A BOUT OF FRANKENFLU? - New Year Brings Fresh Al Franken Puff Pieces

The Radio Equalizer- Brian Maloney ^ | January 8th, 2006 | Brian Maloney

[chuckpez]

Sure enough, the holidays brought only a temporary reprieve from the mainstream media's strange and endless fascination with Al Franken, where fluffy coverage is routine.

Isn't it more of an affliction for these reporters, like a Frankenflu?

And what an especially astounding example of Frankenfluff we have today, coming from the Chicago Tribune's Nina Metz. Get a load of these brutal, probing questions on the contents of his soon-to-be-vacated New York City flat, from "The Truth (and a Joke) About Al Franken's Apartment":

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[DeFault User]

10. Most embarrassing thing in your home that you hide when guests come over: Our anti-psychotics.

Which he takes infrequently....

[chuckpez]

Up the dose

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