[Revelation 911]

I bet the boasting isnt even over and he gets his fat butt sued so hard he's coughing paper clips

[G Larry]

>Franken lost control of himself when lunatic-fringe acolytes of Lyndon LaRouche began heckling the former Vermont governor<

This is their way of condoning Franken's actions.

When do we hear somebody in the lame stream media refer to this as an asault?

[littleopie]

Imagine what the liberal media would have done with this story if Rush Limbaugh had pulled "a Franken."

How do you spell *hypocrites*?

[marvlus]

Some new fodder for the late night show hosts!!

[chatham]

By the way that is assault and it is a felony.
What is Franken, if not A Heckler.
his guy is dengerous when loose.

[IncPen]

Wouldn't you think, that as a 'comedian', Franken would know and understand the purpose of a heckler?

A heckler is there to challenge the words of the speaker, and to test the speakers' mettle in dealing with an unpleasant situation, and to force the speaker to think and act on his feet.

That Dean didn't sharply rebuke Franken tells me that Dean, not Franken, is the schmuck here.

In a way, Franken's attack reminds me of the woman who challenged Clinton as he jogged a Chicago beach: she was rewarded with an IRS probe

And Don Adams, the guy that the union thugs beat up at the Clinton rally in Pittsburgh (?).

And Kathleen Willey, and Patrick Knowlton.

Why is it that the libs moan about the 'little guy' so much, but when he speaks up they stomp the snot out of him?

[thegreatbeast]

That we are such a litigious society is one of the great tragedies of the present day. That said, I hope Franken is sued for every penny he has!

[NativeSon]

Franken insisted he was simply doing his bit for Dean's First Amendment rights, and would have reacted just as violently on behalf of any other candidate.

Ah, now I see what the Left stands for. "We stand for the Regular People" . That's We, not you, stand up for yourself and you we be knocked down.

Once again, the Left despises independence in thought or action and will do whatever it takes to control both.

I would go after the attacker and the campaign for denial of Civil Rights.

[Saundra Duffy]

The guy who got tackled - was he hurt physically? Of course, we all know he suffered SEVERE MENTAL ANGUISH!!

[kevao]

Franken insisted he was simply doing his bit for Dean's First Amendment rights,

I guess in Franken's world, those LaRouche types don't have First Amendment rights.

[Saundra Duffy]

Oh, the guy who got tackeled - one more thing. He probably suffered a severe back injury (which is impossible to prove).

[FourPeas]

First Amendment rights? Was the government engaged in suppressing Dean's right to free speech? Really? The LaRouchies are part of The Establishment? Wow, I must have slept a whole lot longer than I thought.

Franken's hilarious. He makes Jimmuh's brother look like an insightful political commentator.

[BibChr]

Anyone know anything about the tackle-ee, or see a picture? I heard a rumor he was in his sixties.

Dan

[Argh]

He'll get his comeuppance if he keeps attacking LaRouchies because some of those critters are NUTS. Maybe all of them.

[RightthinkinAmerican]

Franken complained all over the airwaves about Bill O'Reilly shouting him down. AFTER Franken had had his 35 minutes to speak, he repeatedly and rudely interrupted O'Reilly, and was told to shut up. In this case, it was a violation of Franken's free speech, and his rights were apparently more important than O'Reilly's. Then, he hypocritically physically attacks a senior citizen for doing the same, exact, thing against a lefty, that he felt it was OK to do to O'Reilly. How much more obvious does it get? These leftists are so venemously obsessed with their point of views, that they go NUTS when the shoe's on the other foot.