Thoughts on Franken

While heading to lunch, eating and then traveling back I had the opportunity to listen to the Al Franken show on Air America. I never thought Franken was funny back on SNL and with some of the extreme things he’s been saying lately, I can’t say I’m a fan, but I wanted to give him a fair shake and listen to an hour before formulatting an opinion.

After listening, here are some thoughts:

• I can understand why liberals hate Limbaugh. He comes off quite hateful. It’s likely the same for the conservatives who hate Franken. Most of what both say is devisive. There’s almost no attempt at seeking the truth of any given topic, but rather poking or prodding at the position or person who holds the opposite opinion. It really raises my opinion of Dennis Prager who appears to be consistently sincere.
• Franken isn’t funny. At least, not to me. I gave him the benefit of the doubt but didn’t get even a single chuckle. To be fair, his topics during the hour were a bit on the heavy side.
• Franken showed genuine love when talking about his father who recently passed away. It reminded me that he’s human and I appreciated that.
• The whole idea of separation of church and state, in my opinion, is being dishonestly promoted. When someone goes back and reads the original documents and not some recent (most likely liberal) interpretation of them, it’s very clear that the Founding Fathers did not want to remove all aspects of religion from our nation’s government. A very good book on the topic is David Barton’s—America’s Godly Heritage. At only $3.95 it’s a wonderful value as well.