The latest polling from Minnesota shows Al Franken falling far behind in his bid to upset Norm Coleman. It seems that his salacious writings, his record of lawbreaking and hypocrisy, and his negative tone is taking its toll. With that in mind, Franken has gotten his wife — whose struggle with alcohol make her a deeply sympathetic figure — to reintroduce him and testify to his character:
After all the complaints from the Left about Sarah Palin allegedly ‘using’ her family as a prop, this is a stunner. Franken must judge himself awfully far behind to resort to a tactic that they’ve angrily accused Republicans of employing.
Beyond that, the track record of candidates sending out their spouses to fight their battles doesn’t seem very encouraging. It didn’t work for John and Elizabeth Edwards. It didn’t work when former Congressman Don Sherwood’s wife sent a letter to constituents vouching for his character. It didn’t work when Kitty Dukakis stumped for her dispassionate husband.
If history is any guide, you can close the book on Senator Franken’s career before it starts.
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That is pretty darn SICK....using his wife as a prop...
JadedByPolitics (Diary) Friday, October 3rd at 9:24PM EST (link)Good God she is an alcholic and should be maintaining anonymity and yet he is using her disease and his “ability” to stay with her as a means to get elected….he is a sick, sick excuse for a human being.
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Pomme (Diary) Friday, October 3rd at 9:26PM EST (link)Alcoholic’s Anonymous would be ashamed of Mr Franken!
“Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views” William F Buckley Jr.
So basically
AngstFree Friday, October 3rd at 9:28PM EST (link)So basically he got his Stuart Smalley material off the FUNNY things his wife had to go through. What? It’s not funny now?
I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Don’t Like Me!
Not a compelling argument here
tankertodd (Diary) Friday, October 3rd at 10:38PM EST (link)“Vote for me because my wife is an alcoholic and I upheld my marriage vows by supporting her.”
Wow. He did his job. He met his obligation and wants a pat on the back for it. Perhaps he’s more of a senator than we thought.
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How weird is the
Darin_H (Diary) Friday, October 3rd at 10:55PM EST (link)“I’m Al Franken and I approved this message” at the end?
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Kitty Du-kaka?
Mundy (Diary) Friday, October 3rd at 11:01PM EST (link)Seems to me they should slam her. Maybe somebody could send her a couple of bottles of Scope and few vials of vanilla extract.
Ugh… I’m new… so I don’t know the standard… was that too disrespectful?
breaking news, the Juice is no longer on
Doc Holliday (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 1:11AM EST (link)the loose! yes, this is a threadjack, but really just breaking news, OJ convicted.
Molon Labe!
breaking news, the Juice is no longer on
Doc Holliday (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 1:11AM EST (link)the loose! yes, this is a threadjack, but really just breaking news, OJ convicted.
Molon Labe!
Meh
Pomme (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 1:13AM EST (link)hard to threadjack a thread about crazy celebrity liberals.
“Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views” William F Buckley Jr.
I missed alot of work because of that trial...see ya OJ...lol
speciallist (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 1:17AM EST (link)n/p
that is why i picked it
Doc Holliday (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 1:34AM EST (link)I thought it had been played out
Molon Labe!
What to Expect
RBMN Saturday, October 4th at 1:53AM EST (link)I thought this was a great Coleman ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGcuj-1HSU0
Character check
braininahat Saturday, October 4th at 2:01AM EST (link)Great reference, Al.
I’m going to start putting my mommy as a reference on my next job application.
Heard It Before
Davo (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 2:52AM EST (link)Remember John Edwards?
Never Give In, Never, Never, Never
Yes...
Brian Faughnan (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 7:42AM EST (link)That’s too disrespectful, Mundy.
Did he ever stop and think
itrytobenice (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 9:49AM EST (link)that maybe he drove her to it? I know he makes me want to have a swig, and I hardly know him.
Proper grammar saves lives.
Let’s eat Grandma.
Let’s eat, Grandma.
Franken is *ahem* AHEAD in the polls, not behind.
GMB Saturday, October 4th at 9:58PM EST (link)The lastest polling from the Minneapolis Star Tribune has Franken at a 43% to 34% lead…
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/30451119.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
Um... Cindy McCain, anyone?
GMB Saturday, October 4th at 10:02PM EST (link)Are you sure you want to say that dependence on alcohol or drugs means someone should “maintain anonymity,” or that it isn’t noble to stick by someone when they’ve gone through a difficult thing? I can think of a certain potential first lady who’s been quite public about her addictions… and a presidential nominee who jumped ship when his wife was disabled… HMMM.
two questions
David Hinz (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 10:09PM EST (link)do conservatives EVER go over to dKos and leave little brown turds all over the carpet, like you libs do on conservative sites?
DO ANY of you libs actually lead productive lives or do ALL of you live in your parent’s basement and type one-handed?
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Yes
Reaper0Bot0 (formerly Han_Pritcher) (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 10:17PM EST (link)DKos and MyDD are hammered by trolls from the right every bit as often as RS gets hammered by trolls from the left.
I’m a lying troll.
Two things about that, GMB.
Moe Lane (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 10:18PM EST (link)1) Hate to break it to you, but it’s actually fairly obvious that your sort won’t give Carol a second thought once she’s no longer a perceived political flail. What Obama trolls have against inconvenient women I’ll never know.
Blam.
2) Tell ya what: we’ll split the difference.
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I know that they have what they call "concern trolls"...
Moe Lane (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 10:26PM EST (link)…but I’ve wondered from time to time how much of that was actually happening.
I suppose that they might come from YouTube. The blogosphere collectively jumped five IQ points when people realized that you could comment on YouTube.
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Depends on the site
Reaper0Bot0 (formerly Han_Pritcher) (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 10:28PM EST (link)MyDD has very weak moderation so the trolling runs rampant, and not just “concern trolling either.”
DKos has significantly better moderation, so you troll comments/diaries don’t last long.
Neither comes close to you guys here. I’m not indulging in either flattery, Moe. You guys usually don’t delete stuff, but you do deal with it quickly. Part of the charm, actually.
I’m a lying troll.
You only see our successes.
Moe Lane (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 10:37PM EST (link)As I’ve noted before, there is somebody right now reading this giggling to him or herself about how he’s put one over on that idiot Moe Lane.
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As usual for the RedStarTribune
mbecker908 (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 10:41PM EST (link)they published a poll and didn’t talk about the internals.
Gee, guess what? Well, thanks for asking, the guys who did the poll talked to 42% Dems and 21% Reps. Gosh.
You mean...
Pomme (Diary) Saturday, October 4th at 10:50PM EST (link)They’re gasp in the tank???
Shocked… Shocked to see gambling going on here!!
“Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views” William F Buckley Jr.