My Personal Letter to Senator Al Franken

So…after reading Al Franken’s book…Giant of the Senate, I wrote him a letter on email. It went something like this…

Dear Senator Franken:

Some friends of mine gave me a copy of your book ‘Giant of the Senate’ and I’m writing to tell you how much I enjoyed the book. Even though I don’t consider myself a liberal per se…I do believe in climate change, globalization, equal rights for all, and believe it or not, I voted for Barack Obama twice. I know…someone from Oklahoma reads…who would have thought?

In the end, I couldn’t vote for Hillary though, and I instead voted for John Kasich. So—we agree on some things, disagree on some other things. This is what makes us Americans… right?

This whole thing with you resigning disturbs me greatly. You just don’t strike me as an abuser of women. I mean, it’s not like you said, “She was married. I moved on her heavily. I took her furniture store shopping, and of course, I then tried to fuck her like a bitch.” You just really don’t strike me that way. You really don’t. You strike me as a guy who used to write comedy on SNL and who’s actions have been taken out of context.

This whole thing with these Dem women forcing you to resign kind of upsets me in that we live in turbulent historical times. I watched the Judiciary hearings for the confirmation of Sessions, Price, DeVoss, and Pruitt—and quite frankly, you were the best DEM senator asking questions. You should have been a lawyer, you missed your calling. Trust me, I know a good cross examination when I see one.

If you say you didn’t abuse women, then you shouldn’t resign. Period. Here’s why, because most of your constituents voted for you twice and voted for YOU TO REPRESENT THEM. Not the National Organization of Women…they voted for you to represent them. PERIOD. End of discussion.

So what I’m saying is…do in your heart what you know to be the right thing.

In closing, you should never have listened to your aides when they told you not to send that note to Ted Cruz telling him what a douchebag he truly is. Isn’t it amazing how a Harvard liberal like you and an Oklahoma moderate like me could have this many things in common? Again, the it’s American thing.

At some point, if the Democratic Party wants to start winning back control of the House, the Senate, and the White House there needs to be that flash of genius moment when the party comes to terms with the fact not all 330 million people were conceived in an Ivy League sperm bank. I think you know what I mean.

I know you’re struggling with this. Do your best.

Best wishes,
Mike

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