Posted on 08/09/2010 2:07:09 PM PDT by mojito
When there is a local angle to a national story, the local press usually has a field day with it. That hasn't proved to be the case with the story regarding Minnesota Senator Al Franken's outrageous behavior in the Senate during Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's speech opposing the confirmation of Elena Kagan on Thursday. The Star Tribune ran one perfunctory story by reporter Kevin Diaz and let it go at that.
I spent the lunch hour yesterday on the phone with knowledgeable sources on Capitol Hill seeking additional information and background on the Franken incident. It didn't take much digging to discover that there is more to the story than has made its way into the local papers.
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I find Franken's behavior almost unbelievable. It is conduct unbecoming a United States Senator. Franken himself doesn't defend it. But there is more to it than this.
I was told that Franken has become notorious on Capitol Hill for incidents of this kind. He is described as someone who frequently becomes rageful and lacking in control over the behavior related to his emotions. He is susceptible to outbursts, involving Republican Senators as well as staffers, immediately following which he is consumed with regret. He fits the profile of a guy with serious anger management issues.
Several of the incidents involving Franken have been reported in the Capitol Hill press, if not in the local Minnesota media, and not all such incidents involving Franken have been reported.
(Excerpt) Read more at powerlineblog.com ...
I am so not surprised.
Shame on Minnesota
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Yes. Totally bogus election count.
And recount . . .
and recount . . .
and recount . . .
and
That Franken is a U.S. Senator and Obama is President says awful things about our nation. That people like that can attain high office tells us this country is on the way to hell in a hand basket.
When the Republicans gain control of the Senate... you might just see that fist fight with Franken at the losing end of it... a very un-happy ending.
Let’s see,
A, “professional wrestler”, voted Govenor and this uncuth carney barker as a Senator?
Yeah, You folks in Minnesota ought be REAL proud.
Idiots.
“Put him in the nuthouse.”
Too late. He’s ALREADY in the House of Representatives.
2008:
“Al Franken’s mental disorder given a pass by media?”
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/huston/080201
This has been well-known for a long time.
2008:
“Al Franken’s mental disorder given a pass by media?”
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/huston/080201
This has been well-known for a long time.
OK, the Senate. Same difference.
No, it's worse - he's in the SENATE.
Minnesota, you gotta be proud...
Yeah, that will happen soon ... /sarc
Grayson and Franken the new faces of the up and coming socialist marxist communist scumbag ahole democrats...
Man they have to be proud!!!
They don’t know how to count in Minnesota.
Truth told, the Seventeenth Amendment provided Minnesota with a choice of two New York Jews (no racial/ethnic slur - just a fact) as choices for Senator. Coleman was an incumbent with money from D.C. and FranKlown was funded from New York and California.
He is the perfect defintion of a liberal!....
someone push him over the limit in front of c-span cameras please. this goon needs to go! should never have been sworn in.
Sounds like a drug and/or alcoholic personality to me.
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