Liberal blogs are buzzing about Al Franken's performance on the U.S. Senate floor, claiming that he "destroyed" Republican Sen. John Thune's contention that the Senate health bill triggers taxes before significant benefits.
But the video shows a different story.
During Franken's Senate floor speech, the Minnesota Democrat appears to be rambling, confused and shocked when Thune interrupts him to "yield for a question."
Franken agrees to Thune's request and seems befuddled about Thune's point: The Democratic plan kicks in significant taxes almost immediately, with MOST of the Democratic healthcare plan "benefits" starting after 2013.
Franken's performance was so dismal that the acting president of the Senate had to interrupt his rambling to remind him that he actually held the Senate floor.
Other Democratic senators clearly wanted to assist the blustering Franken, with Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown leading the charge. Brown deflected Thune's critical point to discuss Medicare.
The Franken performance suggests that "Saturday Night Live" finally has found its way on to the U.S. Senate floor.
Seems to me like Franken did kick his ass by listing a few benefits that ARE scheduled to start on "Day One",and Thune couldn't refute him on these claims.
Not that Franken wasn't lying,too. He was,even if he is still too ignorant of the way things work to know he was lying.
The benefits may be SCHEDULED to take effect on "Day One",but they won't because the money to pay for them won't become available until 2014.
It seems to me they were both just playing partisan games in hopes of keeping the rubes distracted rooting for their favorite "team". BOTH of these men HAD to know the truth.
Seems to me like Franken did kick his ass by listing a few benefits that ARE scheduled to start on "Day One",and Thune couldn't refute him on these claims.
Ya gotta watch that at least a second time, Pete.
Thune presented a simple chart (which apparently confused the hell outta Franken) and highlighted one simple claim:
18 days was the countdown until higher taxes start paying for this sh*tty fraud of a bill, of which MOST of the so-called "benefits" don't kick in until the year 2525, aka 2014.
Thune couldn't "refute" this obtrusive, filibustering loon because Franken immediately turned Senate protocol into an SNL skit, vacillating between screeching like a coked out mental patient, and confused cuckoo.
But then what should what should expect? "Senator" Al Franken is the Dem's designated Clown. As if the Senate Chamber wasn't already a joke, it's now a first class Freak Show as well.
[Franken] is still too ignorant of the way things work to know he was lying.
Franken has always been an ignorant, lying buffoon - you're giving him too much credit.
BOTH of these men HAD to know the truth.
Again, not much to fake here; Thune told the truth of the matter, the dopey Franken engaged in nothing but lame diversionary smoke and mirrors tactics.
This insanely FAT-ASS health bill back-ends MOST of the bennies and front-ends the payment. This is like being forced to pay for a converted crackhouse in Camden, NJ for a million bucks, only to find out the deed restricts your use of it to the front stoop.
18 days was the countdown until higher taxes start paying for this sh*tty fraud of a bill, of which MOST of the so-called "benefits" don't kick in until the year 2525, aka 2014.
the whole thing is a lying POS S C A M
Just like their global warming bull shiite
The money will be stolen starting day one and guaranteed no one except those vetted by the ACORN shock troops who will run this giant abortion are going to see any health care
This health care is like their tami flu shot
Full of poisoness crap that NONE of the elite are taking as they get "special care" that we pay for but will get none of..
Hell half America who pays for this won't get even the worst health care... that will go to the 80 million illegal aliens they will be bringing in and naturalizing soon enough..
The money will be stolen starting day one and guaranteed no one except those vetted by the ACORN shock troops who will run this giant abortion are going to see any health care
Joe, we need YOU in the Senate...
Can't ONE single Senator articulate things EXACTLY as you have??
Why is the GOP pussy-footing around the obvious?? TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Stop this "my friend on the other side of the aisle" bullsh*t.
Full of poisoness crap that NONE of the elite are taking as they get "special care" that we pay for but will get none of..
Hell half America who pays for this won't get even the worst health care... that will go to the 80 million illegal aliens they will be bringing in and naturalizing soon enough..
Well, isn't this what it's all about? Money-laundering hundreds of billions thru subversive groups like ACORN and a thousand different buried Dem, Bank, Elite front-groups? As though TARP and the "Stimulus" Scams didn't siphon every last penny we own into their pockets?? And then there's the subsidizing of 35 million Illegals' health care (the "new" Dem constituency?)
Of course the Elites won't have to stand in the 0bamacare "breadline." They will retain their Platinum Grade PamperCare.
Exactly! Call a queer a faggot and a liberal, lying scum. This PC crap is killing this nation.
Hmmm...Could a House member refer to - say Barney Frank - as a "flamer" or homo" (abbreviated "homosexual"?) "Faggot" could be construed as slightly offensive ;-)
