Franken And Begala
But first, Carl Sagan’s prophetic quote.
And now:
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Al Franken was a spectacularly good Senator — better even than he was an SNL satirist — and Paul Begala has spent a load of time in the Oval Office (though not recently) and is very close to as funny. Listen as they recall Al’s training volunteers in the procedure of the endless recount that followed his election (he and Paul led them in the chant: “What do we want? Patience! When do we want it? Now!” And as they discuss Paul’s new book, You’re Fired: The Perfect Guide to Beating Donald Trump, which Al had suggested Paul title, Defeat The Moth*rfuck*r: And Other Ways To Restore Civility To Our National Discourse.
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