Senator Al Franken drawing a map of the US from memory during an appearance on Minnesota Public Radio’s Midday at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Cool. He could make a living touring state fairs. His talents are wasted in politics.
I’m pretty sure that there aren’t many politicians that could do that.
I’m pretty sure there’s no americans that could do that :)
Al Franken is an American. Politicians are very map aware due to their interest in the outlines of voting districts. See Gerrymandering for more details.
Thank you Max for the precision. It was sort of a joke… Al Franken is American and I say no Americans could do that…
It’s also a reference to how Americans are considered ignorant (sorry I know it’s a generalization,… but it rings so true as a generalization) about geography.
Why do I have to explain this?
He didn’t just know where the states went, he even remembered where all the wiggly bits went!
Nerd.
He’s my senator so it’s OK for me to call him that. But pretty impressive none-the-less.
Looks like he’s got a lot of time on his hands.
Gotta disagree with ya Max, I bet none of our senators could do that…most policiticans are just a joke. Obviously he’s a bit smarter and can TELL jokes. I’d have voted for him.
I’m impressed he started from the inside out. I would have drawn an outline of the 48 states first, then filled the state lines.
You mean you could do that? I want to see a video of it!!
I had to do that in 5th grade AND fill in all the state capitols too, but now it’s over 40 years later and I’m sure I couldn’t get even close now. I wonder if he had to study up to do it, or if he just knew it?