Al Franken
Al Franken is a liberal activist and former radio host for the Air America network. Franken worked as a comedian, writer and performer on the television program Saturday Night Live and the star and screenwriter of the motion picture Stuart Saves His Family.
Franken calls conservatives "nasty, hateful people", yet:
- he quipped to the Harvard Crimson: "I dislike homosexuals. I was glad when that [Harvard] homosexual got killed." [1][2][3]
- he wrote in Lying Liars that a "Methodist minister had had his head up his ass" in a dispute about the Bible[4]
His radio show was originally going to be called "The Liberal Show." Upon debut, it was known as "The O'Franken Factor," a name Franken chose to parody Bill O'Reilly and taunt him into a lawsuit, getting his show free publicity. When the lawsuit failed to materialize, the show was renamed "The Al Franken Show."
He announced that he would run for a Senate seat in Minnesota in 2008 as a Democrat. Franken's past comments have led to questions about whether or not he will alienate himself from the important undecided swing voters.[5]
Books by Franken
- Oh The Things that I know! A Guide to Success, or Failing That, Happiness,
- Why Not Me, (a "journal" kept through the fictional "Franken for President" campaign)
- I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough and Doggone it, People like me. (In Character as Stuart Smiley)
- Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot (a satirical look at ad hominem attacks in political debate)
- Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right (examining what he believes are inaccurate and misleading statments made by right wing pundits, particularly Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity)
- The Truth (With Jokes) A look at how George W Bush beat John Kerry in the 2004 Election with what Al Franken calls the "Fears, Smears, and Queers strategy".
References
- ↑ http://www.gaypatriot.net/2007/01/18/al-frankens-anti-gay-past/
- ↑ http://lloydletta.blogspot.com/2007/01/al-franken-jokes-about-murder-of-gay.html
- ↑ http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=112149
- ↑ "Do you know what God’s punishment is for liars?" [the minister] asked me ... "God’s punishment for liars is that they believe their own lies." The minister was referring to 2 Thess 2:10-12 which says substantially that.
- ↑ http://www.startribune.com/587/story/1083904.html Star Tribune retrieved 6 April, 2007
Links
- Al Franken at the Internet Movie Database
- Al Franken at National Public Radio