Franken turns down time at the Democratic Convention podium

[a kennedy]

He already had made plans to go to the convention, then get right back to Minnesota to talk up voters at the fair.

Last update: August 22, 2008 - 11:20 PM

Turns out Al Franken had a chance to speak, if only briefly, at the Democratic National Convention next week in Denver. But he turned it down to squeeze in more face time with voters at the State Fair.

Officials with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) said they asked Franken to join a handful of Senate challengers at the podium Wednesday evening.

The convention has scheduled about 10 minutes for the candidate showcase, which will include U.S. Rep. Tom Allen of Maine, Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley, former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen and U.S. Rep. Tom Udall of New Mexico.

Also speaking will be U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, who is DSCC chairman.

But Franken already had made plans to attend the convention Monday and return to Minnesota and the State Fair the next day, campaign spokesman Andy Barr said.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/27287464.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7EaDiaMDCiUT

[global1]

1. Is That The Same Shumer That Brought Us Mukasy?.......nt

[Graybeard]

2. Senator Upchuck.

:puke:

[mdmc]

3. Good old Chuck

smart guy, can master a press release. I'm still waiting for him to do something for America.

[Tesha]

4. Well, he supported LIEberman in 2006 -- does that count ;-) ?

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/06/post_14.html