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Miles Archer

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7. It's Al Franken's "Stuart Smalley" character

Reply to Martin68 (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 12:17 PM

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The guy's a hot mess and he keeps looking in the mirror and saying "you're GOOD enough, you're SMART enough, and gosh darn, people LIKE you."

And, of course, not one word of that it true.

But it DOES PROVIDE TRUMP with a very convenient point of entry to their wallets.

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It's Al Franken's "Stuart Smalley" character Miles Archer Sunday #7

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