“Doggone it, people like me.”

It’s no Prime Minister’s Questions but, edited, the following performance is pretty entertaining. Senator Al Franken arguing on behalf of the reality-based community:

I know Franken as a comedian (I’m old enough to remember “Doggone it, people like me.”) so I’m primed to experience what he says as entertainment. That prejudice or, in marketing terms, consideration, is a significant advantage in our highly competitive media marketplace.

Priming has bolstered the careers of Republicans like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ronald Reagan. It’s also key to understanding the role that talk radio and now Glenn Beck plays for the right wing. It’s nice to see that psychological “shortcut” working for a Democrat.