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:Judging from the way Franken brings it up in ''Liars'', he would think it is.] 06:58, 14 July 2005 (UTC) :Judging from the way Franken brings it up in ''Liars'', he would think it is.] 06:58, 14 July 2005 (UTC)


: I hesitate to edit myself cuz I don't know if what I'm about to suggest resolves the jewish heritage issue but I concur that there needs to be some reference to his religious proclivities, as he's made it clear they are important to him. Perhaps it would be okay to add, "Franken was born in New York City into a ]ish family, and grew up in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis"? I noticed in the Woody Allen entry and others, that's how it was tastefully included. I'd also suggest an inclusion of Al Franken's name to the category of Jewish American actors, i.e., ] ...uhm. See below? Heh. Anyway. Even though one could argue he's not much of an actor. He has done some acting. ..if you can call it that. It's not what he's known for, but I can't find any other more appropriate list in wikipedia, and it makes sense that he'd be on the same list as Woody Allen, Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder. I like to think he belongs in that company. Oh, and shouldn't the quotes be over at wikiquote.org or is there a reason why he doesn't have a wikiquote page? ] 22:41, 15 July 2005 (UTC) : I hesitated to edit but then figured if my solution to this concern was incorrect, someone else could undo what I did. I concur that there needs to be some reference to his religious proclivities, as he's made it clear they are important to him. So I added "into a ]ish family" before "and grew up in St. Louis Park." I noticed in the Woody Allen entry and others, that's how it was tastefully included. I'd also included Al Franken's name in the category of Jewish American actors. Though it can be argued he's not the best of actors, he does belong in the same company with Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner and Woody Allen.

Oh, and shouldn't the quotes be over at wikiquote.org or is there a reason why he doesn't have a wikiquote page? ] 22:50, 15 July 2005 (UTC)




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Revert war

This is getting pretty tired, I think it should stay the way it is now. The other gives an appearance of POV. If it happens again I'm going to put it into dispute. googuse 03:40, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

I have placed the page under a POV dispute and will request arbitration - the daily reverts by Josephf are tiring. googuse 06:52, July 14, 2005 (UTC)


Mbstone wrote...

I deleted a phrase that began, "It is rumoured..." one, because we can do better than rumours (or rumors); and also, this article is about Franken, not the Fox pundit who is rumoured to have been behind Fox's ill-fated lawsuit.Mbstone 00:46, 3 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Also, lots of people are described in Misplaced Pages as "funny" and/or "successful" and/or "famous." Maybe all three together is a little POV, but each of these terms is accurate as pertains to Franken, and perhaps the people who delete these characterizations are proving to everyone how absolutely humorless some fanatics of a certain right-wing-propaganda cable channel can sometimes be.Mbstone 00:50, 3 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Recent edits

Please do not remove material; instead, we try to add in other material to make the article follow Misplaced Pages:NPOV. If you have a problem with the current content, please feel free to discuss it here. Best, ] 16:07, 2004 Aug 7 (UTC)


Thejackhmr this article needed some adjustment; it had some subjective lines that needed to be redacted in order to comply with Misplaced Pages:NPOV. Perhaps they could be reworded by the author and reinserted.

I've tried a compromise version; see what you think. ] 16:22, 2004 Aug 7 (UTC)
Thejackhmr Perfect... Just one setence removed; was oddly worded, quasi-subjective, unsubstantial and possibly redundant:
In an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2004, Franken claimed that Fox was either claiming rights to the phrase "fair and balanced" itself, or to ironical usage of it.

Looks fine to me, then. Best, ] 16:35, 2004 Aug 7 (UTC)

Franken picture

Can we use a picture that's not an advertisment for his CD?

I put a much more awesome picture up instead of that stupid one.

Do we have permission to use this new picture? Gamaliel 00:00, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
I researched the portrait's origin. It's a promotional shot, but it's supposed to be attributed to the photographer. I've updated both the image page and the article accordingly. — Lifeisunfair 19:36, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

I'm not too good with pictures on wikipedia. can someone make it a bit smaller? thanks. Stancel 18:19, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

I've reduced the dimensions of the article version to 236x244 (¼ the original size, but still much larger than the previous photograph). Clicking on this image leads to the full-size (472x488) version. — Lifeisunfair 18:50, 10 May 2005 (UTC)


NPOV?

Surely a person who is so prominent in politics would have critics of some kind? :) 172.197.198.105 04:39, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)


Mention Jewish Heritage?

Franken is jewish... Should that maybe be mentioned in the article, or is that irrelevant? --Konstantin 5 July 2005 22:13 (UTC)

Judging from the way Franken brings it up in Liars, he would think it is.Billy P 06:58, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
I hesitated to edit but then figured if my solution to this concern was incorrect, someone else could undo what I did. I concur that there needs to be some reference to his religious proclivities, as he's made it clear they are important to him. So I added "into a Jewish family" before "and grew up in St. Louis Park." I noticed in the Woody Allen entry and others, that's how it was tastefully included. I'd also included Al Franken's name in the category of Jewish American actors. Though it can be argued he's not the best of actors, he does belong in the same company with Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner and Woody Allen.

Oh, and shouldn't the quotes be over at wikiquote.org or is there a reason why he doesn't have a wikiquote page? ZachsMind 22:50, 15 July 2005 (UTC)


Al Franken Show and Guests

Michael Medved once stated that he asked Franken why he's never been invited on The Al Franken Show and was told the show didn't have guests, yet I know numerous liberals have been guests on the show (Bill Moyers being one of the more prominent names I can think of). What's the real deal regarding guests on The Al Franken Show?

Cryptico 10 July 2005
Franken has interviewed a number of conservatives, too, so whatever the issue with Medved, it's not because of a blanket refusal to interview conservatives. -asx- 05:00, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

POV Push?

In my opinion, it is not necessary to say, "When the original goal failed to materialize and Bush was re-elected, Franken expressed his deep disappointment and signed on with Air America for another two years." It is more neutral and succinct to simply say, "When Bush was re-elected, Franken signed on with Air America for another two years." Franken's disappointment with the election results is already obvious and is irrelevent in this sentence. Is someone reveling in Franken's disappointment? Is that the reason for including it? To my mind, including it is akin to saying, "Ha! You LOST!" -asx- 05:18, 11 July 2005 (UTC)