[Alumni-chat] Inclusion?

[dl bahr]

<tee hee> <LOL> <giggle, giggle>
Yes, when all else fails send in the clowns.
Hey it has got to be better than Sonny Bono, and Arnold Schwartznager.
Minnesota at least chooses a little more interesting and unusual brand of 
celebrity politicians.
Al Franken, who knows?  maybe he can do the job.  At least he is willing to 
give it the old Minnesotan heave ho.

After Jesse Ventura, nothing will seem unusual to me in MN politics.

I must give a plug for MN's newest congresswoman.  She is one sharp MN 
cookie and we are proud of her representation.  I hope this does not offend 
Sistersara who is more knowledgeable all things politcal and historical--but 
we like Amy Klobuchar in our household.
Eat your heart out Mr. Colderon.
Cheers,
Lesley A P Bahr
Minnesota at Large

>From: "J. David Coldren" <jdavid at coldren.net>
>Reply-To: Alumni Chat List <alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu>
>To: "'Alumni Chat List'" <alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu>
>Subject: RE: [Alumni-chat] Inclusion?
>Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:30:43 -0500
>
>Once again, Sistersara, I stand in awe of the information you must have
>stashed away in your brain and fileing cabinets. I had no idea there was a
>connection between Franken, Ornstein, and Friedman. Certainly I've never
>heard Ornstein or Friedman disclose their close relationship. But I'm
>actually looking forward to Senator Franken: maybe he can provide the
>leadership the Democrat majority will need to solve all the problems he's
>been belittling others about over the years. I mean, when we're facing
>serious problems, it's time to send in the clown.
>
>In humorous solidarity,
>
>
>J. David Coldren '65
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: alumni-chat-bounces at w3.antioch.edu
>[mailto:alumni-chat-bounces at w3.antioch.edu] On Behalf Of Sistersara at aol.com
>Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 2:21 AM
>To: alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu
>Subject: Re: [Alumni-chat] Inclusion?
>
>
>In a message dated 8/30/2007 8:32:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>jdavid at coldren.net writes:
>
>Oh and  why is it that liberl or progressive focused media sources die off
>like Air  America post Al Franken when the right-wing stuff goes on and on?
>Mean  sells. By the by, Franken had several conservatives/libertarians as
>regular  contributors to his show Norm Ornstein is the only one I can think
>of this  second, but he also interviewed Hailey Barbour and had standing
>invites for  interviews with a host of right of center worthies
>
>
>Of interest -- Norm Ornstein and Al Franken went to High School together,
>thus have been good friends since the early 1960's.  There were several
>others
>in that group -- including Tom Freidman of the NYTimes.  Freidman  stayed
>here
>and went to the U of Minnesota, Ornstein to another school in the  East, 
>and
>
>Franken went to Harvard, but they kept their high school rock band  
>together
>
>for several summers, playing local gigs.
>
>Franken started working at Dudley Riggs Cafe Espresso -- a comedy club
>while
>he was in High School, and during the summers while he was in college, he
>continued to work there.  He did stand up, but he also worked with the
>writer
>for the Cafe, who otherwise was the arts and culture reporter for the
>Minneapolis Tribune.  Later, Dan Sullivan became drama critic for the
>NYTimes.  I
>think you give him a little credit for teaching Franken to  write comedy.
>Franken's friend Orenstein also tried his hand at comedy  writing, but he
>also did
>lighting.
>
>If things go well, and in Jan 2009 we swear in a Senator Al Franken, then
>they will be back together in DC, and I suspect perhaps for small group and
>
>private consumption the old troup of Franken, Orenstein and Friedman might
>start
>performing again.  Orenstein can be very funny -- though he does straight
>man, but the usual arrangement among these three is that Franken and
>Orenstein
>gang up on the illiberal, Friedman.
>
>
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