Al Franken, the for­mer SNL come­di­an, the Har­vard grad­u­ate, and now US Sen­a­tor, has a spe­cial tal­ent. He can draw the map of Amer­i­ca, state-by-state, while chat­ting up a crowd. Almost makes me feel the 4th of July spir­it…

Thanks for Eric for this one.

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