(Triple Barf Alert!!): How Cool Is Franken?

The Daily Beast ^ | July 1, 2009 | Eric Alterman

[Publius804]

How Cool Is Franken?

by Eric Alterman

Not only does Al Franken’s hard-fought victory give Democrats a magical 60 seats, it gives the Senate its first genuinely funny ex-comedian. Eric Alterman shares memories of his friend and former neighbor.

Senator Franken? As long as it has taken, it’s still pretty hard to believe my friend and former neighbor is due to be sworn in early next week. He’ll be “Senator Franken” to the press and the lobbyists, and “my distinguished colleague” to the rest of that esteemed body. But as for the rest of us, I think we can safely call him “Al.”

The Al Franken/Norm Coleman saga is finally over. Three million or so votes decided by a difference of approximately 300. And with a filibuster-proof 60 votes in the Senate—including the switched-parties-for-personal-political-survival Arlen Specter, now Obama doesn’t have to play “Mr. Nice Guy” with the GOP. For if Al Franken is anything, he is a reliable vote for Barack Obama, and that, given the Republicans’ willingness to filibuster anything and everything they don’t like, is a game changer.

[Publius804]

Thanks Minnesota for sending the US Senate a clown.

[reg45]

Nothing that couldn’t be cured with an application of tar and feathers.

[domenad]

Eric Alterman looks exactly like I expect a democrat to look - a buck-toothed, pencil-necked, lily livered milquetoast wuss of a man.

[muawiyah]

This Eric is a real sicko. Franken has never been funny ~ has no sense of humor.

[Da Coyote]

Sorta like framing a t**d - er - an Obama and putting it in your living room..

Oh well, the senate is like that already.

[avacado]

"How Cool Is Franken?"

[Dilbert San Diego]

He may surprise us and behave in a professional manner, rather than his usual sarcastic idiotic public persona. But he will be a reliable liberal vote.

Anybody know about Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd returning to the Senate? Because I thought breaking a filibuster requires 60 votes, not just 60% of the 100 member Senate, but 60 actual affirmative votes. So if Teddy and Byrd aren’t there due to health reasons, the Dems. are down to 58, right??? Or do I miss something?

[John123]

its first genuinely funny ex-comedian.

Uh no he isn't... Franken was probably the most painful comedian I ever watched... and that is 5 minutes of my life that I will never get back.

America! What a country! Even a crappy comedian and failed radio broadcaster can become a Senator...

[Clemenza]

I’ve seen him in the aisle of the Fairway on Broadway talking to his wife. I would say he is as cool as Urkel and the portly guy from Office Space.

[SandWMan]

Al Franken is funny?

[EGPWS]

How Cool Is Franken?

How cold is it in Minnesota?

That's the only relevant cause for Franken cool.

[Hat-Trick]

Another in a long line of liberal bed-wetters.

[JimSEA]

given the Republicans’ willingness to filibuster anything and everything they don’t like

Whoa. Did I just intrude on an alternate reality. I guess I missed something.

[Caipirabob]

Not quite as cool as this guy, just uglier...

"Once more...the Sith shall rule the galaxy..."

[EGPWS]

He may surprise us and behave in a professional manner, rather than his usual sarcastic idiotic public persona.

Hell isn't that cold....yet.

[DemforBush]

“genuinely funny ex-comedian.”

I stopped paying attention right there. Seriously, has Franken EVER been funny? I remember as a little kid watching SNL with the classic line up (Belushi, etc.). The “Franken and Davis” skits were the time to go pop popcorn or use the bathroom. He was the least funny thing about “Trading Places.” He didn’t get any funnier with Stuart Smalley, either.

The guy’s success has come solely from being a hanger-on to more talented people - SNL, the Limbaugh books, etc.

[~Vor~]

Franken is a class act...

[LegendHasIt]

Geeze, he was only slightly funny, occasionally back in his SNL days.

He hasn’t been even remotely funny in the last ten years.

[Snurple]

A good dose of preparation H would take care of Frankenweenie....makes my hemorrhoids go away.

[EGPWS]

Nice ears, or are they cotton fillers for an illness?

[Sudetenland]

When...EVER...has Franken been funny? I’ve never seen anything he’s done that even remotely amused me. The man is major boring. Like many “comedians” he is his own biggest fan. There are some really hilarious Liberal comedians, but he ain’t one of them...never has been.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Thanks Minnesota for sending the US Senate an EVIL clown.






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[Clintonfatigued]

WTF???!!!

[Daffynition]

I give him 48 hours and he’ll have foot in mouth disease.

[dynachrome]

Someone used the phrase “bazooka barf” elsewhere. I think it fits for this disgusting leghumping of franken

[EGPWS]

And with a filibuster-proof 60 votes in the Senate—including the switched-parties-for-personal-political-survival Arlen Specter, now Obama doesn’t have to play “Mr. Nice Guy” with the GOP.

Batten the hatches, stock food and water, and prepare for the worst.

The nasties are just around the corner compared to our demised presently.

[Jagdgewehr]

He may surprise us and behave in a professional manner, rather than his usual sarcastic idiotic public persona.

Actually, I don't think it will be too long before we are entertained by his angry outbursts.

[Batman11]

This guy is a US Senator. The Founders must be doing cartwheels in their graves! What a disgrace!

[EGPWS]

I give him 48 hours and he’ll have foot in mouth disease.

KEEERIST!

What has the last ten years been for him???

[pray4liberty]

Washington D.C. get ready for God’s judgment, because it’s coming.

[LucyJo]

"Thanks Minnesota for sending the US Senate a clown."

The circus is already in town. They just sent in one more clown to join the act and ensure there is an even bigger mess to clean up after them.

[GSWarrior]

Al Franken the comic senator.

[BenLurkin]

Apoliticaly speaking — Franken never has been funny.

[Snurple]

Franken is perfect icon for the obummer administration, he is the sum of its parts...a useless fool.

[cartoonistx]

[Bullish]

Eric Alterman looks exactly like I expect a democrat to look - a buck-toothed, pencil-necked, lily livered milquetoast wuss of a man.

But do you like him?

:^)

[stephenjohnbanker]

Most unfunny comedian I ever saw.

[muawiyah]

SNL’s “Don Pardo” was funnier than I’ve ever seen Franken. In fact, for a while I thought he was somebody’s idea of a joke ~ just bring some guy in off the street to yuck around with.

[LibLieSlayer]

Faggot cool.

LLS

[paul51]

It’s heartbreaking to see what is happening to this country

[warsaw44]

Who is the man Franken is yelling at in the photo and why isn’t he stomping stomping his head into chowder.

[popdonnelly]

Not very.

[glock rocks]

Franken is a very small man.

He’s also 5’ 6” tall.

[grey_whiskers]

"Selected not elected."

[The Great RJ]

Franken as Senator will still be abrasive, obnoxious and not very bright and will gain no respect from his colleagues or the people of Minnesota. He will be Obama’s lapdog and will go down the drain with the rest of his party when Obama’s policies cripple the US economy.

[grey_whiskers]

Instapundit put it best:

AL FRANKEN THOUGHT: Caligula sent a horse to the Senate. Minnesota is just sending part of the horse.

Cheers!

[bert]

We can look at Caligula and only hope.

[mylife]

This morning Drudge report had a pic of Franken, A pic of Sharpton grind dancing, a pic of Obama making with the stinkeye and a pic of troops withdrawing in Iraq, and for the first time since Carter I was ashamed to be an American.

[maclogo]

He’s [Franken} also 5’ 6” tall."

He's THAT tall? Wow.

Minnesota: Home of Paul Bunyan (25' Tall) and Al Franken (5'6" Tall).

They must be trying to atone for past extremities.

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[Finalapproach29er]

He’s [Franken} also 5’ 6” tall.”
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