Franken And Begala August 25, 2020August 24, 2020 But first, Carl Sagan’s prophetic quote. Ninety honest seconds from Ted Cruz, Susan Collins, Marco Rubio, Lindsey Graham, and Kellyanne Conway. And now: Got 55 minutes for this podcast? 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. Sign up to be a poll worker — or urge your kids or grandkids to — and help save our democracy.