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MDE FROM THE ARCHIVES: IN SKIT, FRANKEN ANNOUNCES HE’S GAY; IMMEDIATELY COMMITS SUICIDE
By Michael B. Brodkorb | January 17, 2008
"TOM DAVIS: We were going to do a Franken and Davis sketch – I think it was in the fourth year – and we’re dressed as sumo wrestlers. And I suddenly stop and just announce that we’re gay. AL FRANKEN: Tom says he can't stand it anymore, we’re gay lovers, and I go 'My wife and kid are here.' 'They don't know?' 'No, they don't know!' And the kid is in the audience going, 'I hate you, Daddy! I hate you, hate you, hate you, Daddy!' Then I go back behind the curtain, you hear a gunshot go off, and my legs sort of flop out from under the curtain. Then our music plays and I come out and we go, 'Good night, everybody!' And that was it; that was a 'Franken and Davis Show." And for a while we would say, 'Brought to you by the International Communist Party – working for you in Africa!'" Source: Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller, Live From New York; An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, as Told By Its Stars, Writers and Guests, Little, Brown and Company, 2002, 140-141
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January 17th, 2008 at 10:33 AM
Shit like should really parts of the DFL raging angry, I love DFL infighting!!!
January 17th, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Well I am glad the party that sponsored the rally featuring signs such as “Death Penalty for Homosexuals” and drove around trucks with large pictures of men kissing is so concerned about the GLBT community.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:50 AM
Grindal: Huh? This post is about Al Franken’s record of gay bashing skits and jokes.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:58 AM
I can’t tell the difference between his SNL skits and commercials and I can’t be alone in that. I’d swear that Lorne Michaels is producing them because they have the exact same feel.
January 17th, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Another liberal hack trying to change the subject as they are all very aware of Angry Al’s hatred for all things gay.
A client of mine is a mojor player in the GLBT community and produces the largest pro-gay newsletter in town and he says he is very upset that no one wants to talk about this and he is not going to vote for Al if he becomes the candidate. Many in the GLBT community are not happy with Al or some of the political leaders for the GLBT groups as the rank and file do not want Angry Al as the candidate.
The liberal spinners can yap all they want, there is VERY serious concern about Angry Al’s canididcy.
My guess is the DFL muct actually like Coleman as putting Angry Al up against him will go as far as Angry Mike Hatch did in his run.
January 17th, 2008 at 11:30 AM
I don’t get the joke, but I don’t have a deep hatred for gays like Franken so I’m clearly not the intended audience.
January 17th, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Big Kahuna: “A client of mine is a mojor player in the GLBT community and produces the largest pro-gay newsletter in town and he says he is very upset that no one wants to talk about this and he is not going to vote for Al if he becomes the candidate. Many in the GLBT community are not happy with Al or some of the political leaders for the GLBT groups as the rank and file do not want Angry Al as the candidate.”
That is true. I’ve heard that same thing from folks in the community.
If he has the “largest pro-gay newsletter in town,” tell him he should actually write something about it. Actually, there’s only one “pro-gay newsletter in town,” so I wonder when Lavender will run something about this.
January 17th, 2008 at 2:32 PM
Andy: I wonder if Minnesota Monitor will run something about this. I also find it interesting that Minnesota Monitor used a picture today of Franken wearing a sticker from the Human Rights Campaign in a story.
I have never seen that picture used before on Minnesota Monitor’s website. Looks like someone is playing favorites, days before the Stonewall DFL endorsement.
January 17th, 2008 at 2:49 PM
I’ve got something I’m putting together about Franken’s jokes, etc. And I’d like to get it done before the SDFL this weekend.
I can’t speak to the Franken HRC button. I’d like to think my fellow writers are that clever/savvy… but it’s up to the writer to decide which picture to go with.
January 17th, 2008 at 3:20 PM
When are you going to start talking about Franken’s Stuart Smalley skits bashing Psychologists. MB, You need a different schtick, this one’s old and uninteresting. But I suppose that describes the state of the GOP right now.
January 17th, 2008 at 7:20 PM
Franken jokes a lot and may even ‘hate on them, but in the real world Norm C Coleman opposes the legal recognition of same-sex marriages or civil unions by either the federal or state governments. Which is worse for gays Franken, who supports equal rights for gays, but makes jokes about them, or Norm Coleman?
January 17th, 2008 at 8:02 PM
Yeah, and he went to elite Blake school. You heard me. Elite Blake school!
P.S. elite Blake school!!1!
January 17th, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Norm Coleman voted for the hate crimes bill – which was a key piece of legislation that has been pushed by the Human Rights Campaign for years. Hate crimes legislation isn’t personally my thing – but it is a key legislative priority for the large gay orgs. It will be interesting to see how he votes on repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and the Employment NonDiscrimination Act (ENDA). ENDA will be brought up this year in the Senate. I’ve never been clear where he is at on those things.
Norm Coleman also voted for the Federal Marriage Amendment – which is a bad part of his record. He could have voted against it using the federalism argument that McCain, Sununu and others used.
Also, worth noting, despite getting HRC’s endorsement, and TONS of money from the organization, Amy Klobuchar doesn’t have a clear position on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – she will not cosponsor repeal, and isn’t sure repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is a good idea. My question, is whether the Human Rights Campaign asked her a question about DADT before endorsing her.
January 18th, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Why should I care about Al’s lame attempts at humor as a New York writer what…25-30 years ago? Different time, different place and, just maybe, a different Al. Lord knows I can’t drink enough to erase some of the things I did or said 30 years ago. Fortunately none of it was done in the public spotlight like Al.
Why not fill me in on more of his policies that he is promoting today? I mean, other then encouraging the vast numbers of social parasites that might love his policies. I’d be much more interested to hear his opinions on the latest economic status and how he would intend to fix it then what he considered as open satire target minority decades past.
My question: Is it relevant today?
January 18th, 2008 at 1:23 PM
ManGenius, MDE doesn’t want to talk about issues of today because he knows Norm is on the wrong side of nearly every one of them.
Norm can’t win on the issues, he can only win by bashing Al and cutting and pasting 20-30 year old quotes.
Lord only knows what Norm was saying back in his stoner days
January 18th, 2008 at 2:24 PM
Boy the lefty’s sure are quick to come to Angry Al’s defense.
My guess is that they know what a weak candidate he is and they will have to bitch for even more years about Norm.
January 18th, 2008 at 2:35 PM
You guys should find an entertainment blog somewhere and talk about Al’s humor. Why do it here? How is this news worthy? and why are there like 4 different posts, basically saying the same thing, Al said some jokes about gays. Big deal, again I think its more important to look at Norm Coleman’s voting record on real issues, and how these issues affect real GLBT people. For instance, how bout Norm’s inability to sign a St Paul declaration to celebrate an annual Gay rights parade. The same parade which Al marched in. Actions are stronger than words.
January 18th, 2008 at 3:58 PM
Yoni, it seems you are willing to look the other way when it comes to Al. Some gay supporter you are. Many in the GLBT community are VERY concerned with Al and the fact that you will overlook what he has done tells me you are not in the least bit worried about GLBT issues, rather you just want a democRat to win. there is mounting pressure within the GLBT community to push for Angry Al not to get the endorsement. In fact I know of many who will vote for Norm is the DFL put Angry Al up as the candidate. I expect in the next few weeks we will see something about it in one of the GLBT local newletters.
Al is just not good for MN no matter hwo you try to justify it.
January 18th, 2008 at 4:02 PM
So Yoni following your logic (or lack of) if Norm had just walked in the parade all would be fine in your world. Angry Al makes jokes and has been doing so for many, many years, clearly having an issue with the GLBT community. Maybe you are too young to recall how outraged the GLBT communty was when Angry Al was doing this kind of stuff. Oh that is right, it was OK for that kind of behavior back then. So now that Angry Al TELLS you he is with you, you are on board? Like I said you are a real suppoter there Yoni.
I hope you are not actually gay as most gays would find you offensive as hell. You seem fairly mindless, so chances are your not. 
January 18th, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Both Norm Coleman and Al Franken have got serious baggage in the gay community. I’ve talked with a number of people off the record within Stonewall DFL who are appalled by Franken’s remarks.
Log Cabin Republicans in the past, has publicly rebuked Republicans for similar things. I’d like to challenge Stonewall to consider this step.
Franken screens with Stonewall DFL at 2:30 PM tomorrow in the Jury Assembly room at the Hennepin County Government Center.