Al Franken will be the Democratic candidate for Senate in Minnesota against incumbent Norm Coleman. Perhaps the Al Franken Decade is starting 28 years after it was announced.
Al Franken: Thank you, Jane. Well, the “me” decade is almost over, and good riddance, and far as I’m concerned. The 70’s were simply 10 years of people thinking of nothing but themselves. No wonder we were unable to get together and solve any of the many serious problems facing our nation. Oh sure, some people did do some positive things in the 70’s – like jogging – but always for the wrong reasons, for their own selfish, personal benefit. Well, I believe the 80’s are gonna have to be different. I think that people are going to stop thinking about themselves, and start thinking about me, Al Franken. That’s right. I believe we’re entering what I like to call the Al Franken Decade. Oh, for me, Al Franken, the 80’s will be pretty much the same as the 70’s. I’ll still be thinking of me, Al Franken. But for you, you’ll be thinking more about how things affect me, Al Franken. When you see a news report, you’ll be thinking, “I wonder what Al Franken thinks about this thing?”, “I wonder how this inflation thing is hurting Al Franken?” And you women will be thinking, “What can I wear that will please Al Franken?”, or “What can I not wear?” You know, I know a lot of you out there are thinking, “Why Al Franken?” Well, because I thought of it, and I’m on TV, so I’ve already gotten the jump on you. So, I say let’s leave behind the fragmented, selfish 70’s, and go into the 80’s with a unity and purpose. That’s what I think. I’m Al Franken. Jane?
Norm Coleman was a great mayor in the city of St. Paul when I lived there. Sounds to me like he’s been doing a good job in the senate.
Some people are afraid that Al Franken will be an embarrassment to the state. This from the same state that elected Gov. Ventura;-)
BTW my wife knew Jesse Ventura when he was mayor of a northwest Minneapolis suburb. She was a copy editor for the community paper, and Jesse used to stop by and ask her if she could change some of the wording in the articles that the reporter was writing. Rebecca assured him that she disliked the reporter as much as he did, but she could do nothing about what she wrote.