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Home Front: Politix
Franken Makes His Mark
2009-08-02
The prospect of Al Franken as a United States Senator worried many, not only because he had no qualifications for the job but because he is temperamentally unsuited to high office. A bitter, angry man, Franken has a long history of confrontations and fisticuffs. He hasn't yet made much of an impression in Washington, but on Thursday his hostile, hyper-partisan temperament was on display.

The Senate Democrats invited Boone Pickens to address their weekly policy lunch on the subject of energy. With one exception, the Democrats treated their guests politely. The exception, of course, was Franken...
Posted by:Fred

#10  Kerry is a tool, and franken show's he's up to speed by trying to re-run the election of 5 years ago. Minnesota should be proud of this jagoff!
Posted by: Rob06   2009-08-02 20:45  

#9  Mizzou Mafia,
The swiftboaters knew going in that they would be attacked on every factual mistake they made with John F'ing Kerry. Therefore they made sure that everything they said was corroberated from multiple sources. Of course, when the press couldn't find anything factually wrong with the book, they just smeared the swiftboaters.

It is important to remember that the 2 leaders of the swiftboaters were both Democrats and NOT Bush supporters (each supported a different Dem candidate).

Al (not the Senator)
Posted by: Frozen Al   2009-08-02 14:39  

#8  I think the pic with Franken in diapers would be more appropriate to 'making his mark'.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2009-08-02 14:19  

#7  I don't know if your picture is quite appropriate as he seems like a happy, friendly clown. Do you have any pictures of John Wayne Gacy in your archives?
Posted by: whitecollar redneck   2009-08-02 13:37  

#6  sour grapes. Kerry promised to release his DOD records in 2004 to refute their charges. They're still waiting. He's a liar, a fraud, and a traitor....or maybe just a horrible procrastinator
Posted by: Frank G   2009-08-02 11:41  

#5  I haven't followed a lot of this "inside baseball" stuff very much.

The Dems content that the Swift Boaters were exaggerating Kerry's faults in a coordinated attack. Hence the term, "Swiftboating."

Ideology aside, is there any truth to that allegation, that the swiftboaters went above and beyond a factually-based attack to smearing the Democratic candidate, or is this just a case of sour grapes?
Posted by: Mizzou Mafia   2009-08-02 11:36  

#4  With everything going on in Washington recently, I am reminded of an old saying ... "We get the government we deserve (voted for)" ...
Posted by: WolfDog   2009-08-02 10:40  

#3  What has landslide Al ever done, other than steal an election?
Posted by: whatadeal   2009-08-02 09:20  

#2  Franken Makes His Mark

Is that code for "leaves a stain?"
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2009-08-02 02:27  

#1  Send in the clowns. In this case, Senator Clown.
Posted by: Muggsy Glink   2009-08-02 01:04  

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