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You Know Who’s Available to Replace Joe Biden? Al Franken! (www.thedailybeast.com)

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He'd get my vote....

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[-] [email protected] 93 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Unfortunately Al Franken was sacrificed by leading democratic women on the wave of me too, on accusations staged by the Republicans.
Because Al Franken was one of the absolute most effective voices against the Republican madness.

Hello Gillibrand. Are you happy now? Did this boost your career like you hoped it would?

[-] [email protected] 40 points 3 days ago

That was ridiculous though, and media pressure shouldnt have forces his resignation.

[-] [email protected] 38 points 3 days ago

I 100% agree, Al Franken was amazing at framing things and putting them into perspective. The sacrifice of him was a huge misunderstanding and completely undeserved.

[-] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago

Well, a staged photo with the subject in full knowledge is far, far worse than anything done since then, right? Right?? (this was what got him booted iirc)

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

The drumbeat from so-called feminists and the "liberal media" would have just kept on going until he did.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Let's go. Either him or AOC.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Al + AOC for veep

She is 35yo on Oct 13th and fully eligible

Though she is inexperienced in foreign policy, she's quick to get up to speed on all things it seems

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I don't want A.I. for president.

[-] [email protected] 47 points 3 days ago

If we're going with a comedian, I'd sooner pick Jon Stewart. That is assuming he'd even want to do it.

[-] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago

For what it's worth, as it's not clear if you're already aware, but Al Franken was actually a pretty decent senator for ~9 years.

Jon has stuck his oar into political matters, but not at that level.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yeah and Al was good at it too before he got sac'ed for a dumb gag photo!

Jon is probably a bit more eloquent and has an impeccable moral compass. I've got a good feeling he's smart enough to know he doesn't know shit about most things but would during himself with people that do and would listen to them on those matters.

Also, he doesn't want to do it which makes me think he'd actually be good at it. He'd recognize it as a mostly shit job that needs to be done well and not as some sort of self-aggrandizing accomplishment after decades in politics. Something about true leaders not seeking power but having it thrust upon them I guess :>

[-] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago

Jon / Al ticket would be amazing they are both smarter and kinder than any politican out there.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Bernie and AOC are very good too. There are probably others, USA has a lot of politicians. It's impossible to know but a fraction of them.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Bernie is older than Biden, and AOC doesn't know anything about foreign policy.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

In that respect it makes it easy then that 95% of them stride on the party line with no conviction of their own and never waver from what daddy DNC tells them to do, making them generic, forgettable, and unimportant.

It is the exact same for the right except with more outliers that try to be blatantly worse human beings than the others.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Al/Jon would work better. I think Franken would do better in the Oval Office while Jon would shine cracking the whip as President of the Senate. Might be able to get some work out of those bastards for a change.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Jon Stewart tearing into the Senate on a daily basis for four years would heal my soul

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

I like Jon too much to make him president. Trying to get health care for 9/11 first responders aged him a lot.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Oh fuck yes. I pick Jon over Al any day, just as I'd pick the either over Biden.

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[-] [email protected] 41 points 3 days ago

I mean if Al is going to take over this country anyway, might as well be this one. Or the weird one.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Is it time for an Al/Al ticket?

[-] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago

Yeah but he pretended to grab some chick’s tits once.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Should have grab em by the pussy. /s

[-] [email protected] 38 points 3 days ago

Me? I’d vote for him. Liked what I saw while he was in congress. Still think it was bs how he was pushed out before any actual investigation was done, if memory serves me correctly.

[-] [email protected] 36 points 3 days ago

It was another case of Democrats following the rules, setting an example of decency only for Republicans to go "Hm neat! Anyway, here's a rapist for president"

[-] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago

A comedian is perfect for today's sound bites and excerpts. Him clowning on trump up until the election would be perfect for the TV ratings these networks want. A witty, charismatic guy would win this

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Not a huge fan of the "SOPA debacle" Al Franken, but I'd take Franken over Biden a million times over.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Stop, I can only get so erect...

[-] [email protected] -2 points 1 day ago

Idk, seems pretty unnecessary.

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