Al Franken Draws Us Map

Singleton Bectinced · Thursday, November 11, 2021

Al Franken draws US map

Just to lighten things up a bit

"alternative facts (lies)" are a cancer eating through a democracy, and will kill it. 1st amendment is not absolute.
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Impressive. I couldn't come close to that.
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Ugh. Did he have to draw a polyconic projection?

I'll just take my chances with those salt water joys.

AR
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To become a Senator, that should be a required test. Naming all the states and capitols as well!

PaulF
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I hear he was a decent wrestler
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I wonder whether Cruz can do this map with a crayon?
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Originally Posted by S.V. Airlie

I wonder whether Cruz can do this map with a crayon?

Probably not. But maybe he can see Sarah Palin from his backyard.

If I use the word "God," I sure don't mean an old man in the sky who just loves the occasional goat sacrifice. - Anne Lamott
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Originally Posted by TomF

Probably not. But maybe he can see Sarah Palin from his backyard.

That wold make his map rather interesting.
Franken's map is quite impressive.
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And people used to dismiss him as nothing more than a comedian.

"Reason and facts are sacrificed to opinion and myth. Demonstrable falsehoods are circulated and recycled as fact. Narrow minded opinion refuses to be subjected to thought and analysis. Too many now subject events to a prefabricated set of interpretations, usually provided by a biased media source. The myth is more comfortable than the often difficult search for truth."
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I was impressed. That's why I posted it. Something different, and really neat.

"alternative facts (lies)" are a cancer eating through a democracy, and will kill it. 1st amendment is not absolute.
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I don't know if Mr Franken is autistic, but persons that have autism often have remarkable abilities in a narrow field.
Absolutely amazing.

Have a look at what Stephen Wiltshire did:

Stephen Wiltshire is a British man who was diagnosed as autistic when he was a child.

He's also been noted for his exacting memory, which allows him to recreate [in drawings] vast scenes he sees only once.
This video shows his 16-foot-panorama of Rome after taking one helicopter ride above the city.

Last edited by Rum_Pirate; 11-26-2014 at 10:15 AM.

I live and drink rum where other people vacation.
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Originally Posted by Rum_Pirate

[SIZE=3]I don't know in Mr Franken is autistic, but persons that have autism often have remarkable abilities in a narrow field.
Absolutely amazing.

Have a look at what Stephen Wiltshire did:

Very impressive. Is he autistic?

"alternative facts (lies)" are a cancer eating through a democracy, and will kill it. 1st amendment is not absolute.
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Originally Posted by Chip-skiff

Impressive. I couldn't come close to that.

Yes very impressive.
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Autism has a huge range of characturistics. Kinda like Lyme disease, the symptoms are not specific and cover an entire spectrum.. But, some show an amazing, specific abilities; art music, math.
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Originally Posted by John Smith

Very impressive. Is he autistic?

Stephen Wiltshire is a British man who was diagnosed as autistic when he was a child.
He's also been noted for his exacting memory, which allows him to recreate [in drawings] vast scenes he sees only once.

This video shows his 16-foot-panorama of Rome after taking one helicopter ride above the city.

I live and drink rum where other people vacation.
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Originally Posted by Norman Bernstein

And people used to dismiss him as nothing more than a comedian.

Even worse: a comedian with a Harvard education.
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Very cool! I'm impressed: I certainly couldn't do that. I've been quite pleased with him as a senator; he just won reelection 53.2%-42.9%. And he sent me an e-mail this morning with his family's thanksgiving recipes; a welcome change, since he normally asks me for money.
FWIW, as far as I can tell, Mr Franken is about as far away from autism-spectrum stuff as a man can get.

Last edited by Keith Wilson; 11-26-2014 at 12:26 PM.

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for nature cannot be fooled."
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Originally Posted by ljb5

Even worse: a comedian with a Harvard education.

Cum Laude...
Minnesota is very lucky to have an honest man with a sense of humor as a representative.
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Originally Posted by Rum_Pirate

Stephen Wiltshire is a British man who was diagnosed as autistic when he was a child.
He's also been noted for his exacting memory, which allows him to recreate [in drawings] vast scenes he sees only once.

This video shows his 16-foot-panorama of Rome after taking one helicopter ride above the city.

Quite remarkable. Thanks for posting it.

"alternative facts (lies)" are a cancer eating through a democracy, and will kill it. 1st amendment is not absolute.
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Originally Posted by twodot

Nothing's worse than a limousine liberal Harvard elite autistic comedian.

When he was first running for Senator his campaign called me so many times, asking for money, that when I saw the number I would answer the phone, "Al! How's it going!?" There would be a pause, and then the worker would say, "I am calling on behalf of Al Franken."

You must have been incensed
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Originally Posted by Norman Bernstein

And people used to dismiss him as nothing more than a comedian.

Just a comedian? I've noticed that most are very intelligent and perceptive folks. In fact some of our most accurate and insightful news can be had from comedy sites.
Gene

�Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'� Isaac Asimov.