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February 18, 2009

Al Franken Converts, Speaks Out On Racism

by Sara K. Smith  

Oy gewaltIt’s so easy to confuse the Als Sharpton and Franken, with the one being a black Baptist minister and the other being a white Jew from Minnesota. (Thank you master proofreader “Vic” for bringing this to our attention!) [Huffington Post]

{ 33 comments }

ManchuCandidate February 18, 2009 at 10:47 am

All non WASPs look alike.

Mr Blifil February 18, 2009 at 10:49 am

No wonder they can’t seat him in the Senate. Separation of church and state, dontcha know.

Colander February 18, 2009 at 10:49 am

Thank goodness Mr. Franken’s been Saved. I can laugh at his jokes now.

chascates February 18, 2009 at 10:49 am

The Republicans would rather seat Sharpton as a senator than Franken.

WagTehGod February 18, 2009 at 10:52 am

What, did you think Lizard People would vote for some un-Christian candidate?

gjdodger February 18, 2009 at 10:55 am

I’m blustery enough, I’m bombastic enough, and doggone it, people like me.

SayItWithWookies February 18, 2009 at 10:56 am

[re=245886]Colander[/re]: What a tradeoff — now he’s not eligible to be on OldJewsTellingJokes.com.

shanemacgowan February 18, 2009 at 10:56 am

[re=245886]Colander[/re]: Mann Coulter would say he has been “perfected.”

Naked Bunny with a Whip February 18, 2009 at 10:57 am

Wait’ll you see Franken’s movie about global warming.

Red Zeppelin February 18, 2009 at 10:58 am

Yes, just as Jews over the years have been depicted as bug-eyed nebbishes…Oh, wait a second.

HipHopOpotamus February 18, 2009 at 11:03 am

Wait… Franken was Jewish? Does this mean he’s still responsible for all the wars in the world, or was he absolved when he converted?

gurukalehuru February 18, 2009 at 11:04 am

Al Franken, Al Sharpton, eh…
The cartoon itself was either deeply disturbing or comical in a ha-ha, wingnuts are such morans kind of way.
No, on reflection, it is just disturbing.

Lascauxcaveman February 18, 2009 at 11:04 am

Shouldn’t that be Rabbi Al Franken?

DarkSynergy February 18, 2009 at 11:04 am

This cartoon is stupid and people are making a needless fuss over it. That said, I wish Sharpton was unemployed.

BobLoblawLawBlog February 18, 2009 at 11:05 am

Sheezus, 5 minutes NEAR the Senate, and he’s already sold his soul to the Christian right.

[re=245896]SayItWithWookies[/re]: Bless you for linking this site.

freakishlystrong February 18, 2009 at 11:07 am

Where’s that trademarked Republican Outrage?

Colander February 18, 2009 at 11:12 am

[re=245909]DarkSynergy[/re]: Hey, you too can become a reverend probably. L Ron basically did it; it’s your turn.

Godot February 18, 2009 at 11:13 am

[re=245911]freakishlystrong[/re]: “I am sorry that some have taken this cartoon to be offensive. I do hope we’ll be allowed to keep our sense of humor.”

digibal235 February 18, 2009 at 11:18 am

Chimpanzees aren’t monkeys – they’re damned dirty apes.

Sussemilch February 18, 2009 at 11:23 am

I blame the Indians for their immigration policy and letting all these stupid white people in in the first place.

Delicious February 18, 2009 at 11:27 am

But what does the Rev. Al Gore have to say about this?

masterdebater February 18, 2009 at 11:27 am

Miley started this whole thing with that photo showing her making fun of asian people…or their eyes, I’m not sure which. I’m pretty sure that she made it OK to do this sort of thing. That’s got to be it. It’s Miley’s fault.

cal February 18, 2009 at 11:39 am

That cartoon’s as funny as a dead chimpanzee.

Canmon (the Inadequate) February 18, 2009 at 11:45 am

[re=245909]DarkSynergy[/re]: I think it was a reference to that chimp that was shot dead by police in Connecticut after mauling a woman.

Purple Tide February 18, 2009 at 11:49 am

What I like best about Delonas’s cartoon is the vague reference to the cliche about 1000 chimps tied to 1000 typewriters eventually producing the works of Shakespeare, and how that reference is completely lost in the gaping morass of ham-handed racism.

AxmxZ February 18, 2009 at 12:01 pm

First of all, chimps aren’t monkeys. Second of all, Obama didn’t write the bill. Second and a half, this is the first time I see an example of “Al-ism,” which takes all Als to be interchangeable.

Lazy Media February 18, 2009 at 12:10 pm

I am shocked, shocked to learn that Rabbi Sharpton doesn’t know the difference between “infer” and “imply.”

Naked Bunny with a Whip February 18, 2009 at 12:18 pm

Why did Connecticut police maul a woman?

PsycGirl February 18, 2009 at 12:19 pm

Seat both of them and refer to the seat’s occupants as Al Sharpenfrank.

Colander February 18, 2009 at 12:21 pm

[re=245974]Naked Bunny with a Whip[/re]: It was a mini-maul, she’ll be fine.

WIDTAP February 18, 2009 at 12:34 pm

[re=245917]Godot[/re]: WIN. This will be released as NY Post’s official reply in 3…2…1….

S.Luggo February 18, 2009 at 1:30 pm

Unless the chimp had a weak set shot, I don’t see the parallel.

jjray7 May 7, 2009 at 11:02 pm

Well both the Als are comedians so perhaps that’s the link.

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