... on second thought, maybe Franken was chasin' Sean for something other than a fight.
I can't imagine myself running from Al, but I can imagine Sean bolting. Nothing against Sean, but he would have been in a no win situation. If Sean loses, then how humiliating is that. And if Sean kicks fat Al's behind, then the AP reports "Conservative Talk Show Host Assaults Al Franken."
Now if Al want to wrestle with me, that's another issue. I know I'm couple years older than Al, but at 6'2" and a very fit and and muscular 200 lbs., Al would be crying uncle in about 30 seconds.
... on second thought, maybe Franken was chasin' Sean for something other than a fight.
Read the way this article is written from the New York Post -- I think you're right:
AL FRANKEN KNOCKS DOWN DEAN HECKLER
By VINCENT MORRIS
January 27, 2004 -- EXETER, N.H. - Wise-cracking funnyman Al Franken yesterday body-slammed a demonstrator to the ground after the man tried to shout down Gov. Howard Dean. The tussle left Franken's trademark thick-rim glasses broken, but he said he was not injured.
Franken - who seemed in a state of shock and out of breath after the incident - was helped back to his feet by several people who watched the tussle. Police arrived soon after.
"I got down low and took his legs out," said Franken afterwards.
Franken said he's not backing Dean but merely wanted to protect the right of people to speak freely. "I would have done it if he was a Dean supporter at a Kerry rally," he said.
"I'm neutral in this race but I'm for freedom of speech, which means people should be able to assemble and speak without being shouted down."
The trouble started when several supporters of fringe presidential candidate Lyndon Larouche began shouting accusations at Dean.
Franken emerged from the crowd and charged one male protester, grabbing him with a bear hug from behind and slamming him onto the floor.
"I was a wrestler so I used a wrestling move," Franken said.