008 will be a far different time than 2002. I've thought for a while that Al Franken will make a very appealing candidate.

[scarletwoman]

10. I can speak for THIS Minnesotan -- I won't vote for Franken.

I have NO interest in a Franken candidacy in my state.

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[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. why?

[scarletwoman]

13. Because I don't believe he'd beat Coleman. Because the rank and file voters of MN

are not going to vote for a New York comedian.

Jesse Ventura was a one-off. Minnesotans learned their lesson about voting for a celebrity. Franken may have been born and raised here, but he has NO roots in Minnesota politics. He's just a bright shiny object.

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[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. yup, I agree. He seems intellectually lazy to boot. But, still 1 zillion

percent better than the most exciting, intelligent repuke.

[BuyingThyme]

14. The world needs police officers and firemen.

Al is a building inspector.

[ima_sinnic]

16. your attention seems to have been elsewhere

because you don't know what you are talking about

[scarletwoman]

5. There's already a thread about this:

Franken tells Dems he's running for Senate

[and-justice-for-all]

8. Awsome..but I live in Indiana....

.."Lies and the lying Liars who tell them" is a good read.

Anyone read "Limbaugh is a big fat idiot"?

And Yeah, Iw ould vote for him. Michael Moore should run as well, a good tactic would be to just saturate the system with liberals for senate..

[MzNov]

9. Great. Good to hear it. Go Get'um Al.

:bounce:

[Maat]

15. Congrats, Al!

I'll be contributing to your campaign. We may not have always agreed politically, but you want to follow in the tradition of Paul Wellstone, your friend; and, hopefully, you will rid the Senate of that awful Norm Coleman!