Media Matters has put together a nice pastiche of all the Fox talkers and other assorted right-wing pundits writhing in agony and rolling on the ground holding their heads at the very thought of Senator Al Franken assuming office. It's really something to behold.
Besides the Fox crew, headed up by Brian Kilmeade and Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity waxing wroth over Franken's victory, you also had Limbaugh calling him "a genuine lunatic" (no doubt for having penned Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot). Jim Quinn chimed in that he thought the election was stolen. Mike Barnicle on Morning Joe thought it was "kind of a surprise" that Franken "behaved like a responsible adult".
And Bill O'Reilly -- who has, em, a bit of a history with Franken -- has been on vacation all week, so we haven't heard yet from the Hot-Tempered One. We can hardly wait.
After 8 years of Bush and a GOP congress for most of the past decade, this is sooooo sweet watching the wingnuts loose their teabags!
not 1, of de-facto Republican control, and look forward to at least 3 decades of Republican teeth-gnashing over Franken and the progressives that will follow in the coming years.
I kind of compare it to becoming an extinct animal, except animals don't have knowledge of the fact that they are becoming extinct. Oh wait.....neither do these flat earth knuckledraggers.
I suppose in all fairness they should be put on the endangered species list. Perhaps we, being caring progressives, should build a special National Park for them or something?
They are so stupid, they would sell the rights to corporations and then be killed off even quicker by pollution.
Mother nature has selected republicans (stupid people) for extinction. We cannot interfere, nor should we.
Rush Limbaugh is what a smart person thinks a stupid bigot sounds like.
You got it about right.
They really are stupid.
We can only hope they are on the road to extinction.
I really thibk that republicanism is a mental illness.
It causes you to lose brain cells at about ten times the rate of alcohol.
Every time one of these people speaks it comes out like a tornado of whirling stupidity and insanity.
Look at their eyes, you see that hollow glare.
It's like talking to someone that never learned anything from life experience. They spout talking points shout loudly while draging a tree branch and smacking the ground with it. You have seen it on animal planet. But I agree unlike the other creatures on this planet, we should not try to save republicans. Let them go extinct. The world will be a better place without them!
I for one believe that most of the past Republican administration should spend the rest of their lives in a special "zoo". We can call one of these zoos the ADX Federal Supermax Zoo in Florence, for example.
And please, please.... don't feed the Cheney.
Go, Al!!
More than once and every damn cent was well worth it!
Now perhaps we can get some shit done.
It's like having me in the Senate!
No, Glenn. Since Franken is not a delusional, self-worshipping, batshit loonie, it's not like having you in the Senate. If we voted a Killer Klown in, THAT would be like having you in the Senate. Franken? Not so much.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
I have seen all the killer klown movies, and including the Russian's killer klown agent in "Real Men" with Belushi and Ritter
I think your analysis is dead on accurate!
thanks for the laugh!
Beck, or any repig for that matter, have no right talking about statesmanship, to them diplomacy is a four letter word
what a bunch of useless tools these foxies are
I don't know why they are so pissed, he is a mainstream center right Democrat.
On Health Care
"A single-payer system would be the most effective in terms of reducing administrative costs, and I would be thrilled to support such a system. But I believe that today’s political environment requires a creative and flexible approach to covering every American."
On Energy
"We can't afford to raise the federal gas tax."
See.
Senator Franken is correct. The Senate Dems are going to have enough trouble trying to get a good "Public Option" in the health care bill. A Single-Payer option would be DOA. He's not being center-right but rather pragmatic.
if you are a Brit, a Canadian or a Swede, you're not pragmatic?? Say it ain't so.
"Secular humanism -- a fearless, realistic world view replete with doubt and scepticism that attempts to attain an unachievable state of equilibrium between and among the human qualities of reason, intuition, imagination, memory, ethics and common sense.
They're not mutually exclusive ... but that combination doesn't describe Senator Franken.
Those are countries that have had single-payer in place for decades, and are already disposed to ideas that benefit everyone. America is a completely different place: our system is built on making money for those few who are good at it, and fuck everyone else in the ass. Trying to get people who are used to thinking only of themselves to think about everyone else is difficult, at best.
Single-payer may be what the general public wants, but it's not what the moneyed people want, and they're the ones pulling the strings. So get ready for a long haul.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
Those are countries that have had single-payer in place for decades, and are already disposed to ideas that benefit everyone
if we used that logic, we could NEVER have a single-payer system, and neither could anyone else
my opinion is, there is NO TIME BETTER THAN THE PRESENT
Now is the best time. We have a huge majority in congress and if we don't get done now we never will.
Push single payer hard now, and a public option will seem like a compromise.
Republicans have learned this lesson; why haven't Dems?
You were pushing this crap yesterday. You take one quote (or two) completely extracted from context and declare Franken is a tool of the corporate right.
Check out this from Open Secrets.
Franken is no stooge.
Read his books. He's as progressive as they come. He's a big fan of Paul Wellstone. And he's way to the left of Obama and Clinton.
Not only taken out of context, no link to actually see the context. I don't trust anyone who "quotes" without giving the citation. Don't they make you write term papers in High School anymore?
Children children, don't get your knickers in a twist!
www.alfranken.com/pages/health_care
You guys know EVERYTHING!! I thought!
As far as Franken is a lefty, yes he wrote lefty. But just like "everything changes when you get married"..."everything changes when you get elected." Now watch him compromise his ass off like a good tool.
We need people that will not compromise and will drive legislation that works. He gave up on single payer BEFORE he got elected.
Has Kucinich stopped pushing for single payer? Real climate legislation? NO he hasn't, and that's what progressives do!!
Let me know when Kucinich gets to the Senate. Listen to Bernie Sanders talk about health care reform. He understands the need for compromise.
I hope they continue to underestimate Senator Franken as much as they did Senator Clinton.
Not only is this so SWEET, listening to the wingnuts lose their collective minds is almost as sweet. No, not sweet, FUCKING A SWEET.
... I don't believe George Bush won that election.
I'm sure Franken won't be able to do one thousandth of the damage he did.
So chill already. It's not like democrats are gonna give us universal health coverage or anything.
If only!
who wrote a book called "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot."
Sweet!
Here's hoping that he keeps that kind of truth-telling edge.
It was a great book!
gee Glen...
like you ?...do you have Bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University?....
I think not.
Al is brilliant, and BECAUSE he is not a career politician,
more trustworthy
Glenda is a dry drunk non college educated former D.J. loser. No offense to D.J.'s.
So the answer to your question is no.
apparently so much less desirable than a crazy regressive.
I doubt they give protection to senator-elects, but with the mood of the country and what's coming from The Hate Network™ and with the recent history of violence in the name of the "greater good"...
Who do you think Pawlenty would appoint if Franken had--say--an "unfortunate accident"? Perhaps the guy who finished a close second?
Sorry, I can't help it. I worry about things like this, and I fear the wingnuttiest wingnuts think about them too.
Théis is gusta the beagintinnigh . Théis aill make the MJ speachta seimre lile MTP.
What is your conceptual, continuity?
I know "in my heart of hearts" Hannity you LIAR, you SCHMUCK that Al will be a hard working and honest agent for positive change.
You just hate him because he's got your number down cold.
"To me, truth is not some vague, foggy notion. Truth is real. And,
at the same time, unreal. Fiction and fact and everything in between,
plus some things I can't remember, all rolled into one big "thing."
This is truth, to me. "
-Jack Handy
Hannity had the balls today to state that Franken was going to give him plenty of "comedic" material. I trust you can see the irony.
Has all the material he needs.
It's simply a matter of him actually listening to himself and the insipid nonsense that is continually falling off the tip of his own endlessly wagging tongue.
"To me, truth is not some vague, foggy notion. Truth is real. And,
at the same time, unreal. Fiction and fact and everything in between,
plus some things I can't remember, all rolled into one big "thing."
This is truth, to me. "
-Jack Handy
Your party of imbeciles and morons is already on the wasteheap of history, how's it feel to be a tool of an irrelevant party who 2/3 of the population rejects?
HAHAHA! You're a fucking genius!
"We will find fulfillment not in the goods that we have, but in the good we can do for each other."
Robert F. Kennedy
It feels like crazy, flat out desparation. For me, all I can say is...God it's good to be alive........
I love the smell of right wing nut heads losing their fucking minds in the morning. Who needs coffee?
Do you have decaf?
The corporate masters still control who ever the fuck currently holds the reins any way. Since our senators and representativess are wholly owned subsidiaries of GreedCorp no ones listening to that 2/3 majority any way. We are still fucked 6 ways to Sunday. I love Al to and none of the above is directed towards him or the other two or three functioning humans he will soon call his peers.
America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.
Hunter S. Thompson
that what these ignorant adolescents using the public airwaves are doing is "objective reporting, a.k.a., journalism"? Right?
"Secular humanism -- a fearless, realistic world view replete with doubt and scepticism that attempts to attain an unachievable state of equilibrium between and among the human qualities of reason, intuition, imagination, memory, ethics and common sense.
. . . coined a term that suits that collection of commentators.
He called the dead-enders.
Yeah, sure Glenda. Why don't you go run for Senate. Let's see how close you get.
Can you imagine the comedy that would ensue if Glenda would run? I love to laugh......and that would be pure comedy gold. Think about Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert...please run Glenda.
sarah/glenda in 2012
I don't think it could get any funnier. Can you imagine? Tina Fey, obviously, but who would do Glenda?
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My ribs! MY RIBS! :-D
NOBODY 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5x2JFRFZWg
Let's all hope the politics of corruption and lobby bribes don't cling to your wallet, like a majority of other political critters!!
Can you smell it in the air ... ??
It's the aroma of Fair and Balanced reporting in the Faux Twist ....
I can smell it from here. It doesn't smell very fair and balanced.
I'm still totally pissed that O'Reilly took the week off and I missed the opportunity of seeing his head explode. Dick.
That I really wanted to see. Seeing his shit for brains explode on the air in real time would of made my week.
More evidence, how much more do you need, Corporate Media is pure garbage. In life you basically have two choices, the rightwing msm, idiot box and crappy papers, or the reality based, truth embracing leftwing internet and blogosphere. It's your choice.
The internet is full of bogus 'American patriots', posting from places like Latvia, Qatar, and Nigeria.
Will the rest of you help me with my list? So far, I have...
A "B" movie actor who co-starred with a chimp (Reagan)
A mediocre singer who got by on his WIFE's looks (Sonny Bono)
A great football player, but mediocre Congressman (Steve Largent)
A smarmy ex-exterminator (Tom DeLay)
ANOTHER "B" movie actor (Fred D. Thomson)
An admitted pot & steroid using actor (the Governator; thank God
for Article II)
A failed beauty queen and sports announcer who eked out a BA degree from 5 state colleges in 4 years.
These are just the ones I can think of. A little help?
There are many routes to elected office. Who is to say that a comedian, multiple Emmy-winning comedy writer, best-selling political satirist is any less valid than say, ex-Navy SEAL & Pro-wrestler?
Well, to put it in simple terms, I think it has something to do with I.Q. levels.
Also,
Dan Quayle.
.
Fred Grandy, "Gopher" from The Love Boat. What is it with "B" list actors?
he, like arnold, was in some big movies
and he was a very good character actor
and palin wasnt a sports announcer, she did sports (badly) on local alaskan tv
and except for his late being born again troofer status, jessie ventura is a straight up guy who hates the repukes more than most here
shall we post the clip again of jessie scaring the bejeezus out of hannity?
and i would say that jessie was a damn fine actor
I think not. I'm sure they're drilling holes in his skull right now to relieve the inter-cranial pressure in a valiant attempt to stop his melon from popping.
Hasa Diga Eebowai
Huh...Never thought that would ever come in handy. Go figure.
Don't try to confuse the issue with half-truths and gorilla dust.
Well said.
Harvard educated com...um... uhhh,.....I mean ahh #1 New York Times best selling author, ...ummm.... ahh.. I mean... c..c.com .....commie... Senator.
You have to admire this Great American who titled some of his chapters in his 2003 book "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" as follows;
Ch. 5-Loving America the Al Franken Way
Ch. 13-Bill O'Reilly: Lying, Splotchy Bully
Ch 25-This Was NOT a Memorial to Paul Wellstone":A Case Study in Right-Wing Lies
Ch 26-I attend the White House Correspondences Dinner and Annoy Karl Rove, Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz, and the Entire Fox News Team
Ch 38-I Challenge Rich Lowry to a Fight
Ch 40 I Meet Former First Lady Barbara Bush and it Doesn't Go Well
...Yes friends and neighbors I believe the new Senator from Minnesota has what it takes to bring a real sense of decency to Washington.
God Bless Him!
I listened to Al on the radio every day that he was on. I found him to be smart, reasonable,and thoughtful. And get this...Whenever he brought up a subject he was not up to speed on, he would actually find someone who did know the subject and bring them on the show.Imagine that ,a smart reasonable person who actually tries to find the answers to the burning questions of the day. He'll make a great Senator and Fox News can take a flyin' leap for all I care. Go Al!!
The Beltway talkers on cable have never listened to Al on Air America and have no clue just how articulate and informed he is on ALL the issues. I think they are vastly underestimating this Harvard graduate. Al knows when to be a grownup. I think he will respect his office of Senator and surprise a lot of the morons in DC. He has great respect for his seat, in part, because it was Paul Wellstones.
and he scares the shite out of them
he isnt beholden to any of the corporatists yet...and that scares them even more
An actor as prez or a steroid induced idiot as govenor or A cheater as senator or govenor or a blackman as President? WTF Over.
with that last one, Freebie? Is he unfit to serve simply because he's a "blackman"? If your answer is yes, thanks for mooning us with that racist ass of yours.
He make joke.
Yeah, but the joke is that he states an equivalence between idiots, cheaters, and "blackmen". It shows a certain bias.
First time I met a female woman by that name, I said "I know a dog with that name" Actually no insult was intended and it was in truth it was a bitch. The canine I mean.
Can someone do a video montage of their heads exploding as Al takes the oath? :)
This is going to be so GREAT!
Fox News the new byline...
Brown haired guy who isn't Steve Doocy decides for you and refuses to report!
I love it.
It's great because he's letting me decide along with him. He is an awesome decider!
It hurts....mommy....it hurts.
Funny.
When angry, count four, when very angry, swear.
-Mark Twain-
Al Franken is smarter than all of those pontificating douche-bags.
Does anyone else appreciate the cognitive dissonance necessary for Glen Beck to make it through every day? This is a guy who writes books about how the "everyman" is always right and how "common sense" (were that to exist) needs to make a comeback - but he can't fathom the idea of someone like Al Franken, or Glen Beck himself, becoming a Senator. What is it Glen? Are you supposed to be some exalted lawyer, born of New England blue-blood to be a Senator?
I don't mind watching people who make you think, but I don't understand how people can watch someone who makes thinking hurt.
Al Franken, wasn't he an honors graduate in ... mathematics, I think that's what Norm Ornstein said on the radio today.
Oh, and from Harvard. That makes him a college graduate. I swear I heard Beck profess to be a dropout.
I don't even think Beck's limited college attendance qualifies him for the status of "dropout". He attended ONE theology class at Yale; I don't know if he was a matriculating student or whether that was a non-credit class.
vote for me....al franken
i loved that stuff
amazing....30 years later...it came true
im glad that he made heads explode in the wingnutosphere
No more having to take turns driving the ape around the train station.
"Trading Places" 1983 one of the best comedy pics.
"Let's talk dirty to the animals"
"You had your turn earlier."
"I only backed it up like 3 feet."
"Some turns are longer than others."
Not exact quoting, but Franken and Davis were real characters as a duo.
Manatee: "This guy Franken, not all there."
Um, yeah. Take a look at your pals that are on your network Sean, then say who's not all there.
NOBODY 2012
You mean Charles Nelson Reilly and the Cross eyed Cat playing catch with the ball of tin foil?
Imhofe's attacks, for example, is that Franken is restrained from responding by Senatorial custom. You have one side that feels obliged to respect custom, and the other that disregards it willy-nilly. And boy could Frenken do a job on Imhofe.
And Brian Kimeade is a still a butt-munch. There, I said it.
The Reslugs really must really be crying in their Kool-aid and wetting their beds now non-stop.
I hope that every time these Fox dog mutants play Franken clips on air they throw up a little and choke on it. I really hope he gives them lots of material to elicit the spewage of vomitus down silk ties, oh yeah.
As a cum laude recipient of a degree in political science, Al Franken is better qualified to be a senator than the legacy "student" Shrub was to be president.
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