Al Franken visits troops in Baghdad - tells them they are losing the war (USO tour entertainer)

self ^ | 20DEC06 | tongue-tied

[tongue-tied]

Al Franken couldn't resist spouting anti-war rhetoric during a scheduled USO tour at Camp Victory, Iraq.

[Bahbah]

Oh my gosh, Franken is a disgusting know-it-all. Who would have guessed.

[Allegra]

Was this at the Oasis chow hall? That place is usually pretty crowded. I'm surprised a cvilian or two didn't take advantage of the flexibility we have and let that creep HAVE IT!!

[tongue-tied]

Plus you are calmer when riled than I am. I mean you could have articulated your anger (loudly, granted) while I would have stuttered and spit a lot. LOL

But I *AM* right in the head, doggone it!

[pinz-n-needlez]

I saw the title and wasn't at all surprised that he would do such a thing. That he would still be standing and have all of his teeth after such a thing is a tribute to our high class military members.

[Allegra]

Tongue-tied and Allegra, December 8, 2006, International Zone, Baghdad. About ten miles from where the nasty, incredibly disgusting Al Franken incident took place.

[Txsleuth]

PING

[Allegra]

Plus you are calmer when riled than I am.

I wouldn't have been calm if I had witnessed that. I'd have gotten my Irish up pretty good. It's up now just knowing about this.

[fatima]

Wow you guys did get together.That's nice Allegra.

[TexKat]

Thom Hartmann Rest of December
by Eric Hananoki on December 17, 2006 - 8:20pm.
For the next two weeks, while Al is entertaining our troops overseas with the USO, The Al Franken Show will be on hiatus. In its place, Air America will air the Thom Hartmann Show. To learn more about the Thom Hartmann Show, visit his website here.

Have a safe and happy holidays!

http://www.airamerica.com/alfrankenshow/

[Allegra]

Has that idiot Franked come around your neighborhood???

He'd better not get within shouting distance of me.

I'm home on leave right now, but if he goes to the IZ, I've alerted a couple of my colleagues. We have more flexibility in expressing ourselves to people than the troops do and we're happy to step into situations like this.

Which are very rare in Iraq, thank goodness.

[tongue-tied]

This was midrats, coalition cafe. Not the sports oasis at dinner or anything.

Still...I'm glad it wasn't me. Major Patience I am NOT. Not sure I could have articulated a calm question after listening to the crap they were telling him.

Sorry StarCMC, forgot your ping until now.

[tongue-tied]

Sand, I meant to ping you to this right away. And thank you again for your daily positive stories you dig deep into the bowels of the internet to scrounge up.

I mean, them being so rare and difficult to find and all, the journalists specifically trained for such things can't seem to find them like you can./s

[TASMANIANRED]

Have your Major file a formal complaint. Have him booted and banned.

[Allegra]

STARWISE gets the credit for this....it needs to be posted here.

[tiredoflaundry]

Perfect! I want to say so much more, but I do not want to get banned!

[SandRat]

Between your Irish and my Scots-Irish-German-Cherokee mix hoo-brother! Frankestupid would have gotten an ear-full at the minmum.

[TexKat]

USO promises big-name holiday performances for troops overseas


By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Saturday, December 2, 2006

Upcoming shows

Upcoming entertainment for troops overseas. Who, when and where.

Henry Rollins TBD (December) Middle East

Craig Furgeson TBD (December) Middle East

Al Franken TBD (December) Middle East

Leeann Tweeden TBD (December) Middle East

Darryl Worley TBD (December) Middle East

*Karri Turner TBD (December) Iraq and Kuwait

*Jim McMahon TBD (December) Iraq and Kuwait

The Jonas Brothers Dec. 13 to 17 Germany

**Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Dec. 12 to 20 Korea

*—part of the “Stars for Stripes” overseas tour

**—the cheerleaders are scheduled to appear in the Middle East as well, but dates have not been released yet.

Source: USO, Stars for Stripes


WASHINGTON — The USO is promising big names this holiday season for entertaining troops serving overseas.

But they can’t say exactly where yet. Or when. Or who.

The USO has released a partial list of celebrities heading downrange this month — Henry Rollins, Al Franken, Daryl Worley and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders among them — but security concerns limit how many details can be made public.

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=40884&archive=true

[SandRat]

The truely sad thing is the Urinalists don't have to dig to get the same stories I put up. They all are sent to each major print and broadcast outlet of Presstitutes, FREE from DOD. Hence, my use of ---

FR WAR NEWS!

WAR News You'll Hear Nowhere Else!

All the News the MSM refuses to use!

[Txsleuth]

LOL..I couldn't have said it better!!

Thanks for posting that.

[TexKat]

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq , Dec. 23, 2005 Al Franken's USO Photo Essay