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Title: Franken Reels After Thune Question on Senate Floor
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Newsmax & TPM TV
URL Source: http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/Fran ... re-Senate/2009/12/15/id/342731
Published: Dec 15, 2009
Author: ewsmax Staff
Post Date: 2009-12-15 18:26:39 by Happy Quanzaa
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Keywords: Franken, ObamaCare, stuck on socialized stupid
Views: 12788
Comments: 48
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.
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#31. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
What the H is it with "Min-knee-SO- ta"? Is their something in the water? I know alot of folks FROM there, and they are all rock solid. Maybe all of the sane folks left? Their ex-governor feather boa ... Then Franken? as SENATOR? What the H is it with "Min-knee-SO- ta"? Yikes!!!!!
LOTS of people live there with Scandinavian genes,and for some reason most Scandinavians seem to be in love with socialism.
#40. To: sneakypete (#35)
sp; LOTS of people live there with Scandinavian genes,and for some reason most Scandinavians seem to be in love with socialism. Although I do believe that is largely true, ALL of the people who I know from there are of that same ethnic background and they are without exception rock solid traditional American individuals. I think that it is a similar situation to Europe after all of the twentieth century WARS, which killed the generations of actual MEN and left nothing but the drones. Or it might be something in the water?
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#35. To: Mad Dog (#31)
What the H is it with "Min-knee-SO- ta"?
Replies to Comment # 35. MD; What the H is it with "Min-knee-SO- ta"?
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