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Minnesota

SomeGuyInEagan

(1,515 posts) Thu Mar 1, 2012, 06:26 PM Mar 2012

A pretty nice article about “the second senator from Minnesota” in this month's Harvard Magazine:

http://harvardmagazine.com/2012/03/you-can-call-me-senator

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Harvard Magazine: "Al Franken: You Can Call Me Senator" (Original Post) SomeGuyInEagan Mar 2012 OP

That was a great read. Thank You IADEMO2004 Mar 2012 #1

You can count me in the 'not saying anything' group, too. FiveGoodMen Mar 2012 #4

(5,555 posts)

1. That was a great read. Thank You

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 07:47 PM

Mar 2012

I do wish he was more visible.

(29,673 posts)

2. .... Vice President Dick Cheney: “If you vote against the war in Iraq, the Bush administration will

Mon Mar 12, 2012, 05:09 PM

Mar 2012

do what is necessary to get you". and two weeks later Senator Wellstone was dead. I not saying anything....but yikes.

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3. And, at the time, Wellstone was in a tight race against Bushco's handpicked stooge, Norm Coleman

Mon Mar 12, 2012, 09:56 PM

Mar 2012

and, after his vote against the war, he began to pull ahead of Normie.

I'm not saying anything either...

(20,018 posts)

4. You can count me in the 'not saying anything' group, too.

Tue Mar 13, 2012, 02:21 PM

Mar 2012