tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post8425535515842907920..comments2024-03-11T05:03:14.020-07:00Comments on Ernie's Place: Minnesota DFL Endorse FrankenErnie Branscombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-45103530741374992512008-07-17T22:28:00.000-07:002008-07-17T22:28:00.000-07:00Ernie, I like the general tenor of your comments h...Ernie, I like the general tenor of your comments here. But I must point out that many people who are certifiably crazy, like me, also write some damn fine comments on these and other blog pages. I will acknowledge, to be fair, that I've been diagnosed and treated, and I take my meds regularly. Maybe that's what separates the sensible posts of this particular nut from the rants and abusive screeds of those other crazy characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-41898356762045306952008-06-20T07:43:00.000-07:002008-06-20T07:43:00.000-07:00While quickly scrolling through the pages of your ...While quickly scrolling through the pages of your blog, I came upon the picture of Al Franken &, holy crap, at first glance I thought it was Tim Stoen! Scared me more than your snake & spider pictures, Ernie!Robin Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15282504761189889311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-68219063989124345842008-06-14T00:25:00.000-07:002008-06-14T00:25:00.000-07:00Ernie - I don't disagree with your overall point, ...Ernie - I don't disagree with your overall point, and I'm not certain Franken is the best choice for Senate as much as I love his commentary and his comedy.<BR/><BR/>But he is more than just a comedian. He is very knowledgeable and thoughtful about the issues, with considerable depth on a wide range of topics. <BR/><BR/>I just don't know if he can build a consensus as a politician.Eric V. Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051840043550756893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-30540319294353294742008-06-10T08:10:00.000-07:002008-06-10T08:10:00.000-07:00Politics in America for as long as I can remember ...Politics in America for as long as I can remember has always been about power, influence and above all MONEY. The people who support the "business as usual" crew running our country identify with them because they want power, influence and money, too, regardless of the fact that the majority will never enjoy those fruits.<BR/>McKrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-70339281526313058012008-06-09T13:05:00.000-07:002008-06-09T13:05:00.000-07:00Ernie, Al is on the side of the average American c...Ernie, Al is on the side of the average American citizen. I have a couple of his books, if you would like to borrow them. He has been motivated to run for office since the tragic death of his friend, Senator Paul Wellstone.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10082877661130396437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-83508255714687347082008-06-09T10:27:00.000-07:002008-06-09T10:27:00.000-07:00Charisma seems to be the most salient quality whic...Charisma seems to be the most salient quality which we require from our political candidates.<BR/><BR/>Ronald Reagan had it. Michael Dukakis didn't.<BR/><BR/>Lincoln wouldn't stand a chance of being elected now-a-days.Joel Mielkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087883565896070720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-58167278091768459072008-06-09T09:45:00.000-07:002008-06-09T09:45:00.000-07:00I don't think that our politicians really represen...I don't think that our politicians really represent what the average American wants. There are just to many people struggling to provide for their families.<BR/><BR/>We try to vote for people that we can identify with. Ones that we think that we can trust, but it seems like as soon as they are in office they start acting like a regular politician. Someone gets to them, and explains that if they want to achieve anything that they had better tow the line, and they do.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-77094874845910096062008-06-09T09:01:00.000-07:002008-06-09T09:01:00.000-07:00Ernie... Did the Republicans start this with Reaga...Ernie... Did the Republicans start this with Reagan? Was Arnie more qualified than Ventura? I certainly agree with a great deal of what you are saying. Even John McCain seems to have forgotten his passion for campaign finance reform. My cousin was an American Express middle management person. They sent her to India to set up the phone banks that would offshore customer service. When she came home, they offshored her job and she was out of work. She certainly did not expect it and was quite angry. She had done such a good job. We're in for a tough summer, I'm not seeing many RVs but maybe all the festivals will pull us through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-52392060806753466462008-06-09T08:06:00.000-07:002008-06-09T08:06:00.000-07:00I probably trust Al Franken more than the average ...I probably trust Al Franken more than the average Politician, but I would like to hear if he is more concerned about the stock market doing well, or the average working American.<BR/><BR/>Remember when the American Farm family was the "Backbone of America"? Now it is the Corporate CEO.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-68000893257821001742008-06-09T07:46:00.000-07:002008-06-09T07:46:00.000-07:00Al Franken Has worked as a political pundit on Air...Al Franken Has worked as a political pundit on Air America and has written many politcal books. He was a writer for Saturday Night Live. I have the utmost respect for him and support his bid for political office. Go Al!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10082877661130396437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-90876683181133055072008-06-08T22:37:00.000-07:002008-06-08T22:37:00.000-07:00I believe that Franken is pretty well educated act...I believe that Franken is pretty well educated actually.He's too much of a Clintonite for my liking,but he does have an educated background regardless.mresquanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644535031615078618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-71915961233527842592008-06-08T12:43:00.000-07:002008-06-08T12:43:00.000-07:00I get what you're saying about modern politics and...I get what you're saying about modern politics and actors Ernie. I'm afraid it happened a long time ago, and has now become obvious. Al Franken doesn't exactly fit the stereotype, thankfully. He's just extremely passionate, informed, and patriotic. It would be true comedy if he got into The Big Club.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-77233765557160917092008-06-08T11:26:00.000-07:002008-06-08T11:26:00.000-07:00I've said before that the blog sites are a good pl...I've said before that the blog sites are a good place to start taking America back. You can get a good feeling of what America is really about, including the nuts the cranks and the idiots. <BR/><BR/>Good honest people can rise and shine above on the blog sites, say what they thing and what they feel. They can express themselves anonymously and with little fear of exposure. Sometimes blogs can release crazy people into the mixture, but even that forces you to use your own head and cause you to think about things, knowing full well that anything that is said on a blog site could be a lie or a deception.<BR/><BR/>I’m tired of the wealthy CEO’s and politicians selling our industries to foreign countries with “cheap labor”. If all of our industries were still in America, the “common laborer” could be making almost as much as the executives. The truth in what I say is proven, just look at the fifties and the sixties, where everybody had a good job and Momma didn’t have to work. <BR/><BR/>If there was an honest balance of trade with foreign countries; where “dollars out” had to equal “dollars in”, our industries would still be alive. The Americans are being fleeced like sheep. <BR/><BR/>If you think that I’m wrong, look around America. Are the average workers doing as well as they did? Where is the lumber industry? Do you realize that our forests were stripped and sold at a discount to foreign countries? Do you think that the oil that Americans developed in the Arab counties is being sold to us at a discount? Where is the fairness? Does the American worker have to suffer all the losses, while the American CEO gets to reap all the benefits?<BR/><BR/>Is it fair that the American fisherman have had to suffer seeing foreign boats taking all of the fish off our coasts? Foreign boats, using what ever means at their disposal, and taking all the fish that they catch, while the American fisherman has to play by, sometimes ridiculous, rules?<BR/><BR/>Do you see the American news services screaming to save America? Or do you see then bowing to the pressures of The Rich to save their jobs? <BR/><BR/>I think that the blog sites are a good place to start a dialog on America.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-3803951113805259922008-06-08T09:55:00.000-07:002008-06-08T09:55:00.000-07:00Good post Ernie, my feelings exactly.OregonGood post Ernie, my feelings exactly.<BR/><BR/>OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-59031643087565061222008-06-08T08:28:00.000-07:002008-06-08T08:28:00.000-07:00Welcome to modern day America.Politics is now abou...Welcome to modern day America.<BR/><BR/>Politics is now about popularity, not on ability to do the job.<BR/><BR/>I firmly believe that applies to local politics, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com