Documentary + more: Al Franken: Is the right using his past as Comedian against him?

NPR and Joshua Green, contributor to The Atlantic, say yes and analyze how Republican opponent Norm Coleman has been beating up on Franken because of his past career as a comedian.

Click here to listen in embedded audio direct form NPR.org
Runs approx 11 minutes

and click here to read the interview with Franken by the author direct from The Atlantic

and check below for a three part video segment of the article "Al Franken: He's Not Joking" in embedded video below. It's a bevy of a documentary that runs approx 30 minutes in total.

Part One: The Life of Franken

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Part Two: Enter the Candidate:

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Part Three: The Real Challenge

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