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    Image of ShanghaiLil ShanghaiLil
    09/08/09

    In reply to Al Franken's Stupid Political Junkie Trick
    I would give up all of my retirement savings to watch Sarah Palin try this. OK, that currently amounts to something like $0.43, but still, I'd like to see it.
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    Image of Bos'un's Mate Bos'un's Mate
    09/08/09

    In reply to Al Franken's Stupid Political Junkie Trick

    Letterman should host Franken and Fred Armisen back-to-back.
    [www.hulu.com]
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    Image of The Recession Is Over The Recession Is Over
    09/08/09

    In reply to Al Franken's Stupid Political Junkie Trick
    This is why Franken could never win a presidential run. He's totally cut in half the size of both Florida and California. If they take that as a slight, he's dead in the water.
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    Image of Paul_Is_Drunk Paul_Is_Drunk
    09/08/09

    @The Recession Is Over: Yeah, and Oregon somehow ended up New Jersey sized.
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    Image of vampirebris vampirebris
    09/08/09

    In reply to Al Franken's Stupid Political Junkie Trick
    Stupid trick?More like awesome parlor trick. I think the map drawing is pretty impressive, but I'm also that a**hole who likes to juggle for people, whether or not they've asked to see it.
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    09/08/09

    @vampirebris: Okay, but you have to pick a card first. Any card.
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    Image of Gabriel Snyder Gabriel Snyder
    09/08/09

    @vampirebris: Letterman reference in the headline apparently going over many people's heads here. There was no offense intended to Franken.
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    09/08/09

    @Gabriel Snyder: Naw, we got it alright. The "all the 48 states" thingie though still stands scrutiny. Unless am unbeknownst to me drunk at the keyboard, Franken does contour ALL the fiddy states in your featured Boing Boing video.

    True, he geographically places Hawaii somewhere around the Mexican state of Michoacán--but hey, decidedly a good effort on his part.
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    Image of meechybee meechybee
    09/08/09

    In reply to Al Franken's Stupid Political Junkie Trick
    I bet Rush couldn't do it.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    09/08/09

    @meechybee: That's because Rush blew out the circuit board on the right-side of his brain with all that Oxycontin.
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    Image of blix blix
    09/08/09

    In reply to Al Franken's Stupid Political Junkie Trick
    I'm holding out for a balloon sculpture of Nathan Hale.
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    Image of SidAndFinancy SidAndFinancy
    09/08/09

    In reply to Al Franken's Stupid Political Junkie Trick
    It was 1988 on SNL, shortly before the election. He not only drew the map from memory but also explained the electoral vote math that would enable Dukakis to pull off an upset.
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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    09/08/09

    In reply to Al Franken's Stupid Political Junkie Trick
    Franken's some kind of savant. I'm sure of it.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    09/08/09

    In reply to Al Franken's Stupid Political Junkie Trick
    Norm Coleman just called to say Franken's Minnesota is way, way off.
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    Image of Spinfusor Spinfusor
    09/08/09

    In reply to Al Franken's Stupid Political Junkie Trick
    "Boing Boing came across this recent video of Franken drawing all 48 states from memory"

    Someone failed social studies...
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    snugbug promoted this comment Spinfusor was starred Spinfusor was unstarred
    Image of snugbug snugbug
    09/08/09

    In reply to Al Franken's Stupid Political Junkie Trick

    I'd have been vastly more impressed if he'd drawn the United Steaks of America from memory.
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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    09/08/09

    @snugbug: And to the rib eye for which it stands, one ration, forget the scrod, with Liberty and au jus for all.
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    09/08/09

    @naugahydeinplainsight: I pledge allegiance to the Flank of the United Steaks of America, and to the Repast for which it sears, one Nibble of Gods, delectable, with leek citrique and Jesus juice for all.
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    09/08/09

    @naugahydeinplainsight:

    Oh moo-tiful for grazin' bovines, who're fed their weight in grain....
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    09/08/09

    @lobstr: We hold these tri-tips to be sesame-marinated. All beefsteaks are grilled equal, and endowed by their Grill Master with certain unassailable spices. Among these are leaf of bay, libations and the pursuit of yumminess.
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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    09/08/09

    In reply to Al Franken's Stupid Political Junkie Trick
    Thank god he drew in Hawaii, too. Otherwise the wingnuts would take it as evidence that even if Obama was born there, it doesn't count.
    (Yeah -- he does Alaska, as well.)
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    Image of Flippyjack Flippyjack
    09/08/09

    @naugahydeinplainsight: his Hawaii sucked- apparently I live on a dot.
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    Image of scarletmenace scarletmenace
    01/27/09

    In reply to Media Wishes It Had Pushed That Obama Muslim Conspiracy Issue More
    Where do you get half-breed muslin? I need to reupholster and maybe this is an inexpensive solution.
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    Image of BxgrlJeri BxgrlJeri
    01/27/09

    @scarletmenace: You're thinking half-priced muslin. Clearly something different.
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    01/27/09

    In reply to Media Wishes It Had Pushed That Obama Muslim Conspiracy Issue More
    I disagree that the media steered clear of the "Obama is a secret Muslim" story. They talked about it incessantly. Not in any sort of substantial way, and certainly not as something to investigate, but just in its totally contemptible, "we're going to talk about it without actually talking about it, just by mentioning the rumors and the stupid poll numbers so that we can't actually be accused of talking about it" kind of way.
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    Image of Fry_Bread_Power Fry_Bread_Power
    01/27/09

    In reply to Media Wishes It Had Pushed That Obama Muslim Conspiracy Issue More
    Besides being Muslin, I've heard Obama also pals around with terriers.
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    Image of bluebears bluebears
    01/27/09

    @Fry_Bread_Power: but the terriers hate our fritos!!
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