Al Franken's Blog, page 5

I want to tell you about someone who’s unbelievably great. Someone who understands what’s at stake in this moment, who listens, who leads, and who embodies the values that make Minnesota, well, Minnesotan.

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I wrote you last week about the Wisconsin State Supreme Court. For reference, see that email at the bottom of this email.

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This is a pretty depressing time. And it’s important for us to turn that depression into action — which we’re very good at over here at Midwest Values PAC.

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We Minnesota Gopher fans have a longstanding rivalry with the Wisconsin Badgers. But we still want to be good neighbors and support Wisconsin’s progressive candidates.

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Clearly, it’s been a dark time since Trump took office. But there was a momentary respite in the news cycle when we got to celebrate SNL’s 50th last month.

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Trump announced last week that he’s going to be selling a new path to citizenship: The “Gold Card.” For just $5,000,000 (that’s $5 million), a (wealthy) foreigner will gain the right to live and work in the U.S. and earn their way to becoming an American. What a steal! Trump suggested that “millions” of these […]

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Here is my live reaction to Trump's speech last night:

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Some of my emails can be a bit long-winded — but not this one. Here’s why: 

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You’ve probably noticed something about the Trump administration: They’re really good at flooding the zone with bad news.

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What are the odds that the worst person in the world and the richest person in the world would be the two most powerful men in the world?

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