Two conflicting stories from the Franken front. The first, from the Forest Lake Times proclaims "Serious Franken won't be muzzled" and includes an interesting tidbit on one of Al's pals:
And no, Franken the comedian is not muzzling himself as he travels the state, suppressing jokes, watching his words.
At least that's what the candidate said.
Ultimately, if Franken is elected to the U.S. Senate, he'll have to deal with the same political class that he has been lampooning for years.
Can he work with Republicans?
Does he even want to attempt bipartisanship?
State Republicans argue the answer is "No."
"Franken offers Minnesotans nothing but polarization and vitriolic personal attacks," said Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey recently.
Franken insists he can work with the people he's been skewering.
He considers Arizona Republican U.S. Senator John McCain a friend, Franken said.
Ouch. Probably not something that McCain needs right now as his support from conservatives continues to disappear faster than cocaine on the SNL set.
Meanwhile, counter to the sober-minded, serious Franken portrayed by the Forest Lake Times, the Star Tribune reports that Franken shows flashes of the comedy career he left behind:
But Al Franken still can't campaign without making a joke about it.
After a campaign speech before a starstruck, autograph-seeking crowd of about 1,000, the comedian/talk show host/politician retired to a classroom for a quieter session with reporters--and stood before a blackboard on which was written a "plan for today" that included health care, the environment, Iraq and "recess."
Stop, you're killing me.
Franken told the crowd he has been "married for 31 years, many of them happy." Later, reporters asked how big he thought the crowd was. Franken's deadpan reply: "20,000."
Hilarious. How does he do it?
I gotta go with the Forest Lake Times on this one: the humor is definitely being suppressed.
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