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Perhaps he'll score big with a bowtie

The MPLS Star-Turbine reports that award-winning satirist Al Franken is running for Norm Coleman’s senate seat. That’s U.S. Senate. (Although Franken no doubt views it as Paul Wellstone’s seat!)

In a post-announcement interview in his Minneapolis townhouse, Franken tried to make the case that “humor and seriousness don’t have to be in conflict with each other.”

Is he serious, or is this just a way to gracefully exit his gig at Air America?

Anything can happen in this election… it’s Minnesota (which we still pronounce with the patented Jesse Ventura inflection– “Minn-uh-SOH-duh,” pausing for what seems like an eternity on the “SOH” portion).

We admire Franken’s nerve. Instead of merely sitting on the sidelines and taking potshots at the politicians, he’s actually going to run for office and see what develops. It should make for an entertaining debate or two!