Minnesota U.S. Senate Race
From:
Gail O'Hare
Date:
Jun 18 05:15 UTC
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I'm curious about what people think of Franken's new ad - cataloging projects
in Iraq in contrast to the neglect of our own country's needs. Clearly, the
campaign has decided to hope the offensive humor issue will blow over. The new
poll cited by MinnPost shows Coleman well ahead of Franken, but not alarmingly
so as a result of the Playboy/SNL news.
The ad cites Al's 7 trips to Iraq to entertain troops, and I'll bet most of his
material was unfit for family newspapers. I wish more had been made of this in
order to address the humor problem. Frankly, I don't think his ads have been
impressive. He's obviously been advised to play it straight, demonstrating his
seriousness on the issues, but Wellstone was able to make his ads entertaining
while still solidly making his points.
As for his smart mouth, I'm wary, too. The episode when he nailed the young
guy who asked an unwelcome question still troubles me. He should be able to
handle that kind of challenge with aplomb. Just how hair-trigger might his
sarcasm be?
Gail
St. Paul
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