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A Look Back at the Franken-Lieberman Ticket

By David Weigel
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 5:41 pm

As the internet buzzed about this awkward confrontation between Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), I remembered Franken’s novel “Why Not Me?” in which he runs for president, wins and resigns in disgrace. In the book, Franken chooses Lieberman as his running mate… which makes Lieberman, eventually, the 44th President of the United States. Below the jump, check out the “news”:

And here’s the punchline, the coverage of the Franken-Lieberman ticket in the Arabic press.

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