Democrat Al Franken wins Minn. Senate race, gives Democrats fillibuster-proof majority

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Al Franken ascended Tuesday from the ranks of former “Saturday Night Live” comedians to an even more exclusive club, outlasting Republican Norm Coleman in an eight-month recount and courtroom saga to win a seat in the U.S. Senate.

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  • masmad1 Its weird seeing Al Franken as a politician. I keep thinking he's going to make a joke from his Stuart Smalley character.
  • eyeonthehill EOTH blog: A Stuart Smalley moment: U.S. Senator Al Franken used to do a rather funny skit on Satur.. http://bit.ly/QBGWv
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  • Bekette Hu Jia got fucking ROBBED. I thought the Nobel went to people who actually accomplished shit. Guess not. And shut up, Stuart Smalley.
  • Raymond_Joh BCC... I think your giving Stuart Smalley too much credit! See Acorn! Al Franken stole the election in MN. #truthsleftieshate (via @bccohan)
  • leonarddoyle99 Pelosi "I'm in my place". Reminds me of Stuart Smalley "I'm in my happy place".
  • kim_hollenshead Love working with a CEO that is okay with me sending him Stuart Smalley quotes. ;-)
  • mayhemstudios Is that right Stuart Smalley? ;) RT @AllisonNazarian: Just being today. Not doing. And it's OK.
  • pigtailpals Things I find ironic #2: My marketing mentor is *awesome* & believes in me. But he also worked at Successories. Read: Stuart Smalley

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  • microbrewmedia Is that right Stuart Smalley ;) RT @AllisonNazarian: Just being today. Not doing. And it's OK..
  • deanweber @BarberIG Sounds a bit Stuart Smalley-ish. ... "Because doggonit...people like me.".
  • lorilorusso From the always inspiring #1 positive affirmation guru Stuart Smalley: "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and, doggonit, people like me!"
  • joeymcallister "It's a lot easier to wear fuzzy slippers than to carpet the whole world." Stuart Smalley, via Randy Rice at #STAR09
  • randallkennedy Stuart Smalley Seems To Be Giving Obama Additional Heartburn
  • donniefitz2 When did my twitter stream become Stuart Smalley http://bit.ly/112wll
  • dan360man #Blogworld if Stuart Smalley can b a Senator i should go to BlogWorld, cause im good enough, im smart enough & gosh darnit people like me
  • sugarjones David Letterman for President! Just kidding... but with Stuart Smalley playing senator, well...
  • pamslim @tdhurst it would be kind of frightening to see you sans snark. hmmmm, would you turn into Stuart Smalley
  • fitobj I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me(Stuart Smalley)
  • jesseciccone @msjathletics @AthleteCreator FINE! Next year Stuart Smalley replaces Jillian as trainer! :)
  • seedoflife Former Notre Dame Coach Lou Holtz says we are good enough, smart enough, and doggoneit, people like us. Or was that Stuart Smalley
  • thegriff @sydalish - ok oprah, unicorns are magical and ponies are pretty, u and stuart smalley need to get a clue...a raging clue!!!(hardlyboysstyl
  • easternpa Gosh darn it, people like Obama... but is that good enough NYT asks.
  • lishdorset I think @cbarger just might be my bad-ass Stuart Smalley!
  • polymath22 Baucus channels Al Franken's Stuart Smalley at presser: [This bill] is good enough, it's smart enough, and doggone it, Dems like it! #hcr
  • chrisdonaldson How Stuart Smalley saved my life with his self-marketing mantra: http://www.pimpyourmarketing.com
  • mrpenguino Al Franken draws a map of the USA from memory: http://ow.ly/oK4T. Makes me happy I donated to his campaign.
  • bryanbro Looks like a drunken Stuart Smalley hacked my account last night! "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me."
  • phoward Al Franken aka Stuart Smalley does great job talking the mob away from the cliff regarding health care reform. http://bit.ly/PDljY
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