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Senator Al Franken: hey Al, don't forget to make us laugh!
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The unanswered question is whether Senator Al Franken will appear on Saturday Night Live. Probably not for a while. Now in a serious role, Mr. Franken must clothe his public persona with solemn self reserve. “I’m ready to get to work, thank you,” Mr. Franken said in a sober monotone on Monday after posing for photographs with Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader. That was about as much of a knee-slapper as Mr. Franken told, at least in public,” wrote NY Times reporter Mark Leibovich. .jpg)
This is understandable. While running for the Minnesota senate seat the Republican party did its best to nuke Al Franken’s candidacy.
According to CNN, “The National Republican Senatorial Committee launched a 60-second spot highlighting clips from Franken's SNL days, with an announcer saying, "Rape jokes, poor and foul-mouthed anger do not make for good training for the United States Senate." The Minnesota State Republican Party also blasted their challenger for a 2000 Playboy column he wrote called "Porn-O-Rama!"
Memo to Al: if they throw that ammo at you and yet you win--don’t worry. When the time is right, you can let Stuart out of the closet!
What better way to honor the newest U.S. senator than with several daily affirmations—aka—What Would Stuart Say (WWSS)?
What Would Stuart Say to Al Franken on this auspicious occasion? What else except:
I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me.
No doubt, throughout the swearing in, Stuart was off camera, whispering an affirmation in Al’s ear:
I deserve good things ,I am entitled to my share of happiness. I refuse to beat myself up. I am an attractive person. I am fun to be with.
At the congratulatory party that follows the ceremony, Stuart looks over Al’s shoulder to offer some sage advice for the new senator:
It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
Hey Al, be a pal. Don’t forget to put on your slippers, walk to the closet and let Stuart out—a least every once in a while.
We need your leadership AND we also need to laugh! Public life is full of unintentional comics who behave foolishly and end up with egg on their faces. You know how to do this innately—this is not just a Smalley thing. Erma Bombeck once said, “If we can laugh at it, we can live with it.”
Hey Al, be a pal. Don’t forget that great leaders know how to make the people laugh. It helps not to take ourselves too seriously. So please, don’t kowtow to starched faced culture.
I believe you won’t. No, I know you won’t.
In my heart of hearts I believe this because upon your welcome to the Hart Senate Office Building, Mark Lebovich concludes his article with these words. “I’m very happy to welcome Senator-elect Al Franken, Mr. Reid later told the media throng, while Mr. Franken stood to the side with his hands folded, nodding.
Mr. Franken then met with his new staff, said his spokeswoman, Jess McIntosh. As she said this, a loud and rollicking laugh could be heard in the background. It was Mr. Franken, she confirmed."
Who would have thunk it. Mr. Franken goes to Washington.
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