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Al Franken: Education Minnesota
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On SNL's Weekend Update segment in the late 1970s, Al Franken spoofed his ideas with a familiar line: "Vote for me, Al Franken. You'll be glad you did!"[5] In 1999, Franken released a parody book, Why Not Me?, detailing his election to the Presidency in 2000. He had been a strong supporter of Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone. Wellstone's death in a plane crash shortly before the 2002 Senate election had an effect on Franken. After the funeral, Rush Limbaugh and other conservative talk radio hosts criticized the remembrance ceremony and its participants for alleged overt displays of left-wing political sentiment; columnists Peggy Noonan and Chris Caldwell asserted 20,000 people booed Trent Lott. Franken, who was in attendance, strongly denied there was widespread jeering, and stated: "Along with everyone else, I cried, I laughed, I cheered.
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Al Franken, a comedian, a liberal radio talk show host and an author, is running for the United States Senate from Minnesota. Mr. Franken is seeking the endorsement of state Democrats (known in Minnesota as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party), as are several others, including Mike Ciresi, a well-known lawyer who ran unsuccessfully for the Senate once before. Whoever wins the Democratic nomination in 2008 will take on Norm Coleman, the Republican incumbent who first won the post in 2002 and who national Democrats say may be vulnerable.
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Al Franken was born in New York City on May 21, 1951, but moved to Minnesota whe he was little. By the time he was six, his family had moved to St. Louis Park.
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For those who believe that American democracy is at a crisis point, there is no more vivid example than Minnesota, where comedian Al Franken has launched a full-throated effort to unseat Republican Sen. Norm Coleman. It is fast-food politics at its artery-clogging worst: instant gratification and no nutritional value. Yet, Franken has both personal wealth and a host of wealthy donors at his call pushing out virtually all competitors. While Minnesota has long prided itself on favoring underdogs, the day may have passed when an idea-rich, cash-poor candidate can secure a major office.
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In case you've been on a deserted island and haven’t heard, Al Franken has thrown his hat in the ring and announced he is running for the US Senate in the great state of Minnesota. Why not Al? You can help by contributing to the AL Franken for Senate campaign. Watch Al's announcement video - or - read the text transcript.
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A few weeks ago, Al Franken went on a swing through Minnesota’s college campuses which generated some nice press and good will among student activists. Take the lede from this story in the St. Cloud Times (which, to be clear, is the local paper in St. Cloud, not a student newspaper).
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