According to a story in today's edition of the New York Times Magazine, headlined "Al Franken, Seriously," uber-liberal "satirist" Al Franken has helped Tom Daschle with speeches:
The great political satirists -- Dick Gregory, Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce -- have all worked from a depth of emotion. But few if any have had the opportunities that Franken is enjoying, thanks both to his establishment sensibility and the fact that he's living in an era when the lines between politics, entertainment and media are blurred. He and his family were regulars at the Renaissance Weekend retreat the Clintons made famous during their years in the White House; he counts Bill and Hillary Clinton as friends and has helped Hillary Clinton and Tom Daschle, the Senate minority leader, with speeches.
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