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Sorry, Charlie: Al Franken In A Diaper Cannot Alter The Fabric Of Reality
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Little Green Frog (Wise Latina)
07/08/09

In reply to Sorry, Charlie: Al Franken In A Diaper Cannot Alter The Fabric Of Reality
Megan, the governor of our fabulous state of Georgia is Sonny Purdue, and our 2 senators are Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson.

Sigh. Yet, I am not moving.
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DangerMouse
07/08/09

In reply to Sorry, Charlie: Al Franken In A Diaper Cannot Alter The Fabric Of Reality
Didn't Mariah cover that song in the '90s? Methinks she probably doesn't need to practice it, as she could do it in her sleep.
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Little Green Frog (Wise Latina)
07/08/09

@DangerMouse: Yes, it was in her MTV Unplugged album and it was awesome.
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Devonna
07/08/09

In reply to Sorry, Charlie: Al Franken In A Diaper Cannot Alter The Fabric Of Reality
I had no idea Norm Coleman's wife was an as-seen-on-tv spokesmodel.
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morninggloria
07/08/09

In reply to Sorry, Charlie: Al Franken In A Diaper Cannot Alter The Fabric Of Reality
Palin gyrating to Inuit beatz is better than Palin bobbing her head to the rap stylings of Amy Poehler from the Weekend Update desk. Something felt terribly wrong with that entire exhibition. It was like watching Claire McCaskill Crip Walk.
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dreamweave
07/08/09

@morninggloria: Someone oughtta do a mash up of this with Dubya "getting down" to African drummers....I think perhaps even more wrong than this one.
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
07/08/09

In reply to Sorry, Charlie: Al Franken In A Diaper Cannot Alter The Fabric Of Reality
Megan, I think I love you. Your point about Republicans needing to come up with viable alternative policies instead of scare tactics is so true. The Republicans need to start acting like a viable opposition party. If they don't like the policies being implemented by the Dems, then they need to put on their big boy pants and thinking caps and COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE.

Just saying the Dems are scary doesn't really cut it.
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Devonna
07/08/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: I agree. But hey, I'm a dyed-in-the-wool-Democrat so I'm happy for them to just keep on bloviating nonsense.
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ellaesther
07/08/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: At the risk of repeating myself - oh hell, I'll just repeat myself!

It would be nice if they would act like grown-ups. Because they're acting like thwarted 9 year olds (though my 9 year old behaves better, frankly), and it's hurting America (and I say that without any snark or insincerity. This shit is hurting the country). (The country they claim to love). (More than me, or you). (You, know, REAL America).
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
07/08/09

@Devonna: Oh believe me, I'm a die-hard Dem as well, but I just worry about that absolute power corrupting adage coming true. I think you need an opposition party in order to keep the party in power on the path of sane policy making.

@ellaesther: I thought of you while formulating my rant against an ineffective Republican party ;)
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willwriteforfood
07/08/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: No worries, I doubt the Dems in the Senate could get all 60 on one page, and the House Dems are even more fractious, so I don't think there will be many mandates without any opposition coming from them (and I'm speaking as a diehard Dem myself). They do have re-election to think of!

I think the Reagan and Bush years trained the GOP to think they would NEVER be out of power everywhere so they just do not know how to handle being the minority party except to call names and act as petulant and whiny as 5-year-olds being sent to bed too early.

And scare tactics have served the GOP so well in the past (read "What's the Matter with Kansas" for a good analysis of why people vote against their own interests out of fear of the unknown) they'll have a hard time letting go of it. Esp. when the most prolific speakers in your party are Limbaugh, Bachman, Palin and Rove. Not exactly a gallery of reasoned thought.
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EkaterinaBallerina
07/08/09

@ellaesther: What I find shocking is not only the petulant behavior (of which Sarah Palin is supreme queen), but that they are so seemingly willing to cut away large swaths of the voting bloc. The publicly displayed racism is ridiculous and out of control. And no one seems to be telling them to cut it out (aside from their opposition of course) They seem perfectly happy with the fact that they are kissing minority votes away on a daily basis. At this point the only vote they can guarantee is the white, Christian, straight male. And I don't think it wins elections.
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SarahMC
07/08/09

In reply to Sorry, Charlie: Al Franken In A Diaper Cannot Alter The Fabric Of Reality
Republicans have been putting entertainers into public office for a long-ass time, but they're gonna make fun of Al Franken!?
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
07/08/09

@SarahMC: I'm doing this!: Well Republican entertainers mosey along pretending to be cowboys, so they are obviously better.
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morninggloria
07/08/09

@SarahMC: I'm doing this!: Wait. Ronald Reagan wasn't actually the Gipper?
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SunburnedCounsel
07/08/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: I'm not sure if Franken has ever acted with a chimp though. And Franken intended to be funny.
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DangerMouse
07/08/09

@SarahMC: I'm doing this!: They're just upset that he doesn't have a clever nickname like The Governator.
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EkaterinaBallerina
07/08/09

In reply to Sorry, Charlie: Al Franken In A Diaper Cannot Alter The Fabric Of Reality
"Also, GOP: if the country didn't want the Dems to have The Ring, they wouldn't have voted them all in instead of you."

Seriously! I find it borderline hysterical that these people forget, almost daily, that Obama beat McCain by a margin significantly larger than Bush won over Gore and Kerry in '00 and '04. No legal wranglings or delayed results necessary! The country has spoken: Republicans suck and don't belong in power. Stop sucking and maybe it'll reconsider in 2012.
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morninggloria
07/08/09

In reply to Sorry, Charlie: Al Franken In A Diaper Cannot Alter The Fabric Of Reality
"Is this who you want making decisions about your health care?"
(picture of Al Franken in diaper and bunny ears)

Well, at this point, respectable looking people in neutral colored suits and coordinated ties and tasteful wire rimmed glasses and well manicured hands carrying large stacks of papers containing information and statistics have done a pretty shitty job. So, yes, I do trust bunny ears comedian man. It would be difficult for him to fuck things up more.
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Santos L Halper
07/08/09

In reply to Sorry, Charlie: Al Franken In A Diaper Cannot Alter The Fabric Of Reality
If Alberto Gonzales can land a teaching job with whatever form of intermittent dementia that he has, John Yoo's dream of writing Twilight fanfiction could finally come true. Didn't work out so well in the White House, but will make tweens everywhere squeal with tortuous excitement.
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stoprobbers
07/08/09

In reply to Sorry, Charlie: Al Franken In A Diaper Cannot Alter The Fabric Of Reality
Fun fact: My mom went to Franken's swearing in yesterday. She had a blast, got to meet him and his whole family. Sounds like a lot of his family is relocating to DC, including his niece who is transferring to Georgetown, she said.

Despite being MD residents (they live 2 miles outside the city), my parents were HUGE donors to Al's campaign. 8 years of Bush came very, very close to driving driving them totally insane.
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bluebears
07/08/09

@stoprobbers: friends of mine live in Minneapolis and they're in a band that played at a fundraiser for him way back in the fall and they said he was extremely nice.
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Red-headed bookworm
12/03/08

In reply to Caroline May Be The Only One Who Doesn't Want Hillary's Senate Seat
Soooo, if CEOs can't be expected to know what's going on in their company, what do they do?
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Elizabooth
12/02/08

In reply to Caroline May Be The Only One Who Doesn't Want Hillary's Senate Seat
We need our own Obama up here in Canada. That would put an end to this minority government business.
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poires et poireaux
12/02/08

@Elizabooth: I'm thinking of digging Trudeau up from his grave and trying to wake him back up.
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rptrcub
12/02/08

@unpossibles: Didn't his son Justin get elected this go-round? Perhaps a possible candidate...
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poires et poireaux
12/02/08

@rptrcub: He sure is pretty, but will he wear rose labels and pirouette behind the Queen?

Speaking of pretty people, the CBC once mentioned Ruby Dhalla as a contender for the Liberal leadership. I don't think it's very likely, but she certainly is lovely.
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poires et poireaux
12/02/08

@unpossibles: ahem, rose lapels.
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PilgrimSoul
12/02/08

@rptrcub: he is gross. I say this from personal experience.
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PilgrimSoul
12/02/08

In reply to Caroline May Be The Only One Who Doesn't Want Hillary's Senate Seat
Oh God Chris Matthews decided to make hay out of how Obamas national cecurity team is "really good at basketball!"

*headdesk*
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Lymed
12/02/08

@PilgrimSoul: Everybody knows that national security comes down to a free throw.
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whats_in_a_name
12/02/08

@PilgrimSoul: But do they play mainly offensively or defensively?
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Jamie Sommers
12/02/08

In reply to Caroline May Be The Only One Who Doesn't Want Hillary's Senate Seat
Governor Bill McGrabbyhand Richardson will be your next Secretary of Commerce.

With or without the beard?
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amoureuse est heureuse
12/02/08

@Jamie Sommers: I hope without the beard. Forgive me, but with his beard he looks like the spawn of George Lopez and Stefano DiMera from Days of Our Lives. OMG, now I have visions of HRC as Marlena and Bill as John Black.
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Crabby Cakes
12/02/08

In reply to Caroline May Be The Only One Who Doesn't Want Hillary's Senate Seat
God, I just heard that Al Franken was losing! I can't keep up with this seemingly endless recount, even at its glacier-like pace.
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