Leftism - Taxpayer Supported!! (Al Franken: Throwing Punches and Punch Lines)

Washington Post; Page C01 ^ | August 28, 2003 | By Howard Kurtz

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In the world according to Al Franken, Rupert Murdoch is "evil," Bill O'Reilly is "a right-wing blowhard of the schoolyard bully variety," Sean Hannity is "incredibly obnoxious," Paul Gigot defends Wall Street Journal editorials that are "mind-blowingly asinine," and mainstream media types are, well, a bunch of wimps who dance to the tune of these all-powerful conservatives. Which isn't to say he has lost his sense of humor. The former "Saturday Night Live" comic knows how to deliver a punch line along with a punch, as is evident in his new book. You may have heard about the title -- "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right" -- because of a futile Fox News lawsuit charging that Franken had no right to borrow its "fair and balanced" slogan. And the book doesn't quite meet the hallowed F&B standard. In fact, it's a bit of a screed.

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(start rant) The 14 research assistants that "helped" Franken compose his hit piece were funded both by Federal Tax dollars and Massachussettes state tax dollars. If Al Franken claims otherwise, he is lying. Imagine that?!

It is wrong for my tax dollars to fund this arrogant blowhard's cheap political hit piece. (End rant)

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Formating is your friend. No one will read this in this format.

[steve50]

O'REILLY: See, I want to give the judges -- and, believe me, I don't have much use for the judges, but I want to give the judges the discretion to say, "This was ridiculous. You have to pay because it's not worth the court's time"...

"There are hard cases and there are easy cases. This is an easy case. This case is wholly without merit, both factually and legally." - US District Judge Denny Chin

[AppyPappy]

You can't post full Washington Post articles.

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"But the idea that this is all my doing and I don't owe anything to anybody..."

Well, you little cannibal c***s****r, feel free to throw yourself into the communal stewpot!

I wish he'd phone me up to challenge me to a fight in a garage. I reaslly, really do.

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Oh, you mean like Franken's taxpayer supported trash!

I get it...

[HIDEK6]

I agree with his picturing O'Reilly as the schoolyard bully.

Franken would be the little dipshit we all would beat up.

LOL!!

[TheDon]

Is that Ann on the cover of his book?

[eggman]

Isn't that the goal of leftism, that everything they do is taxpayer supported?

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He needed someone a lot more attractive than himself to sell copies. At least before O'Meathead gave him buckets of free publicity.

[Happy2BMe]

Since Harvard is now financed largely by the Saudi Arabians, this does not surprise me.