Franken's Official Title: "You Can Call Me Al"
Here a footnote to Al Franken's speaking tour of Minnesota, in which the campaign is promoting him as "Senator-Elect Franken" as he speaks to crowds around Minnesota about the economy, and the need for him to get to Washington soon to help out.
Franken told CNN that he doesn't insist that people address him as Senator-elect -- but that it isn't inaccurate, either. "I won the recount," said the apparent-provisional-sort-of-Senator-elect. "You can call me Al."
"I don't think this is presumptuous at all," he added, when asked that particular question about his speaking tour. "I think that Minnesotans know that it's...very possible that I'll be in the Senate, and that I want to hit the ground running when I get there."
At today's post-court press conferences, Coleman lawyer/spin-man Ben Ginsberg was asked about Franken's speaking tour as Senator-elect. "I think it's a cute media stunt," Ginsberg replied with a smile.
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Ginsberg ought to know.
February 16, 2009 6:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hence his smile.
February 16, 2009 7:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
Was Ginsberg talking about Coleman when he said he thought it was a cute media stunt?
February 16, 2009 7:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Only if his 'cute' = our 'ugly'.
He was probably smiling at his own sarcasm.
February 16, 2009 7:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
Don't look at me like that. Somebody had to post that video.
February 16, 2009 8:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
I look forward to Colemans change in title to "disgraced former senator".
February 17, 2009 10:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
One of the reasons I'm looking forward to Al Franken being sworn in is so that he can finally let go and be funny again.
And it's harder to imagine a richer vein of comedy that the United States Congress.
February 17, 2009 5:59 PM | Reply | Permalink