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Former Senator, Touring Comic, and De-Humor-izer Survivor Al Franken

The Gist

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You're Taking the Job Seriously, You Know?

I was told as soon as i got there, don't be funny. So for many years, you didn't make jokes. After i won re election in 14, i thought, like, ok, now i can, i can be funny. I wrote the centeral frankin democrat minnesota to day congratulated the supreme court on their decision in obergfell to legalize the same sex marriage nationally. But called justice culea's dessent, very gay. And the staff love that a, no, oddlytura ha ha, ha, ha ha. We had a really great staff, and i had, i think, the best continuity in the senate staff.

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