Sen. Al Franken and NARAL Pro-Choice America: "Not Meet The Press" but We'll Take It!

We just love Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.). Even when he reminds us that we aren't "Meet The Press" in an article in today's CQ:

Franken also addressed a NARAL Pro-Choice America luncheon on Feb. 2, the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. He fired up a crowd of 500 activists at another rally for health care overhaul in Minneapolis on Feb. 21 organized by MoveOn.org, Organizing for America, local labor groups and Health Care for America Now.

But for now, Franken is not prepared to open himself up to all comers by taking questions from reporters in the hallway on the story of the day, be it health care or any other topic. He says he doesn't yet know when he will be ready to do that. But he said he feels he is still working to make sure his colleagues and his constituents know he is not taking his job lightly and that he wants to be a valuable asset in the Senate.

"People had a right to be skeptical, I guess, that here I am in show business and you know, [ask] 'Is Al going to jump in front of the camera or is he going to be focused on the people of Minnesota?'" Franken said. "But the NARAL thing was the NARAL thing. It wasn't 'Meet the Press.'"

We know we aren't "Meet The Press," Sen. Franken... but can we agree that we might be closer to "Washington Week in Review?" (I'm a huge fan of Gwen Ifill's.)

Which reminds me - I never shared our "highlights" video from our Roe v. Wade 37th Anniversary Luncheon, held in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, February 2, 2010... did I? Watch the short video below to see highlights from Sen. Franken's remarks (and the remarks of a few other guests and speakers):