Posted on 08/09/2010 2:07:09 PM PDT by mojito
When there is a local angle to a national story, the local press usually has a field day with it. That hasn't proved to be the case with the story regarding Minnesota Senator Al Franken's outrageous behavior in the Senate during Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's speech opposing the confirmation of Elena Kagan on Thursday. The Star Tribune ran one perfunctory story by reporter Kevin Diaz and let it go at that.
I spent the lunch hour yesterday on the phone with knowledgeable sources on Capitol Hill seeking additional information and background on the Franken incident. It didn't take much digging to discover that there is more to the story than has made its way into the local papers.
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I find Franken's behavior almost unbelievable. It is conduct unbecoming a United States Senator. Franken himself doesn't defend it. But there is more to it than this.
I was told that Franken has become notorious on Capitol Hill for incidents of this kind. He is described as someone who frequently becomes rageful and lacking in control over the behavior related to his emotions. He is susceptible to outbursts, involving Republican Senators as well as staffers, immediately following which he is consumed with regret. He fits the profile of a guy with serious anger management issues.
Several of the incidents involving Franken have been reported in the Capitol Hill press, if not in the local Minnesota media, and not all such incidents involving Franken have been reported.
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It’s time to extend the investigations to exactly how he got there. Don’t the dems need a white guy to investigate?
So true. Here in Michigan the dems just elected in their primary a candidate for governor (Virg Bernero, Mayor of Lansing), who claims to be the “angriest mayor in America”, and is proud of it. Like that’s a virtue!
If he wins the governors race, I would love to be a fly on the wall when he’s in the room dealing with people who just don’t see things his way.
He’s a credit to the Senate. Wait a second, I’ve always had trouble with those accounting terms...
Sounds like your typical everyday liberal scumbag to me...
Don't sweat it, Civ.
When it comes to those goons on the Hill, what's account ability?
Difference is libs get mega MSM coverage for being outrageous.
On the flip side, Pubbies cower and apologize.
Another wackjob who was selected (though illegally) not elected.
He’s definitely an ass... et. Accounting is not my strong suit either.
The guy who actually goads Stuart Smalley on the floor of the Senate runs the risk of becoming a national hero. Who’s got the stones to try?
Yes on one, no on two.
Daily front page news if it’s a Republican.
;’)
Franken is the face of the Senate Democrats...a bad joke that got old.
:’) The Quicken, the dead.
Didn’t Caligula appoint his horse to be a Roman senator?
“Blame the Minnesota voters. What did they expect when they elected this fool? “
Blame the Democrat MN voters.
on the way to hell in a hand basket?
I think we have arrived, but I’m willing to negotiate.
What? Your gambling winnings sir? or the other one? LOL!
They didn't vote for him. Norm Coleman won the election, but the votes were recounted several times until enough Franken votes were "found" to put him over the top. It's exactly the same way Al Gore tried to steal the presidential election in 2000, and Christine Gregoire (I think) stole the WA governatorial election. It is unfortunate that the left is so brazen about election stealing these days; in any sane world, they'd be afraid of the consequences.
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