Franken's Critics Agonize Over Senate Victory (VIDEO)

Yesterday, Al Franken, after a protracted Hundred Years War with Norm Coleman that played out in front of every legal body in the state of Minnesota, finally became Senator Al Franken, giving the Democrats a 60-vote caucus and a new set of challenges as to how they will manage to excuse disappointing their constituents going forward. You may ask yourself, "Huh, I wonder how all of Franken's opponents in the media are taking it?" Not very well, as it turns out!

You can watch for yourself, if you like, in this video mashup from Media Matters! Sean Hannity: he still BELIEVES, Y'ALL, that Coleman won! Glenn Beck says it's the equivalent of Glenn Beck being made Senator! Even that brown-haired dude from Fox And Friends, ol' what's his face, has a sad about it! Yes, Al Franken is the New New Reason Democracy Has Died, thus ending the reign of the Huffington Post's own Nico Pitney.

From where I perch, it's like a whole new set of Americans now are angry at the way a recount was decided, and are worried over their belief that Minnesota is represented by a crazy person. There's another group of Americans who know what that feels like, I think! So really, isn't Al Franken just bringing the whole country together, in empathy? Probably not!

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Comments

[Churchi11]

the main difference between beck & Franken is that one has a political science degree form Harvard, and one graduated from high school.

guess which is which.

oh also one is on his second marriage and is a drug addict & alcoholic, and one is a senator from Min. on his first marriage (23 yrs. together).

[gakabani]

The media is full of idiots, give them a microphone and the spit garbage from their mouths.

[discourse jockey]

Glenno handily wins by comparing his pitiful self to someone of Franken's intellect and integrity.

[Dragline]

to Glen Beck,

I know Al Franken. Al Franken is a friend of mine. And, you sir, are no Al Franken.

[blaising]

Are your rear ends feeling sore, republics?

Hey republic b|tches...my house needs painting!!

[barra]

Franken will fit in perfectly with the mindless liberal lemmings following Dear Leader off the cliff and into the abyss of socialism, the utopia of the underachiever.

[Tomasyn]

someone's cranky....

[MjaFla]

Project Much?

[discourse jockey]

What consequences are you going to draw from that?

[Rubyone78]

Hip, Hip Hooray, Senator Al Franken! I'm proud to say I voted for you!
Suck it fox.

[Ohsnap]

The joke's on you, Fox and Co.

[Avanti2]

It will be interesting to see what jokes and skits he brings to the Senate floor and televised Committee Meetings. Then we will learn the liberal point of view plus have a few laughs.

[AntiSheep13]

I have a feeling that Al will know how to act like a professional.

[Weirdwriter]

Sen.Al Franken will have the class that so many of the GOP clowns do not.

[proggirl]

"The liberal point of view" is that people are as important as corporations, if not more so. Al Franken is going to help us usher in an age of real social reform.
Go ahead, keep underestimating him based on his career in entertainment. Dems did that with Reagan. We'll have a few laughs at the expense of Repubs when he starts voting, and these great ideas of Obama's- health care reform, job growth, energy reform, and goods manufactured in America- become law.

[Lefty83]

The only thing Franken and Reagan have in common is that they're both in the entertainment industry. Reagan was both a lackluster actor, horrid governor and a failure as a president.

[AntiSheep13]

Glenn Beck is the perfect example of why people should not abuse alcohol.

[smchp]

Luvin every minute of it!

[macjon]

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SENATOR Al Franken!!!
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it will be fun to hear BOR and KKKanity use this term.
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[realpolitic]

Conservatives miss the days when they could fix elections so easily!

[teron678]

LMAO @ Glen the D0uche comparing his self to Franken .......

[teron678]

himself*

[MyGuyO]

I can't stand these people. Please!