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Al Franken, in tights, impersonating Mick Jagger. I'm just going to leave it at that.
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Political Animal —
by hilzoy Just a couple of things I had to highlight. First, my quote of the day : "After helping to foster the explosive growth of consumer debt in recent years, credit card companies are realizing that some hard-pressed Americans will not be able to pay their bills as the economy deteriorates." Really? All those credit card offers to people on the verge of bankruptcy had a downside risk? You don't say. Second: ladies and gentlemen, via TPM , our newest Senator: There are some pretty pompous and humorless people in Washington. I love the idea that Al Franken is about to be set loose amongst them.— Hilzoy 2:14 AM Permalink | Trackbacks | ...
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by hilzoy
Just a couple of things I had to highlight. First, my quote of the day:
"After helping to foster the explosive growth of consumer debt in recent years, credit card companies are realizing that some hard-pressed Americans will not be able to pay their bills as the economy deteriorates."
Really? All those ...
Senator Al Franken, In Tights, Impersonating Mick Jagger (Video!)
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
Al Franken Wins! Minnesota thank you!! Good Goddess, did I ever need a good laugh after that freaking bad year of 2008. There's more than one kind of diversity. And Al Franken in tights, impersonating Mick Jagger is just the kind of diversity desperately needed by that stuffy old mostly white millionaires club called the U.S. Senate! via Josh Marshall, who says: Now the truth can be told. MN board to certify Franken's win in tight senate race Reid To Coleman: It's Over. ...
Jon Swift's Predictions for 2009
Jon Swift —
Although I made some eerily prescient predictions for 2007 and 2006, I never got around to foretelling what 2008 had in store for us. Considering how spot-on my election coverage was, especially in such pieces as "Why McCain Will Win," "Barack Obama Should Concede the Nomination to Hillary," "Barack Obama's Achilles Heel," "The Iowa Caucus Results Explained" and "When Giuliani Is President, Everyday Will Be 9/11," all of which proved to be more true than not, it's too bad I did not venture to make predictions for 2008, which certainly would have put me on a par with such perspicacious prognosticators as William ...
Congratulations Al Franken!
The Latest on Air America —
Welcome back Doing Time fans! Ron had a restful vacation and he's primed to talk about all of your favorite stories! Gaza! Bribeovich! Richardson! Breast feeding!
Additionally, we'll probably also talk about the probable senate win for Al Franken. To celebrate, allow us to pass along this video of the future senator from the great state of Minnesota. Mr. Franken, err Senator Franken, does a mean Mick Jagger.
Thanks to Boing Boing for the clip!
Here he comes now! Your new Senator!
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Zandile Blay: Al Franken In Tights On "Solid Gold" (VIDEO)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Chances are you've never put Al Franken and "sexy" in the same sentence. Well, it's time to re-evaluate. Check out this priceless YouTube clip of Franken and his then-comedic partner, Tom Davis, impersonating Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on "Solid Gold" sometime in the 80s. Watch Franken as he runs, gyrates and prowls across the stage. After taking in his energetic two-minute and forty-second performance, I challenge you not to admit that Franken looks hot, young, toned, virile and, in short, sexy. (Special thanks to Gary Pini of Paper Magazine who turned me on (no pun intended) to this video.) ...
Amanda Carpenter: Al Franken's Solid Gold Rock Out
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Minnesota's New Senator?
The New Editor —
A blast from the past from the might-be new US Senator from Minnesota, Al Franken?
Thursday Night
Eschaton —
Rock on. (ht reader m)
How Conservatives Will Try To Sink Sotomayor
Swampland - TIME.com —
First off, it must be said that Second Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor appears to have a relatively easy path to confirmation on the U.S. Supreme Court, if President Obama announces her nomination later this morning, as the Associated Press has reported he will. The likelihood of a filibuster is slim. Democrats control nearly 60, if not 60 ...
What Does Al Franken's Belated Senate Win Mean? Not Much, Says Wash Post
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run —
Incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) has burned through millions of dollars in Republican Party cash in a losing bid to challenge and reverse last fall's election. He has now officially conceded, with all the grace of a fox chasing sour grapes. Thus, funnyman Al Franken will now take the stage as a senator from the Land of 10,000 Lakes and no NHL team. What does adding another Dem to the World's Greatest Blah Blah Blah Body? Not much, says the Wash Post: First, it definitely does not mean that Democrats have a filibuster-proof ticket to passing whatever they want. Though technically Democrats have now reached the magic number of 60 ...
Al Franken's Mick Jagger impersonation (video here) could liven up Senate
Top of the Ticket —
It's official. After an election tally recount that lasted eight months, cost millions of dollars and tied up several courts, Al Franken, one of the early stars of NBC's "Saturday Night Live," is finally joining that exclusive club known as the U.S. Senate. Democrats on Capitol Hill and at the White House were delighted at the news, seeing in Franken's arrival a 60th vote that would help them deter Republican filibusters. For his part, the new senator -- restrained since the November election by a court fight against Sen. Norm Coleman -- was exuberant. Flanked by his wife Frannie, he thanked voters and added, ...
