News about Al Franken

As they react to the first Republican debate, Democrats slammed Florida governor for abortion remarks, sluggish Trump's record on national debt, and accuse Republicans of wanting to penalize middle class families.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 24, 2023
Former Vice President Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, and Chris Christie were among the eight candidates debated on topics including abortion, climate change, and the economy. Many leading politicians, such as Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Nancy Pelosi, have since joined to slam their political foes' new plans. Harris characterized the debate as displaying a 'extremist agenda' for the United States, while President Biden tweeted: 'Climate change is real, by the way.' Some, on the other hand, have sluggishly denied DeSantis' assertion that Democrats are conspiring to encourage "abortion all the way up to the time of birth." Al Franken, a former Minnesota senator, tweeted, 'No one is trying to allow abortions right up to birth.' DeSantis, you a**hole.'

Busy Philipps, Cynthia Nixon and Wanda Sykes join Writers Guild strike at Rockefeller Center

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 23, 2023
On Tuesday, the actors were out in force as they continued their strike as they welcomed members of the Writers Guild of America. Busy Philipps, 43, was arrested during a strike in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center as she addressed the crowd to pep up screenwriters. Cynthia Nixon, a comedian and WGA member, and Ilana Glazer, Kal Penn of Broad City, former SNL writer and former Senator Al Franken were among the many celebrities who lent their help.

When discussing the cancellation of Better Call Saul and thanks supporters, Bob Odenkirk gets emotional

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 17, 2022
On Tuesday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC, Bob Odenkirk got emotional while mourning the loss of his character Saul Goodman after 13 years. 'Better Call Saul was a family affair, and the strange thing is that I do include the fans in that,' said the 59-year-old Emmy nominated actor referring to the spin-off series on AMC's last episode on Monday. "Obviously the cast was all close, and we even shared a place together down in Albuquerque,' Bob said.