Pioneer Press: Questions with Bob Sansevere: Sen. Al Franken hasn't given up on his Vikings

Sen. Al Franken listened to the first Vikings game on the radio. You know the one: Rookie Fran Tarkenton led a start-up team of upstart players to a victory over the Chicago Bears in 1961. Franken has been hooked on the Vikings ever since.

Franken wrote an editorial last week for the Washington Post about his passion for the Vikings. I talked to Franken on Monday about the Vikings, and he touched on everything from how excited he was to see Brett Favre take a sack in Sunday's victory over the Washington Redskins to how he'd like the state to buy the franchise so the Vikings will never move.

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