<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Former funnyman Al Franken talks to Grist about Minnesota’s hotly contested Senate race]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by mihan http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/ Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:30:01 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/1 Clarification

Barkley is an Independence Party candidate, not an independent candidate. There are three major parties in MN.

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Barkley is an Independence Party candidate, not an independent candidate. There are three major parties in MN.

]]> Comment #2 by Kate Sheppard http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/ Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:37:22 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/2 Good catch, Mihan

It's been corrected above.

Kate Sheppard

]]> Good catch, Mihan

It's been corrected above.

Kate Sheppard

]]> Comment #3 by bailsout http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/ Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:41:08 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/3 Franken's(tein) monster

I read "Lying Liars...." some time ago and really enjoyed it, as much as you can enjoy the black humor of the Bush Admin and its supporters, but one of the most monstrous images that I remember is his depiction of the feedlots. I wonder what steps he will take if he is elected to right this wrong as he will be battling against a very powerful lobby. Let's hope that Minnesota niceness rises up against this horror. I wish him the best.

]]> Franken's(tein) monster

I read "Lying Liars...." some time ago and really enjoyed it, as much as you can enjoy the black humor of the Bush Admin and its supporters, but one of the most monstrous images that I remember is his depiction of the feedlots. I wonder what steps he will take if he is elected to right this wrong as he will be battling against a very powerful lobby. Let's hope that Minnesota niceness rises up against this horror. I wish him the best.

]]> Comment #4 by kaibosworth http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/ Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:54:52 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/4 Missing info

What this article fails to mention is the climate champion Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, Franken's opponent in the DFL primary. Jack was a true climate advocate - calling for a citizen's movement to solve global warming and reduce carbon emissions 80% by 2030!, rather than another government-controlled payoff to carbon-producers. I strongly encourage you to look Jack up for an example of a politician that is actually willing to take on climate change - there are few out there.

The reason Franken wasn't doing that great in the polls early on is that he's a cranky, unlikeable guy. No one outside Minnesota seems to understand that, but nearly everyone in our state does. The only reason Franken won the nomination was because he raised $11 million for name recognition.

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What this article fails to mention is the climate champion Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, Franken's opponent in the DFL primary. Jack was a true climate advocate - calling for a citizen's movement to solve global warming and reduce carbon emissions 80% by 2030!, rather than another government-controlled payoff to carbon-producers. I strongly encourage you to look Jack up for an example of a politician that is actually willing to take on climate change - there are few out there.

The reason Franken wasn't doing that great in the polls early on is that he's a cranky, unlikeable guy. No one outside Minnesota seems to understand that, but nearly everyone in our state does. The only reason Franken won the nomination was because he raised $11 million for name recognition.

]]> Comment #5 by Delay And Deny http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/ Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:20:29 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/5 Yesterdays News


Did Frankin get so shook up by the failure of Air America that his brain froze back in March 2008?  ... a kind of media post traumatic stress amnesia?

High gas prices?

Strategic reserve?

Those were issues from six months ago!

Everything's going good now thanks to the McCain recovery.

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Did Frankin get so shook up by the failure of Air America that his brain froze back in March 2008?  ... a kind of media post traumatic stress amnesia?

High gas prices?

Strategic reserve?

Those were issues from six months ago!

Everything's going good now thanks to the McCain recovery.

]]> Comment #6 by usandthem http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/ Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:57:43 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/6 Change

I did not take Frankin seriously when I first heard about his candicy for the senate.I still kinda wonder,but I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt since he is pushing renewable energy.I wish him luck and can only hope that he means what he says.I mean,after all that he is a politician now and we know that politicians are liars of the first degree.
 jabailo:What mccain recovery?!Mcbush has no real plan for the working people of this country as did bush.Well,I should correct that,but serfdom is not a plan that I want to participate in,nor is oligarchy.

Why not ask why!?


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I did not take Frankin seriously when I first heard about his candicy for the senate.I still kinda wonder,but I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt since he is pushing renewable energy.I wish him luck and can only hope that he means what he says.I mean,after all that he is a politician now and we know that politicians are liars of the first degree.
 jabailo:What mccain recovery?!Mcbush has no real plan for the working people of this country as did bush.Well,I should correct that,but serfdom is not a plan that I want to participate in,nor is oligarchy.

Why not ask why!?


]]> Comment #7 by usandthem http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/ Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:16:12 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/als-well-that-ends-well/7 Oh by the way

Have you noticed that the price of gas has gone down considerably as we have gotten closer to the election date!Hmmmm,wonder why that has happened?Could it be that republicans are manipulating the system to throw sand in the eyes of the electorate?Hmmmm,something to consider.

Why not ask why!?

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Have you noticed that the price of gas has gone down considerably as we have gotten closer to the election date!Hmmmm,wonder why that has happened?Could it be that republicans are manipulating the system to throw sand in the eyes of the electorate?Hmmmm,something to consider.

Why not ask why!?

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