Originally Posted By Labuda Plus, Trippy, one more thing... I love that the man who wrote "Rush Limbaugh is a big, fat idiot" is now going to be a member of the US Senate. hehe On a serious note, though, thanks for the education history on Franken - I did not know he's that well-educated. Nice!
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin This decision took so long that it's about time for him to start running again , isn't it?
Originally Posted By EdisYoda First of all, I'm not knocking him due to his career as a comedian... I just made a joke... which by the way, it probably something he would have done.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "Plus, Trippy, one more thing... I love that the man who wrote "Rush Limbaugh is a big, fat idiot" is now going to be a member of the US Senate. hehe" I was thinking the exact same thing. Rather hide behind the bully pulpit microphone like the Big, Fat Idiot, Franken has walked the walked. He put himself out there, got himself elected, and has become part of the process. He showed he has the guts and courage of his convictions. That's a lot more than can be said for the Big, Fat Drug Addict.
Originally Posted By Mr X Well, I suppose if they paid me a bazillion dollars to sit on my ass behind a mike and bloviate for 3 hours a day, I'm not sure I'd be too motivated to take a grueling public service gig. (say what you want about Schwarzenegger, but I think he really did become governor for somewhat noble reasons...in other words, he sure as heck didn't *have* to and would have been loads more comfortable (and still universally popular to boot!) if he hadn't)
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF Ed - The comment might have been intended for plano's "classless" remark, building on the all the hubbub about Franken's career (particularly the Playboy interview). And you're right, he has poked fun at himself about his career as a comedian. Why, he did it just yesterday in an interview on local public radio when I was driving to my doctor's office.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>This decision took so long that it's about time for him to start running again , isn't it?<< It sounds like he already is. He's being pretty smart about it, so far, IMO. He's made it very clear that he's not the 60th Democratic senator, he's the 2nd senator from Minnesota. He's well aware that he won by 300 plus votes out of just under 3 million cast (that's .0001%!) and that plenty of people didn't vote for him. So I think, at least for a while, he'll be very focused on doing the business for Minnesota.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Well, I suppose if they paid me a bazillion dollars to sit on my ass behind a mike and bloviate for 3 hours a day>>> ALL RIGHT X!!! Mr X wins WORD OF THE WEEK for BLOVIATE. Well done sir!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I always have to chuckle that here in the buckle of the Bible Belt I can get hard liquor 24x7 at the Wal-Mart a half mile from my house. Do I know how to chose a retirement home or WHAT?? ;-)
Originally Posted By RoadTrip So how the heck did that get posted here? I haven't even HAD any hard liquor tonight!! I'll ask admin to remove it.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I always have to chuckle that here in the buckle of the Bible Belt I can get hard liquor 24x7 at the Wal-Mart a half mile from my house. >>> I doubt it's 7 days a week, and I doubt it's 24 hours on any day of the week.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip It is seven days a week, and it is 24 hours every day. Really. I haven't bought round the clock, but I did purchase Sunday night/Monday morning once at about 1 AM when I just got into town after driving down from Minneapolis. (Now we have EVEN MORE posts in the wrong thread!) LOL
