Al Franken: extraordinaire

[Winehole23]

More like guile, I think

The Senior Senator from Arizona is counting on others not remembering either, or not caring. IMO he is not wrong to do so, though in so doing he lays himself open to the charge of hypocrisy, one of the commonest and also one of the least punished political vices.

McCain had an opportunity to slam Franken, while elevating himself as a lion of Senate tradition, and he took it.

[whottt]

Does anyone remember when Al Franken used to be funny?

Bush really kicked his ass

[Jacob1983]

All politicians are liars and -bags.

[Nbadan]

All politicians are liars and -bags.

...and all NBA players are stoners and philanderers....

....see how stupid you sound when you make such broad generalizations...

[Nbadan]

Does anyone remember when Al Franken used to be funny?

Bush really kicked his ass

You could say the same about Dennis Miller, except Franken is a Senator and Miller? ......well, not so much...

[whottt]

Dennis Miller was never funny except on Weekend Update and his ceasing to be funny had nothing to do with politics.


Al Franken OTOH actually was funny for the better part of 3 decades he was on SNL and even after he left it, until Bush gave him brain damage pretty much simply by being elected.



Now? Even liberals do not want to listen to him.


Edit: From what I know conservatives actually do listen to Dennis Miller(although I don't know for sure because I don't listen to him because I don't think he's funny).

[boutons_deux]

Friend Of Joe

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicia...Mem=N&recs=100

[whottt]

Friends of Obama:


http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/co...&cid=N00009638


Mr Anti-corporation.

[PublicOption]

DARRINS i guess you like to hear politicians talk ad nauseum and not say anything?

you are the .

[boutons_deux]

Lieberman's it's-all-about-me-droning 10 minutes were up. Rules is rules.

[Blue Jew]

If you know you only have 10 minutes which by the way is enough time to make many points,and you go over the time?..... it means two things. your either new at talking to an audience, or you need to buy a watch.

[whottt]

Notice how Blue Jew avoids this thread:

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142490

[whottt]

and prefers instead to engage in discussions about whether or not Al Franken is a bag extraordinare.

[Winehole23]

and prefers instead to engage in discussions about whether or not Al Franken is a bag extraordinare.

In fairness, that is the topic.

[Winehole23]

My mistake, whottt. Strike that.

You said bag extraordinare, that only resembles the topic. It's not the exact same thing.

[elbamba]

If you know you only have 10 minutes which by the way is enough time to make many points,and you go over the time?..... it means two things. your either new at talking to an audience, or you need to buy a watch.

Or you are talking about a bill that contains thousands of pages.

[EmptyMan]

I'd rather the politicians be bags than politically correct pussies with hidden agendas.

I'd wreck shop if I were a Senator. These traitors are pissing on the floors of D.C., why not throw this fake civility out the window as well.

[boutons_deux]

"The recovered footage shows Sen. Dayton asking for an extra 30 seconds to complete his speech. Sen. McCain's voice can be heard off-camera: "I object."

"Either Sen. McCain cannot remember that he himself objected to a senator getting an extra 30 seconds to finish his remarks during the Iraq war debate, or Sen. McCain knows perfectly well that this stuff happens in the Senate,"


http://rawstory.com/2009/12/mccain-hypocrisy-recovered/

Stopping comments at 10 minutes is only baggery when the Dems do it to Repugs.

[MavTalker]

If you know you only have 10 minutes which by the way is enough time to make many points,and you go over the time?..... it means two things. your either new at talking to an audience, or you need to buy a watch.

+ 1

Why have a 10 minute limit if your not going to enforce it?

I used to do stand up and when you get the light you have 2 minutes to wrap it up, if you go over you may not get to do another open mic,

You tree hugging butthurt s need to get over it and learn how to tell time.

[Winehole23]

Welcome to politics, MavTalker. You'll fit right in.

[admiralsnackbar]

I'd rather the politicians be bags than politically correct pussies with hidden agendas.

I'd wreck shop if I were a Senator. These traitors are pissing on the floors of D.C., why not throw this fake civility out the window as well.

You wouldn't, though. Civility and openness is the bedrock of political discourse. Based on your comments, you assume majorities of people see it your way, but as a senator, it's in bent upon you to try to discern a common ground between people, including majorities that feel your opinions aren't inclusive to their needs. That doesn't mean they aren't aren't always bags, but it does mean you have the need to try to appease disparate polities so as not to fail representing them, and destroy your job in the doing.