It is worth noting that when he went overseas as a USO performer accompanied by Leann Tweeden in December 2006, Al Franken was not professionally identified as a "comedian" – as virtually every current media account has branded him.  He was preparing for a run for political office by conducting the flagship program for Air America, the vanguard of the left's plan to deprive conservatives of their talk radio dominance. Am I the only person who remembers what a huge and embarrassing fiasco that was?  It is not surprising that the mainstream media have consigned it to the memory hole, but it is worth remembering, because Franken was already heavily engaged in politics and was not a mere harmless comedian.  He was a weapon aimed squarely at the giants of the medium: Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, Mark Levin, and then-talk show host Bill O'Reilly. Please take a minute and a half to watch the inaugural broadcast of his Air...(Read Full Post)