Posted on 03/14/2016 7:39:27 PM PDT by drpix
EXETER, N.H. - Wise-cracking funnyman Al Franken yesterday body-slammed a demonstrator to the ground after the man tried to shout down Gov. Howard Dean.
The tussle left Franken's trademark thick-rim glasses broken, but he said he was not injured.
Franken - who seemed in a state of shock and out of breath after the incident - was helped back to his feet by several people who watched the tussle. Police arrived soon after.
"I got down low and took his legs out," said Franken afterwards.
Franken said he's not backing Dean but merely wanted to protect the right of people to speak freely. "I would have done it if he was a Dean supporter at a Kerry rally," he said.
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Can you get over the fact that this kind of thing didn’t happen so much before Trump?
Pointing that out is not defending the protesters.
It is pointing that out.
Trollish, that’s all.
If Al’s in jail, I like your first post:
“I hope he uses Franken’s ass off.”
Are you saying that violent protests hardly ever occur at political rallies previous to Trump? What are you trying to say?
You’re defending that douchebag shame on you.
Why don’t you tell me now?
What is the point of this thread?
A guy rushed Reagan you can youtube it, learn your history.
I thought I was saying ... didn’t realize I was trying to say.
I don’t remember so much violence during primary campaigns before this one, do you?
Bkmrk.
Back when cRuz was still Canadian.
Just like his hero, Wellstone...
Franken was a wrestler.
Unlike Jesse, who was a wrassler.
No, shame on you. Putting words in my post.
I would never defend that horrible Al Franken... what a total idiot.
It was just a funny picture imagining the old fool body slamming someone. Wish we had a video of it.
Hi, Jane. Still trying to say that Cruz is Canadian?
How trite of you.
Not a primary, but I do remember much worse at the one and only rally I ever attended. 1984, Ronald Reagan, Orange County, CA. The recent stuff we’re seeing looks like Romper Room compared to those days. Those protesters weren’t treated kindly like they are now.
“If they bring a knife, you bring a gun..”
“I want you to get in their FACES...”
“There was an election, and we won.”
“I got down low and took his LEGS out..”
Hi altura. Afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted as usual, I see.
Here is Al Franken CRYING, in support of Violence Against Women Bill:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HMvgSl3W_Y
(2 min, YouTube)
But when HE does it? It’s fine.
I knew I shoulda done it.
A few weeks ago, I was at a red light in DC and Franken walked in front of me. My right foot came really, really close to slipping off the brake and onto the accelerator.
I’m sorry
It didn't take much for him to get down low. In the photo (that I remember) of him charging the protester he looked like a bowling ball heading to a spare pin.
How Short is Al Franken - 5'3"? (And, If he we're a Tall Man, would he be Republican?) - FR 2005
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