“FarmFest Candidate forum. Morgan, MN“ used with permission. Copyright © 2008 Terry Gydesen. Terry shows up at a bunch of political events around the state. Her blog is a great add to your reader.
I can’t stop looking this photo. My reaction every time is “heh. yep.” Leave your caption to this photo in the comments. The winning caption will become the new title of this post.
UPDATE: Demrock6 wins.
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How about:
“Damn, even Barkley is a better candidate than me. I’d better start taking notes.”
U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken hastily calculates the wattage generated by Norm Coleman’s teeth for inclusion in his energy policy reform plan while candidate Dean Barkley begins to lose consciousness from exposure to the dangerously high level of dental radiation. Coleman is seemingly unaffected, though later references to “the tiny economists that live in my toenail” suggest otherwise.
Anyone remember “Enid Davenport” (Senior Moment or, A Piece of My Mind), from Al’s show? Perhaps the caption could be “Who are you?… I don’t like you…”
Maybe:
“Lets see if I can figure out how many votes Coleman will win by. Dean, do you have a calculator?”
“Say, Dean? Norm thought I was just kidding; but I was kidding on the square.”
Damn Dean, I spent 30 years in New York, agriculture is a foreign word to me. You know anything about bushels of corn and shit?
no one likes me, no one remembers who the hell you are and here we are watching that Norm get treated like a king here. Farmers are nothing but a worthless waste of space, like we need them.
I think gopgal is the winner.
That two bit *$#%, I’d like to *$#@& &%$#@. Dean, you know what we should do to her, huh, come on, it’s funny!
How about:
“Senator Coleman, get your hand off my ass!”
Photo op or debate? Coleman’s choice is always clear.
Norm Coleman cancels another debate to pose for more pictures.
Notable Moments in the Debate
Coleman on renewable energy standards
Norm Coleman (Farmfest, August 6, 2002):
What Coleman’s referring to is an amendment to the 2002 Farm Bill offered by Jim Jeffords that Wellstone co-sponsored. The amendment would have set a goal of 20 percent by 2020, not 2010, as Coleman misstated.
Norm Coleman yesterday:
The renewable standard passed by Congress that Coleman is bragging about was originally set at 20 percent by 2020, and then upped to 25 percent by 2025.
Coleman on getting things done
Norm Coleman (Farmfest, August 6, 2002):
Norm Coleman yesterday:
Dean Barkley endorses re-legalizing slavery
Dean Barkley yesterday:
It had something to do with increasing mechanization making certain farm labor jobs obsolete. Hopefully, the fact that it was a slave-labor program rife with massive fraud and abuse had something to do with why it was abandoned as well.
Coleman on oil-drilling and listening to farmers
Norm Coleman yesterday, to the audience of southwest Minnesota farmers:
Norm Coleman (November 4, 2002):
Oh, Ole
About an hour into the debate, you can overhear Ole Savior arguing with someone over his lack of inclusion:
“That Norm Coleman windup doll is amazingly life-like… Those Republicans always seem to buy the best plastic.”
Franken: “I always assumed that’s what was going on.”
Hey Dean, what is the answer for 15 down?
How to act like a Senator, smile, be nice to your opponents, and at least pretend you don’t hate them.
I see Al is taking notes here.
Everyone knows what a typical frightened right wing guy would say the caption is.
“Hey Norm, keep both hands on the table when you’re around other women. Those are Laurie’s rules.”
“After Norm got up in the middle of the forum in order to dodge questions from family farmers, Al Franken asks the moderator ‘Will you bring Cocky back?’”
Franken: “I’m the frickin comedian here, and that bastard is still getting all the laughs.”
Franken: “So Dean, any suggestions on getting appointed to Senate?”
Norm says:
“Sure Priscilla, I will have some of my gop pals send you some cash. We will launder it like all of our funds, so expect no problems. Getting things done for Minnesota!”
Oh man, I didn’t see that the person Coleman is talking to is Priscilla Lord Faris. What is she thinking? I feel like this is a Jane Fonda on the North Vietnamese Gun turret moment. Bad Judgement Priscilla! I am not a Franken fan (and had no real loyalties of any kind to Lord Faris) so I will have to find another person to vote for in the primary. Maybe Fitzgerald.
Hey… what about me? I’m the funny one gol darn it!
Franken: “We should really coordinate before these things so we aren’t always wearing the same outfit.”
Well this is quite fun. Aaron, I don’t know who is judging the winner, there are many good ones, but so far Julie’s caption made me laugh the hardest. Those new teeth of Norm’s are standouts. I’ll be posting some other shots of the day soon that highlight those pearly caps that hide his gap! Thanks for suggesting this. I’ve been needing some laughs to get through this campaign season.