Al Franken's Blog, page 5

This March Madness Has Nothing to Do with Basketball

We are in the thick of March Madness. And before you ask — no, I’m not talking about basketball, and no, the Gophers did not make it into the NCAA men’s or women’s tournaments. 

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Peggy Flanagan!

I want to tell you about someone who’s unbelievably great. Someone who understands what’s at stake in this moment, who listens, who leads, and who embodies the values that make Minnesota, well, Minnesotan.

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MUSK MEDDLING IN WISCONSIN

I wrote you last week about the Wisconsin State Supreme Court. For reference, see that email at the bottom of this email.

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A Joke for a Depressing Time

This is a pretty depressing time. And it’s important for us to turn that depression into action — which we’re very good at over here at Midwest Values PAC.

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WI Supreme Court

We Minnesota Gopher fans have a longstanding rivalry with the Wisconsin Badgers. But we still want to be good neighbors and support Wisconsin’s progressive candidates.

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My son, Joe Franken

Clearly, it’s been a dark time since Trump took office. But there was a momentary respite in the news cycle when we got to celebrate SNL’s 50th last month.

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A Five Million Dollar Bargain

Trump announced last week that he’s going to be selling a new path to citizenship: The “Gold Card.” For just $5,000,000 (that’s $5 million), a (wealthy) foreigner will gain the right to live and work in the U.S. and earn their way to becoming an American. What a steal! Trump suggested that “millions” of these […]

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Live Reactions!

Here is my live reaction to Trump's speech last night:

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This email is very short!

Some of my emails can be a bit long-winded — but not this one. Here’s why: 

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Exhausted yet?

You’ve probably noticed something about the Trump administration: They’re really good at flooding the zone with bad news.

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