Al Franken: New, Crazy Democratic Senator
Earlier this week, after a long and hard fought legal battle against former Republican Senator for the state Norm Coleman, Franken could finally take his seat. The GOP responded immediately with an ad, portraying him as insane:
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has just released a new Web ad featuring footage of Senator Al Franken that makes him look like an out-of-control, Red Bull-guzzling cross between Jim Carrey and the Hulk. The ad suggests that the Dem supermajority is about to go on an unstoppable rampage.
Wow. How’s that possible? So vile. No wonder the left has its collective panties up in a bunch. Especially considering the fact that the footage used by the GOP in the ad is ‘ actually of him delivering a tribute to the late Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone. Not only that, but Republicans already took a hit during last year’s campaign for doing this same thing.’
Nonsense, of course. Franken is insane. He could very well be the most liberal member of the Senate, or at least the most partisan, outspoken, aggressive and ill-mannered one. Leftists may not be particularly fond of this description, but that does not mean it’s unfair.
Watch the ad. It’s good, strong, and powerful. Additionally, it’s not even almost over the top.
The left isn’t angry because the ad is so insulting, but because, with it, the GOP proves its able to explain to voters why having a filibuster proof Democratic majority in Congress is such a bad thing. Franken isn’t the real problem, he’s merely a symptom. And Americans are wise to deal with it next year; if Republicans make a comeback in Congress – they do not even have to win majorities in both houses, they can settle for big minorities – they can prevent Democrats from pushing through more far-left, ineffective, but expensive plans, that will ruin the American economy in the long run.
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. The ad suggests that the Dem supermajority is about to go on an unstoppable rampage.
They did not need Franken for that. They were already on the rampage.
Obama really sent you around the bend, didn’t he?
I cant speak for MVDG but I can for me. With Obama I only have a bit of a problem because I knew he was a lying far left politician who was deceiving the public to get elected. The moderates that are the swing votes fell for him hook, line and sinker.
My problem is not with Obama but the Democratic congress who is on the drunken spending binge. Remember Obama really cant spend a dime unless congress says okay.
This add is not the way to go to get the message accross anymore. The GOP still dont get it. The people want intellectual honesty nowadays. They are tired of spin. They may not be political geniuses but they can spot a smear when they see one. This add is meant to smear Franken and it will just anger the tottering masses.
The GOP still doesnt get it. Their message is correct. The way they are presenting it is totally off.
The right-wing hit and media assassination of the farewell to Wellstone has actually been addressed by Franken himself in one of his books. Basically, the GOP once again tried to scare-monger and it failed. I hope he hasn’t forgotten how little good faith the GOP has showed him.
No one in the “right-wing hit and media assassination” group forced Wellstone’s son to start screaming “we will win! we will win” at what was supposed to be a memorial service.
I was there, Kast. You weren’t.
“No one in the “right-wing hit and media assassination” group forced Wellstone’s son to start screaming “we will win! we will win” at what was supposed to be a memorial service.”
So the truth seems to exist somewhere between Franken’s account and that of the people who simply don’t like his guts.
I just thought it hilarious that anyone would consider any kind of political TV ad as accurate and reality-based in its messaging. Effective they may be, but there isn’t anything laudable or true about them. The ad itself takes Franken out of context as he was making an impersonation of Wellstone, and when this was pointed out they said they at least didn’t use a photoshopped image of him in diapers, which is about as mentally impressive as saying that you at least didn’t draw twirly mustaches on your opponent’s posters. Was this ad supposed to show that we needed more republicans in congress? Judging by this ad they haven’t done enough growing.
ahh Kastanj, thank you for that laugh once again. Never let it be said that you Swedes are stuck up. For you guys have a sense of humor to add to that.
Lets see what the left has to add for transparency – truthfulness, integrity
like Randi Rhodes
Boy wonder if I can find a similar quote from her about any politician on the middle – or right…….
“Lets see what the left has to add for transparency – truthfulness, integrity”
I said the ad showed that, on the contrary, no one has anything to gain by seeing more republicans in congress.
So, my own statement here was simply that there is nothing to gain by rooting for republicans, since they are obviously too immature to counter what malignant parts one finds among the democrats. I never said they were better by default, I just said that the GOP doesn’t seem to be better than even the worst examples of the DNC.
Americans do, I could care less if other countries have anything to gain.
Sorry I fell asleep during your cut and paste of far left tag lines – was there something of importance or even truthfulness you wanted to interject?