After quiet first months, Immature Democrat Franken's sharp tongue emerges in Senate
Leroy N. Soetoro
tongue-behind-the-scenes
Al Franken, the Democrat from Minnesota who won election to the Senate
after a successful career as a comic and author, has begun to show the
sharp-tongued side of his personality by ripping into GOP staffers
behind the scenes.
Franken has worked diligently to keep a low public profile in Congress
while focusing on wonky policy debates. But he has been unable to
completely repress the fiery passion that made him a hero of the
Democratic Party�s liberal base.
Franken has teamed up with GOP colleagues to introduce a variety of
legislation, something that may surprise fans who read his books, such
as Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at
the Right.
But he has also pummeled Republican senators and their aides, showing a
glimpse of the pugilistic style of his best-seller, Rush Limbaugh Is a
Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations.
Franken has surprised some of his colleagues behind the scenes by
getting into heated tangles with GOP staffers.
One such exchange took place in Franken�s office during a recent meeting
with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and his aides.
Franken invited Corker to his office to discuss an op-ed that Corker
penned in a Tennessee newspaper opposing an amendment Franken offered to
a defense bill. The measure gave the employees of defense contractors
who suffer rape or sexual assault at the workplace the right to sue in
court.
The meeting quickly deteriorated when Franken began berating one of
Corker�s aides, according to GOP aides familiar with the incident.
Franken�s sally was so harsh that Corker told Franken to lay off his
aide and direct the comments at him instead.
Franken�s tough approach came as a surprise because Corker scheduled the
meeting to mend fences after Franken confronted him about the op-ed
during an angry exchange on the Senate floor.
Another GOP staffer, an aide to a Senate Republican leader, found
herself at the sharp end of Franken�s wit at a recent reception in the
Senate�s Mansfield Room. The tongue-lashing took place at an event to
celebrate the swearing-in of GOP Sen. George LeMieux (Fla.).
After the conversation began ordinarily, Franken started to grill the
aide about what he sees as the failings of the GOP. Franken demanded to
know why it had become the "Party of No" and had exaggerated facts in
the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, according to another GOP leadership
aide.
A spokeswoman for Franken declined to comment on either exchange.
The aide emphasized Franken's accomplishments during his short time in
the Senate.
"Sen. Franken is always looking for ways to work with his colleagues to
make people's lives better and get things done for Minnesota," said
spokeswoman Casey Aden-Wansbury.
"He has built good working relationships with colleagues on both sides
of the aisle � half the bills he has introduced have Republican
co-sponsors. Sen. Franken is pleased that two of his bills have already
been signed into law � and that both passed with bipartisan support,"
she said.
The incidents with GOP staff have reminded some Senate observers of a
mocking interaction Franken had with a conservative student, Peter
Fritz, at Carleton College during his Senate campaign. After learning of
Fritz�s political orientation, Franken pressed him to defend Reaganomics
and mimicked his speech patterns, according to the Minneapolis Star
Tribune.
Aden-Wansbury vigorously denied that Franken made fun of Fritz and
claimed that element of the report was inaccurate.
�There is a war within Al Franken,� said Lawrence Jacobs, a professor of
political science at the University of Minnesota. �The Al Franken head
tells him to steer away from the limelight and build his reputation.
Then there is his heart, which is quite fiery."
Jacobs said Franken must be careful not to engage in too many political
brawls, or it could �reinforce for independent voters what they feared
about him, that he�s a hot-headed partisan.�
Franken has not just confronted GOP aides at private meetings; he has
also mixed it up with Republican colleagues in public on the Senate
floor.
In addition to chewing out Corker over the op-ed, earlier this month
Franken clashed loudly with Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) on the Senate
floor. The dust-up was spurred by Thune�s claim that Democratic
healthcare legislation would impose new taxes immediately but fail to
implement benefits for several years.
Franken derided Thune�s floor presentation and implied that he had
fabricated some of his facts, a more personal confrontation than usual
in the clubby Senate. An irate Thune walked off the Senate floor after
Franken revealed a private conversation they had on the topic.
�I asked if he mentioned any of the benefits that do kick in
[immediately] and he said, �Uh no,� � Franken said in front of C-SPAN
television cameras.
�We are entitled to our own opinions; we�re not entitled to our own
facts,� Franken said, raising his voice. �Benefits kick in right away,
and if you�re going to hold up a chart that says when taxes kick in and
when benefits kick in � you better include the benefits that do kick in
right away.�
Franken later apologized to Thune.
And last week, Franken cut off Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) during his
speech on the Senate floor. Lieberman, who has drawn the ire of liberals
over his opposition to the public health insurance option, asked for an
additional moment to finish remarks about amendments he planned to
offer, but Franken, who was presiding over the Senate, refused to grant
the routine request.
"In my capacity as the senator from Minnesota, I object," Franken said.
"Really?" replied Lieberman.
A spokeswoman for Franken said that the senator was just trying to move
along with the legislation, but at a press conference late last week,
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) expressed disgust with Franken, saying that
Lieberman's request for more time to extend his remarks was "objected to
by the newest member of the United States Senate in a most brusque way
... We've got to stop this kind of behavior. I have never seen anything
like that and I hope that I don't see it again."
An aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) confirmed to
reporters the leader asked colleagues presiding over the chamber to
strictly enforce a 10-minute speaking rule.
And Democrats note that despite his criticism, McCain did the same thing
to a colleague in 2002 when he objected to former Sen. Mark Dayton�s
(D-Minn.) request for an additional 30 seconds of floor time during the
Iraq War debate.
These incidents have pulled Franken away from his stated goal of
modeling his early career in the Senate on former Sen. Hillary Rodham
Clinton (D-N.Y.), who made a point of proving herself as a �workhorse,�
in Senate parlance, and who teamed up often with Republicans.
Franken�s sharp-elbowed exchanges have come in moments of passion. By
all appearances, he has worked to keep partisan outbursts to a minimum,
knowing that what may draw listeners to Air America does not play well
in the buttoned-down Senate.
He has stayed off national cable shows such as "Countdown with Keith
Olbermann" and "The Rachel Maddow Show" to avoid appearing as a
celebrity liberal spokesman instead of a hard-working senator from
Minnesota.
Franken stayed away from the popular liberal blog Daily Kos until this
past weekend, when he submitted a measured defense of his decision to
vote for Senate healthcare reform legislation.
Franken, who has shared a lot of his time with Minnesota media outlets,
has kept the national press at arm�s length. He participated in his
first national conference call over the weekend. The call with
colleagues did not, however, push political hot buttons. Instead, it
focused on consumer protections in the healthcare bill.
And he has wooed a significant number of Republican colleagues to
cooperate on legislative initiatives.
For example, he introduced the Service Dogs for Veterans Act with Sen.
Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.); a diabetes prevention amendment with Sen.
Richard Lugar (R-Ind.); a bill to assist the victims of sexual assault
with Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah); and the
Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act with Sen. Olympia Snowe
(R-Maine).
But even while Franken has tried to focus on sober policy issues, he has
at times become embroiled in heated political debates inadvertently, his
defenders say.
This happened with the so-called �anti-rape� amendment Franken offered
to a defense bill. The measure barred the government from doing business
with contractors that required employees to settle rape and sexual
assault charges through arbitration instead of the courts.
The amendment was popular enough to attract 68 votes in the Senate, but
it quickly became a political football when liberals used it to attack
30 Republican lawmakers who opposed it.
Liberal comic Jon Stewart slammed Republican opponents on his talk show,
and other critics set up a fake website, RepublicansForRape.org,
something that did not endear Franken to some of his conservative
colleagues.
�It�s partly because Franken�s on a 24/7 watch,� said Jacobs of the
University of Minnesota. �Even when he�s not intending to go public,
he�s finding himself in the media spotlight.�
Comments (1614)PAGE |1|2| ... |81|82|>Al, was a college wrestler. His
pugnacious attitude as seen by some tells me that he has no time for
grifters and two faced political crooks who use 'In the name of' 'God'
to hide their contempt for non-believers.I look for Norm to shoot for a
takedown and slam some of these saintly idiots to the Senator floor and
put them in a cradle hold until the yell Uncle.Go Norm go�
BY Gary on 12/23/2009 at 06:33
I agree with Al Franken on the anti-rape admendment why would the
republicans vote against an anti-rape admendment when rape is a serious
crime? I would have not supported Franken in moving this health care
bill forward or support him on cap and trade but I think he was in the
right on this one.
BY Josh on 12/23/2009 at 06:36
A no class liar. Taxes start years before benefits are realized. But
don't miss a sound bite because of the truth.
BY You are a clown on 12/23/2009 at 06:40
John McCain said "�We've got to stop this kind of behavior. I have never
seen anything like that and I hope that I don't see it again." Poor
baby. I'm sorry, after all the blood shed that this congress signed off
on, as well as personal misery for so many people, I am not sympathetic
to the people Franken rounded off on. The very same people who complain
about Franken's "brusqueness" have no problem doing the same, along with
outright lies, when it serves them politically.
BY Tovah on 12/23/2009 at 06:44
Sen. Franken's behavior has been at best, boorish, and at it's worst,,
bad comedy. The Senator, whose seat was bought and paid for by his
friends at ACORN, not only needs to bone up on the proper decorum of the
Senate, but on the very constitution itself, which he swore to
uphold�Or, is this just Al being another of those "Lying Liars" he likes
to write about.
BY Bippy Bellito on 12/23/2009 at 06:52
I understand that your story has its angle � but was Franken right on
his points in the debate with Thune? I bet he was. Did the staffers
approach Franken hoping for some comedy, and instead got some polictical
banter quite common amongst staffers in DC? If so, so what � why take
their hearsay as newsworthy. Finally, on the Lieberman exchange, it has
been explained that Reid asked those in the chair to not extend anyone's
time; furthermore McCain himself did the same thing in 2002 (as has been
reported.) Franken is a breath of fresh air.
BY Dave on 12/23/2009 at 06:59
In Frank Capra's Mr. Smith goes to Washington, a page walks new Senator
Smith to his desk. Stewart tells the young page he doesn't plan on
speaking much. The page says, "Thats the way to get reelected". Al
shouldn't even worry about reelection. Its fun to expose republican
hypocrisy. Young Senator Frankin should just have fun.
BY whylie on 12/23/2009 at 07:01
um yea - I guess if you want an immature person whose best comedic years
are behind him the whhooooway to go Minnesota you sure did yourself
proud�you know what actor was an awesome politician SONNY BONO - HE
NEVER MADE THE NEWS FOR SLEEZY IMMATURE BEHAVIOR. Another AWESOME ACTOR
SENATOR - Gary BurghoffNever MADE A JOKE OUT OF THE JOBWay to go AL -
you a 'liberal' spoiled brat - a 'true' baby boomer - AN EXAMPLE OF WHY
CONGRESS IS SO CRAPPY AT THEIR JOB!!!OMG Can we have a maturity test
before we elect these people!!!
BY gregg on 12/23/2009 at 07:02
Only a thought: I wonder if Sen. Franken imbibes a bit much at times?
His actions do make one wonder. It's only a thought - not an accusation,
as I have no direct info.
BY doreme on 12/23/2009 at 07:06
Al Franken - A Senator in search of aids and staffers to berate. Very
impressive. BY Steve on 12/23/2009 at 07:11
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<leroys...@usurper.org> wrote:
>http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/73417-franken-shows-glimpses-of-sharp-
>tongue-behind-the-scenes
>
>Al Franken, the Democrat from Minnesota who won election to the Senate
>after a successful career as a comic and author, has begun to show the
>sharp-tongued side of his personality by ripping into GOP staffers
>behind the scenes.
Good on ya, Al!
Keep up the good work.
Scott Smith
Yes, way to go, Al! Give 'em hell!
.
.
buzz
> http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/73417-franken-shows-glimpses-of-sharp-
> tongue-behind-the-scenes
>
> Al Franken, the Democrat from Minnesota who won election to the Senate
> after a successful career as a comic and author, has begun to show the
> sharp-tongued side of his personality by ripping into GOP staffers
> behind the scenes.
>
> Franken has worked diligently to keep a low public profile in Congress
> while focusing on wonky policy debates. But he has been unable to
> completely repress the fiery passion that made him a hero of the
> Franken has teamed up with GOP colleagues to introduce a variety of
> legislation, something that may surprise fans who read his books, such
> as Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at
> the Right.
>
> But he has also pummeled Republican senators and their aides, showing a
> glimpse of the pugilistic style of his best-seller, Rush Limbaugh Is a
> Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations.
>
> Franken has surprised some of his colleagues behind the scenes by
> getting into heated tangles with GOP staffers.
>
> with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and his aides.
>
> Franken invited Corker to his office to discuss an op-ed that Corker
> penned in a Tennessee newspaper opposing an amendment Franken offered to
> a defense bill. The measure gave the employees of defense contractors
> who suffer rape or sexual assault at the workplace the right to sue in
> court.
>
> The meeting quickly deteriorated when Franken began berating one of
> Franken�s sally was so harsh that Corker told Franken to lay off his
> aide and direct the comments at him instead.
>
> meeting to mend fences after Franken confronted him about the op-ed
> during an angry exchange on the Senate floor.
>
> Another GOP staffer, an aide to a Senate Republican leader, found
> Senate�s Mansfield Room. The tongue-lashing took place at an event to
> celebrate the swearing-in of GOP Sen. George LeMieux (Fla.).
>
> After the conversation began ordinarily, Franken started to grill the
> aide about what he sees as the failings of the GOP. Franken demanded to
> know why it had become the "Party of No" and had exaggerated facts in
> the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, according to another GOP leadership
> aide.
>
> A spokeswoman for Franken declined to comment on either exchange.
>
> The aide emphasized Franken's accomplishments during his short time in
> the Senate.
>
> "Sen. Franken is always looking for ways to work with his colleagues to
> make people's lives better and get things done for Minnesota," said
> spokeswoman Casey Aden-Wansbury.
>
> "He has built good working relationships with colleagues on both sides
> co-sponsors. Sen. Franken is pleased that two of his bills have already
> she said.
>
> The incidents with GOP staff have reminded some Senate observers of a
> mocking interaction Franken had with a conservative student, Peter
> Fritz, at Carleton College during his Senate campaign. After learning of
> and mimicked his speech patterns, according to the Minneapolis Star
> Tribune.
>
> Aden-Wansbury vigorously denied that Franken made fun of Fritz and
> claimed that element of the report was inaccurate.
>
> political science at the University of Minnesota. �The Al Franken head
> tells him to steer away from the limelight and build his reputation.
> Then there is his heart, which is quite fiery."
>
> Jacobs said Franken must be careful not to engage in too many political
> about him, that he�s a hot-headed partisan.�
> Franken has not just confronted GOP aides at private meetings; he has
> also mixed it up with Republican colleagues in public on the Senate
> floor.
>
> In addition to chewing out Corker over the op-ed, earlier this month
> Franken clashed loudly with Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) on the Senate
> healthcare legislation would impose new taxes immediately but fail to
> implement benefits for several years.
>
> fabricated some of his facts, a more personal confrontation than usual
> in the clubby Senate. An irate Thune walked off the Senate floor after
> Franken revealed a private conversation they had on the topic.
>
> [immediately] and he said, �Uh no,� � Franken said in front of C-SPAN
> television cameras.
>
> �We are entitled to our own opinions; we�re not entitled to our own
> facts,� Franken said, raising his voice. �Benefits kick in right away,
> and if you�re going to hold up a chart that says when taxes kick in and
> when benefits kick in � you better include the benefits that do kick in
> right away.�
> Franken later apologized to Thune.
>
>
> And last week, Franken cut off Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) during his
> speech on the Senate floor. Lieberman, who has drawn the ire of liberals
> over his opposition to the public health insurance option, asked for an
> additional moment to finish remarks about amendments he planned to
> offer, but Franken, who was presiding over the Senate, refused to grant
> the routine request.
>
>
> "In my capacity as the senator from Minnesota, I object," Franken said.
>
> "Really?" replied Lieberman.
>
> A spokeswoman for Franken said that the senator was just trying to move
> along with the legislation, but at a press conference late last week,
> Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) expressed disgust with Franken, saying that
> Lieberman's request for more time to extend his remarks was "objected to
> by the newest member of the United States Senate in a most brusque way
> ... We've got to stop this kind of behavior. I have never seen anything
> like that and I hope that I don't see it again."
>
> An aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) confirmed to
> reporters the leader asked colleagues presiding over the chamber to
> strictly enforce a 10-minute speaking rule.
>
> And Democrats note that despite his criticism, McCain did the same thing
> (D-Minn.) request for an additional 30 seconds of floor time during the
> Iraq War debate.
>
>
> These incidents have pulled Franken away from his stated goal of
> modeling his early career in the Senate on former Sen. Hillary Rodham
> in Senate parlance, and who teamed up often with Republicans.
>
>
>
> all appearances, he has worked to keep partisan outbursts to a minimum,
> knowing that what may draw listeners to Air America does not play well
> in the buttoned-down Senate.
>
> He has stayed off national cable shows such as "Countdown with Keith
> Olbermann" and "The Rachel Maddow Show" to avoid appearing as a
> celebrity liberal spokesman instead of a hard-working senator from
> Minnesota.
>
> Franken stayed away from the popular liberal blog Daily Kos until this
> past weekend, when he submitted a measured defense of his decision to
> vote for Senate healthcare reform legislation.
>
> Franken, who has shared a lot of his time with Minnesota media outlets,
> first national conference call over the weekend. The call with
> colleagues did not, however, push political hot buttons. Instead, it
> focused on consumer protections in the healthcare bill.
>
> And he has wooed a significant number of Republican colleagues to
> cooperate on legislative initiatives.
>
> For example, he introduced the Service Dogs for Veterans Act with Sen.
> Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.); a diabetes prevention amendment with Sen.
> Richard Lugar (R-Ind.); a bill to assist the victims of sexual assault
> with Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah); and the
> Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act with Sen. Olympia Snowe
> (R-Maine).
>
> But even while Franken has tried to focus on sober policy issues, he has
> at times become embroiled in heated political debates inadvertently, his
> defenders say.
>
> to a defense bill. The measure barred the government from doing business
> with contractors that required employees to settle rape and sexual
> assault charges through arbitration instead of the courts.
>
> The amendment was popular enough to attract 68 votes in the Senate, but
> it quickly became a political football when liberals used it to attack
> 30 Republican lawmakers who opposed it.
>
> Liberal comic Jon Stewart slammed Republican opponents on his talk show,
> and other critics set up a fake website, RepublicansForRape.org,
> something that did not endear Franken to some of his conservative
> colleagues.
>
> University of Minnesota. �Even when he�s not intending to go public,
> he�s finding himself in the media spotlight.�
> Comments (1614)PAGE |1|2| ... |81|82|>Al, was a college wrestler. His
> pugnacious attitude as seen by some tells me that he has no time for
> grifters and two faced political crooks who use 'In the name of' 'God'
> to hide their contempt for non-believers.I look for Norm to shoot for a
> takedown and slam some of these saintly idiots to the Senator floor and
> BY Gary on 12/23/2009 at 06:33
> I agree with Al Franken on the anti-rape admendment why would the
> republicans vote against an anti-rape admendment when rape is a serious
> crime? I would have not supported Franken in moving this health care
> bill forward or support him on cap and trade but I think he was in the
> right on this one.
>
> BY Josh on 12/23/2009 at 06:36
> A no class liar. Taxes start years before benefits are realized. But
> don't miss a sound bite because of the truth.
>
> BY You are a clown on 12/23/2009 at 06:40
> seen anything like that and I hope that I don't see it again." Poor
> baby. I'm sorry, after all the blood shed that this congress signed off
> on, as well as personal misery for so many people, I am not sympathetic
> to the people Franken rounded off on. The very same people who complain
> about Franken's "brusqueness" have no problem doing the same, along with
> outright lies, when it serves them politically.
>
> BY Tovah on 12/23/2009 at 06:44
> Sen. Franken's behavior has been at best, boorish, and at it's worst,,
> bad comedy. The Senator, whose seat was bought and paid for by his
> friends at ACORN, not only needs to bone up on the proper decorum of the
> Senate, but on the very constitution itself, which he swore to
> to write about.
>
> BY Bippy Bellito on 12/23/2009 at 06:52
> his points in the debate with Thune? I bet he was. Did the staffers
> approach Franken hoping for some comedy, and instead got some polictical
> their hearsay as newsworthy. Finally, on the Lieberman exchange, it has
> been explained that Reid asked those in the chair to not extend anyone's
> time; furthermore McCain himself did the same thing in 2002 (as has been
> reported.) Franken is a breath of fresh air.
>
> BY Dave on 12/23/2009 at 06:59
> In Frank Capra's Mr. Smith goes to Washington, a page walks new Senator
> Smith to his desk. Stewart tells the young page he doesn't plan on
> speaking much. The page says, "Thats the way to get reelected". Al
> shouldn't even worry about reelection. Its fun to expose republican
> hypocrisy. Young Senator Frankin should just have fun.
>
> BY whylie on 12/23/2009 at 07:01
> um yea - I guess if you want an immature person whose best comedic years
> are behind him the whhooooway to go Minnesota you sure did yourself
> NEVER MADE THE NEWS FOR SLEEZY IMMATURE BEHAVIOR. Another AWESOME ACTOR
> SENATOR - Gary BurghoffNever MADE A JOKE OUT OF THE JOBWay to go AL -
> you a 'liberal' spoiled brat - a 'true' baby boomer - AN EXAMPLE OF WHY
> CONGRESS IS SO CRAPPY AT THEIR JOB!!!OMG Can we have a maturity test
> before we elect these people!!!
>
> BY gregg on 12/23/2009 at 07:02
> Only a thought: I wonder if Sen. Franken imbibes a bit much at times?
> His actions do make one wonder. It's only a thought - not an accusation,
> as I have no direct info.
>
> BY doreme on 12/23/2009 at 07:06
> Al Franken - A Senator in search of aids and staffers to berate. Very
> impressive. BY Steve on 12/23/2009 at 07:11
>
Franken should feel right at home among the other simple-minded
comedians and fools in Congress.
>
Barack Hussein Obama...mmm mmm mmm
Send HIM to Pakistan to fight Osama...mmm mmm mmm
Simpley-minded lying dummycrats (the party that birthed the KKK) and
liberals...morons electing morons.
gb
>Franken should feel right at home among the other simple-minded
>comedians and fools in Congress.
Franken has the advantage of being a professional comedian, though.
>>
>Barack Hussein Obama...mmm mmm mmm
> Send HIM to Pakistan to fight Osama...mmm mmm mmm
Why? Would it do any particular good over those who have been trained
and are anxious to do so in your name.
> Simpley-minded lying dummycrats (the party that birthed the KKK) and
>liberals...morons electing morons.
Clue: Your lot Lost the election.
Deal
Killing, Inc.
wrote:
> http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/73417-franken-shows-glimpses-of-sh...
> tongue-behind-the-scenes
>
> Al Franken, the Democrat from Minnesota who won election to the Senate
> after a successful career as a comic and author, has begun to show the
> sharp-tongued side of his personality by ripping into GOP staffers
> behind the scenes.
Wow, a Democretin crackhead acting like an out-of-control Democretin
crackhead.
Who's shocked by this?
> read more »...
Not Sure
levi
> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:11:09 -0800, gb <g...@amusenet.com> wrote:
> >On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:07:14 +0000 (UTC), "Leroy N. Soetoro"
>
> >>http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/73417-franken-shows-glimpses-of-sh...
> >>tongue-behind-the-scenes
>
> >>Al Franken, the Democrat from Minnesota who won election to the Senate
> >>after a successful career as a comic and author, has begun to show the
> >>sharp-tongued side of his personality by ripping into GOP staffers
> >>behind the scenes.
>
> >Good on ya, Al!
>
> >Keep up the good work.
>
> Yes, way to go, Al! Give 'em hell!
>
Well, it's likely that the GOP staffers
deserved all they got and more, but it
would be nice to be able to tell the
players apart by their actions AND their
words.
gb
>On Dec 30 2009, 5:18�pm, Scott Smith <scott.sm...@iphouse.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:11:09 -0800, gb <g...@amusenet.com> wrote:
>> >On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:07:14 +0000 (UTC), "Leroy N. Soetoro"
>> ><leroysoet...@usurper.org> wrote:
>>
>> >>http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/73417-franken-shows-glimpses-of-sh...
>> >>tongue-behind-the-scenes
>>
>> >>Al Franken, the Democrat from Minnesota who won election to the Senate
>> >>after a successful career as a comic and author, has begun to show the
>> >>sharp-tongued side of his personality by ripping into GOP staffers
>> >>behind the scenes.
>>
>> >Good on ya, Al!
>>
>> >Keep up the good work.
>>
>> Yes, way to go, Al! �Give 'em hell!
>>
>
>Well, it's likely that the GOP staffers
>deserved all they got and more,
Precisely!
>... but it
>would be nice to be able to tell the
>players apart by their actions AND their
>words.
To what end?
Of late, the Ds have been notable in the way that they don't respond
to the vitriol served up by the WingNut base of the Rs.
A little back is A Good Thing, now and again.
What goes around....