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...people who write the laws have law degrees. But surely there's value in having some teachers as legislators when No Child Left Behind is on the table, or some doctors and nurses on the committees dissecting health-care proposals. Would actors perform better in floor debates? Would Al Franken lighten up the Congressional Record...
...America lost its sense of humor? If it seems that way, perhaps that's because dourness is effective politics. In Minnesota, former SNL comic Al Franken hit trouble in his Senate race because of the dark legacy of his past: not drug use or infidelity but a joke he made in 1995 about 60 Minutes' Andy Rooney being a rapist. His opponent, Norm Coleman, and Coleman's surrogates jumped on the joke, accusing Franken of thinking rape is funny...
...keynote speaker at Class Day, a celebration for departing undergraduates that traditionally takes on a less formal tone than tomorrow’s Commencement exercises. After several consecutive years of Class Day speakers with comedic backgrounds, such as Conan O’Brien ’85 and Al Franken ’73, Bernanke will be the second straight Washington insider, following former President Clinton. Last year, Clinton exhorted graduating seniors to engage in public service, but whatever wisdom Bernanke plans to bestow remains unknown. “We didn’t tell him he needed...
...stopped using curse words in public.' NORM COLEMAN, Minnesota Senator, accusing comedian Al Franken, Coleman's likely Democratic opponent, of softening his demeanor ahead of the general-election campaign...
...Class Day appointment has taken on a comedic flavor, with five of the last seven speakers being humorists. Since 2000, the list includes late-night host Conan O’Brien ’85, former “Saturday Night Live” stars Will Ferrell and Al Franken ’73, “Da Ali G Show” creator Sacha Baron Cohen, and Seth MacFarlane, the creator of the popular television show “Family...