Comments on: Senator Al Franken http://williamostrem.net/nl/2009/07/01/senator-al-franken/ A Voice from the Upper Midwest, by William Ostrem Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:16:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Richard in PDX http://williamostrem.net/nl/2009/07/01/senator-al-franken/comment-page-1/#comment-40839 Richard in PDX Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:47:05 +0000 http://williamostrem.net/nl/?p=612#comment-40839 I liked Franken back in his early days, when his comedy was still daring. His evolution into the safe, corny Davis-less Franken kind of anticipates his new brief as a Hillary clone. With a little rewriting, the tiresome Stuart Smalley shtick sounds just like Democratic Leadership Council palaver. I'm happy at least that Coleman is defeated. I still remember him creeping around a Greek church festival on Summit Avenue in the 90s, foisting his damp little palm on us; I had been out of the country for a few years, and thought he was an overfriendly waiter or chauffeur, or possibly just a pervert. I liked Franken back in his early days, when his comedy was still daring. His evolution into the safe, corny Davis-less Franken kind of anticipates his new brief as a Hillary clone. With a little rewriting, the tiresome Stuart Smalley shtick sounds just like Democratic Leadership Council palaver.

I’m happy at least that Coleman is defeated. I still remember him creeping around a Greek church festival on Summit Avenue in the 90s, foisting his damp little palm on us; I had been out of the country for a few years, and thought he was an overfriendly waiter or chauffeur, or possibly just a pervert.

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