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Al Franken, a lying liar?
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles...e.asp?ID=10611
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So how does a man that holds himself to an impossibly high standard when it comes to the truth, rectify using a lie to get Ashcroft into an silly situation? I would also like to draw attention to this paragraph and see what you fellas think of it Quote:
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11-07-2003, 11:05 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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YAWN!!!!
Listen, I thoroghly enjoyed this book. I also enjoy P.J. O'Roarke et al. It seems that many conservatives (not all I am sure), don't have a sense of humor when it comes to politics. Franken is a commedian and a satirist and he is ALWAYS on stage. Try not to take him too seriously and he will eventually go away. I am stunned, at the, pardon the expression, stick many conservatives have up their ass when it comes to people satirizing their party or its leaders. Reality is that we actually do disagree on things and it is ok to make fun of that. All this being said, Michael Moore is a pain in the ass.
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11-07-2003, 11:08 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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Who cares about Al Franken is the real question. He's a political satirist who isn't really that funny, he'd be selling hubcaps by now if people stopped getting offended by him.
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11-07-2003, 11:16 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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You cant have it both ways. This is why I cant stand Rush Limbaugh. When he gets caught in a lie, he pulls out the line, " i am just an entertainer". Well if thats the case, why should anyone take him more seriously than say, Ruth Buzzy, or Red Skelton?
CLearly Franken, and Limbaugh, and Moore, are trying to be pundits, but when caught in a lie, the try to back out of EXACTLY what they are accusing others of doing with the excuse, "I am just an entertainer". And I For one call bullshit on that. If you want to write a book exposing lies, it helps your case NOT to lie. |
11-07-2003, 11:26 PM | #7 (permalink) | |
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11-08-2003, 04:04 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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I think the reality is, If even ONE of the big lies the Bush administration has been accused of is accurate....wouldnt that be far worse than a president who got a blow job in his office. Honestly, I am afraid for the future of this country now.
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11-08-2003, 05:15 PM | #9 (permalink) | |
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11-08-2003, 05:23 PM | #10 (permalink) | |
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11-08-2003, 06:15 PM | #11 (permalink) |
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Not defending clinton, bashing bush....big difference. And as I had no reason to fear what clinton was doing to the country, I think a realty check may be on the menu.
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11-08-2003, 06:59 PM | #12 (permalink) | |
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11-08-2003, 07:00 PM | #13 (permalink) | |
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11-08-2003, 07:49 PM | #14 (permalink) |
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Ok, yes Franken lied, but he lied to those he was trying to prank/spoof.
He had no intention of lying to his audience. Once he got any outrageous letters from those high and mighty types he would have put it in his book and everyone would have known the full story. That's the difference between him and the blatant liars of Limbaugh, Hannity and Coulter. Frankens "lies" are equivalent to a police undercover sting. Limbaugh lie: I listened to him this one time and he has these fake commercials. This one in particular was about an SUV that was so tiny the two people couldn't fit in it properly, had no cargo room, took forever to get up to speed, and the top speed was still implied to be around 25 mph. Yes it was a stupid joke but electric motors provide more torque than internal combustion engines etc. The whole commercial I am sure convinced many dittoheads that electic cars are a step down and will never be viable. I could, and many people have written books on the lies of Limbaugh. Al Franken for one. Maybe you should read it Ustwo. I've read a Coulter book, (library loan, would never pay for them) You should try doing the same for "Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot." |
11-08-2003, 08:54 PM | #16 (permalink) |
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I think Al Franken and Bill Maher should mud wrestle or something to see who tries to justify their existence more often. At least Bill Mayer doesn't put out a self righteous, I am smarter than everyone else book every 6 months like Franken does.
I'd like to see Franken become President. He'd shit himself before being sworn in. But that will never happen. Usually people who think they know everything know nothing.
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11-08-2003, 10:53 PM | #18 (permalink) |
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Everyone lies.
All of you have lied. I've lied. Everything any of you have ever said is a lie because i know you have all lied before and could lie at any time. Enough already. If you want to argue about "credibility" than maybe you should steer clear of anything that has anything to do with politics, or even people in general. Somebody will probably say something like, "so, you think it is allright that franken lied?" To which i say, "get over it, if it is credibility and honesty you are after, stop talking to anonymous strangers over the internet. Stop quoting right/left wing commentators. Stop trtreating as gospel, the words of people who obviously have an axe to grind." |
11-09-2003, 06:47 AM | #19 (permalink) | |
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11-09-2003, 11:04 AM | #20 (permalink) | |
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11-09-2003, 12:04 PM | #21 (permalink) |
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A police officer goes undercover to get evidence on a criminal.
A police officer, in uniform, arrests someone with no evidence and they are convicted on that officer's testimony. Both are lies.....
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11-09-2003, 12:55 PM | #22 (permalink) |
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Franken went undercover to get the truth about Bob Jones University. If he had not, BJU would have put on a different face or not allowed him in at all. This is very different from GW claiming that Iraq bought yellow cake uranium from Nigeria. One is an action taken to uncover the truth, the other is a lie.
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11-09-2003, 03:08 PM | #25 (permalink) |
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FEL, if we send spies into Iraq to ascertain the truth about something, is that OK? Because most people think it is. Now if you lie about the results of something which you publish and you stand behind, is that OK? That is the difference between Al Franken going undercover and Coulter calling people who have a different opinion from her traitors. Al went to uncover truth, Ann Coulter is a liar. I hope this helps.
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