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Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 02:52 AM
Click Here to see for yourself. (http://hyperion.hmdnsgroup.com.nyud.net:8090/~malkin/archives/files/al-franken-violence.mpg)

It's a clip of the last few minutes of an exclusive promotional sales pitch for Al Franken's new book, "The Truth (with jokes)," featured at Amazon.com.

The video skit blurs truth and fiction as a psychotic Al Franken kicks a man potraying a conservative reader in the groin, smashes a stool over his back, and grins as another man playing one of Franken's fans cracks a bottle over the conservative's head.

<img src="http://michellemalkin.com/archives/images/frankenunhinged005.gif">

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"Ah, that feels great!" Franken gloats.

<img src="http://michellemalkin.com/archives/images/frankenunhinged013.gif">

Al Franken, we know, is an angry, unstable man. He's got temper-control issues. Remember this (http://www.thenationaldebate.com/blog/archives/2005/02/franken_explode_1.html)and this (http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/1/27/94253.shtml)? He didn't have to stretch much for his Amazon.com role. The skit, however, comes across not as self-effacing or satirical, but creepily, seriously cathartic.

There is absolutely nothing funny about the clip, though I suppose it is somewhat amusing to imagine Franken's obsequious team of overpaid Harvard libs crowded around the set telling their boss what a comic genius he is.

Franken is, of course, baiting us to be outraged. But what you should feel for this man is pathos. The guy needs professional help.

We all know Franken bombed on the Letterman Show last week as he attempted to deflect questions about Air America's finances and joked about the execution of President Bush and top GOP officials.

Dave Pierre at Newsbusters asks:

Would a Sean Hannity or Bill O'Reilly ever get away with a publicity video like this without an "outrage" in the liberal media?

OF COURSE NOT! Firstly they would never dream of making such a video, and secondly no company in its right mind (or should we say left-mind) would ever host it.

USA TODAY PROFILE ON FRANKEN (http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2005-10-24-franken_x.htm)...does not even mention the amazon.com video.

(Hat tip: Michelle Malkin)
SuzeQuze
10-25-2005, 08:03 AM
Dude, that is funny! He's a comedian, man. Go buy his book! :laugh:
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 09:44 AM
Dude, that is funny! He's a comedian, man. Go buy his book! :laugh:

No thank you!

I'm glad to see that you find the prospect of him beating the crap out of a "republican" funny...:rolleyes:

I call liberals treasonous...and I'M the nut!
SuzeQuze
10-25-2005, 09:49 AM
No thank you!

I'm glad to see that you find the prospect of him beating the crap out of a "republican" funny...:rolleyes:

I call liberals treasonous...and I'M the nut!

What if it were reversed and Hannity grew a sense of humour and was beating the crap out of a liberal? Would you find that funny? Of course!

Franken's satire has nothing to do with treason. Use your head.
dissention
10-25-2005, 10:28 AM
Dude, that is funny! He's a comedian, man. Go buy his book! :laugh:

It cracked me up, too. :laugh: I just got his new book "The Truth (with Jokes)" and Margaret Cho's new book "I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight" this morning. The cover to Cho's book is a RIOT; she made herself look like Patty Hearst when she robbed the bank with a mock Symbionese Liberation Army symbol behind her. :laugh:
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 10:33 AM
What if it were reversed and Hannity grew a sense of humour and was beating the crap out of a liberal? Would you find that funny? Of course!

Franken's satire has nothing to do with treason. Use your head.

Firstly...Hannity would never do such a thing! And if he did...I don't think I would laugh at that!

Al Franken can essentially advocate the death of Bush on national TV, and then run a promo for his new "book" "beating" the crap out of a republican...and it is all well! But Ann DARE talk about converting Muslim fanatics to Christianity and she is nuts! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Besides, I don't need Franken's book...I just got this one...

<img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0895260301.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg">
dissention
10-25-2005, 10:34 AM
Besides, I don't need Franken's book...I just got this one...

<img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0895260301.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg">

Be sure to get In Defense of Internment, too. :thumbsup:
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 10:35 AM
Be sure to get In Defense of Internment, too. :thumbsup:

I read it! And LOVED IT!

What, did you think I wouldn't like it!? Guess you don't know me that well.
dissention
10-25-2005, 10:36 AM
I read it! And LOVED IT!

What, did you think I wouldn't like it!? Guess you don't know me that well.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

That speaks volumes about you as a person. And it isn't good.
gldstwmn
10-25-2005, 10:39 AM
Dude, that is funny! He's a comedian, man. Go buy his book! :laugh:

I'm sure his book will be a bestseller. Franken IMO is a more visual comedian, that's why I think his radio show isn't that great. And without Katherine, he is lost.:sorry: I'm sure his slot will probably be given to Thom Hartmann once Al runs (and probably wins) for the senate seat in Minnesota.
strandinthewind
10-25-2005, 10:41 AM
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

That speaks volumes about you as a person. And it isn't good.

Indded - in fact, the phrase "packed like lemmings in shiny metal boxes - contestants in a suicidal race" from The Police's Syncronicity comes to mind.
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 10:41 AM
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

That speaks volumes about you as a person. And it isn't good.

I never said I agreed with all of it. I just said I loved it and thought it made a strong case.

You however getting your talking points from moveon.org and "THE GREAT" Al Franken....NOW THAT speaks volumes! (I'm still waiting to see little fish swimming around in those thick glasses of his!) :lol:
dissention
10-25-2005, 10:41 AM
I'm sure his book will be a bestseller. Franken IMO is a more visual comedian, that's why I think his radio show isn't that great. And without Katherine, he is lost.:sorry: I'm sure his slot will probably be given to Thom Hartmann once Al runs (and probably wins) for the senate seat in Minnesota.

I agree. Until Katherine comes back this spring, he's totally up ****s creek. His show is better to watch on the Sundance Channel than it is to actually listen to for the very reason you mentioned. What they should do is put either Mike or Randi in his slot and put him in Mike's current slot.
dissention
10-25-2005, 10:44 AM
and thought it made a strong case.



Then, with all due respect, you're more of an idiot than I had first imagined. You're absolutely incapable of looking at things objectively and that statement proves it. All politics aside, that book is reprehensible, poorly written, and an insult to those who were rounded up and put in internment camps.
ShangriLaTroubl
10-25-2005, 11:05 AM
Dude, that is funny! He's a comedian, man. Go buy his book! :laugh:


I think people often forget there is a difference between Franken and O'Reilly. I don't think there would be outrage if Adam Sandler or someone on SNL did it. It's not very good to compare O'Reilly (who is SUPPOSED to be some kind of journalist I guess! who knew?) and Franken a comedian and writer of political satire.

Chris
dissention
10-25-2005, 11:07 AM
I think people often forget there is a difference between Franken and O'Reilly. I don't think there would be outrage if Adam Sandler or someone on SNL did it. It's not very good to compare O'Reilly (who is SUPPOSED to be some kind of journalist I guess! who knew?) and Franken a comedian and writer of political satire.

Chris

Yeah, O'Reilly helped Inside Edition win two or, um, three Peabody Awards. :lol:
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 11:07 AM
I think people often forget there is a difference between Franken and O'Reilly. I don't think there would be outrage if Adam Sandler or someone on SNL did it. It's not very good to compare O'Reilly (who is SUPPOSED to be some kind of journalist I guess! who knew?) and Franken a comedian and writer of political satire.

Chris

But the thing is...FRANKEN WANTS TO BE TREATED SERIOUSLY! He even wanted his own damn show!

Ann Coulter is pundit who writes with jokes and satire! (A lot more funny that Franken if I do say so myself)...if she had a video on Amazon where she beat the hell out of a liberal with a baseball bat, then she OF COURSE would be unhinged? right?
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 11:08 AM
Yeah, O'Reilly helped Inside Edition win two or, um, three Peabody Awards. :lol:

You can't talk about O'Reilly without someone bring up the Peabody award! :laugh: :rolleyes:
dissention
10-25-2005, 11:11 AM
You can't talk about O'Reilly without someone bring up the Peabody award! :laugh: :rolleyes:

Nope, sorry, it's too rich. Especially after he said it numerous times on his show and, when called on it, said he never said it and you wouldn't find it in a transcript. :laugh: Inside Edition, that bastion of fine journalism, won a Polk Award...quite a while after O'Reilly left the show.
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 11:19 AM
Nope, sorry, it's too rich. Especially after he said it numerous times on his show and, when called on it, said he never said it and you wouldn't find it in a transcript. :laugh: Inside Edition, that bastion of fine journalism, won a Polk Award...quite a while after O'Reilly left the show.

And this is the best argument liberals have! :lol:

Ann makes a case for treason and you guys argue about which award exactly was won by O'Reilly's show!
dissention
10-25-2005, 11:20 AM
And this is the best argument liberals have! :lol:

Ha. O'Reilly's bull**** has been well-documented. So much so that no one really needs to make much of an argument, his words and actions speak for themselves.

Ann makes a case for treason and you guys argue about which award exactly was won by O'Reilly's show!

Treason? The ignore function is starting to look pretty good right now.
SuzeQuze
10-25-2005, 11:21 AM
Nope, sorry, it's too rich. Especially after he said it numerous times on his show and, when called on it, said he never said it and you wouldn't find it in a transcript. :laugh: Inside Edition, that bastion of fine journalism, won a Polk Award...quite a while after O'Reilly left the show.

Yes it is too rich. O'Reilley also came very close to beating up a liberal right on his show. The man who was talking about the Bush administration and criticizing them right after 9/11.
SuzeQuze
10-25-2005, 11:21 AM
And this is the best argument liberals have! :lol:

Ann makes a case for treason and you guys argue about which award exactly was won by O'Reilly's show!

Outing a CIA operative is TREASON. What the hell are you talking about anyway?
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 11:22 AM
Ha. O'Reilly's bull**** has been well-documented. So much so that no one really needs to make much of an argument, his words and actions speak for themselves.

Same could be said for your guy Franken!

Treason? The ignore function is starting to look pretty good right now.

Hit away babe, if that's what makes you happy.
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 11:23 AM
Outing a CIA operative is TREASON. What the hell are you talking about anyway?

I don't know! :lol:

I'm in a rambling mood today!
SuzeQuze
10-25-2005, 11:23 AM
But the thing is...FRANKEN WANTS TO BE TREATED SERIOUSLY! He even wanted his own damn show!

Ann Coulter is pundit who writes with jokes and satire! (A lot more funny that Franken if I do say so myself)...if she had a video on Amazon where she beat the hell out of a liberal with a baseball bat, then she OF COURSE would be unhinged? right?

No, he wants people to laugh at his jokes and to know he tells the truth. Take him seriously? Not even he does that.

If Ann were really a comedianne and she did that it would probably be funny to you neocons and you know it.
dissention
10-25-2005, 11:26 AM
Same could be said for your guy Franken!

Al Franken is a comedian. :shrug:
SuzeQuze
10-25-2005, 11:27 AM
It cracked me up, too. :laugh: I just got his new book "The Truth (with Jokes)" and Margaret Cho's new book "I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight" this morning. The cover to Cho's book is a RIOT; she made herself look like Patty Hearst when she robbed the bank with a mock Symbionese Liberation Army symbol behind her. :laugh:

Haha, Franken is singing "It's beginning to look a lot like Fitzmas". Although I hate when he sings, he's awful. Which is funny. I'm definitely getting his book. Is Cho's book an autobiography or more like a book of jokes?

Also, what has happened to us? We went down this road again arguing and wasting typing energy! Oops :o
SuzeQuze
10-25-2005, 11:27 AM
I don't know! :lol:

I'm in a rambling mood today!

:lol: Thanks for admitting that!
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 11:29 AM
Al Franken is a comedian. :shrug:

I'm talking about the insane things he has said!

And don't use the comedian excuse. When the guy writes a book and wants to be taken serioulsy about the "lies" he KNOWS he has "proven" then he should be called on HIS LIES.
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 11:30 AM
:lol: Thanks for admitting that!

I didn't say I was WRONG!

Just rambling.

And after the enthralling night with Ken last night….sigh….:lol:
dissention
10-25-2005, 11:31 AM
Haha, Franken is singing "It's beginning to look a lot like Fitzmas". Although I hate when he sings, he's awful. Which is funny. I'm definitely getting his book. Is Cho's book an autobiography or more like a book of jokes?

Her book is pretty much all politics. It's HILARIOUS. I've already choked on my own saliva a few times.

And if you can, try to read Anderson's column in the new issue of Details while you're at the grocery store. :laugh: It's fantastic. An excerpt:

"Every night I interview politicians - proper, polite, plastic smiles, paper promises. They thank each other and say what good jobs they've done. It's hard to listen to when you're covered in **** and you know they're full of ****. "I know people are frustrated," they keep saying, over and over again. If they really knew, they wouldn't use that word. "Frustrated" is standing in a slow moving checkout line. People aren't frustrated. They are dead. They are dying. More and more each day."

Trust me when I say CNN won't put it on their site. :laugh:

Also, what has happened to us? We went down this road again arguing and wasting typing energy! Oops :o

Shame on us.
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 11:31 AM
Haha, Franken is singing "It's beginning to look a lot like Fitzmas". Although I hate when he sings, he's awful. Which is funny. I'm definitely getting his book. Is Cho's book an autobiography or more like a book of jokes?

Also, what has happened to us? We went down this road again arguing and wasting typing energy! Oops :o


Because you are insane! :o Oops!
SuzeQuze
10-25-2005, 11:33 AM
Because you are insane! :o Oops!

:lol: pot.kettle.black!
SuzeQuze
10-25-2005, 11:34 AM
Her book is pretty much all politics. It's HILARIOUS. I've already choked on my own saliva a few times.

And if you can, try to read Anderson's column in the new issue of Details while you're at the grocery store. :laugh: It's fantastic. An excerpt:

"Every night I interview politicians - proper, polite, plastic smiles, paper promises. They thank each other and say what good jobs they've done. It's hard to listen to when you're covered in **** and you know they're full of ****. "I know people are frustrated," they keep saying, over and over again. If they really knew, they wouldn't use that word. "Frustrated" is standing in a slow moving checkout line. People aren't frustrated. They are dead. They are dying. More and more each day."

Trust me when I say CNN won't put it on their site. :laugh:

...

I love Anderson even more now. He effin rules!!!
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 11:34 AM
:lol: pot.kettle.black!

No I mean you guys are Franken insane. I'd take the Coulter kinda insane anyday! :laugh:
SuzeQuze
10-25-2005, 11:36 AM
No I mean you guys are Franken insane. I'd take the Coulter kinda insane anyday! :laugh:

I know what you meant, believe me, I know. I like my kind of insane, you can have yours. :D
wondergirl9847
10-25-2005, 12:02 PM
"I'm good enough, I'm smart enough and doggone it, people like me."
gldstwmn
10-25-2005, 12:18 PM
He's interviewing Richard Clarke now. It's really good.
DavidMn
10-25-2005, 01:19 PM
I find Al Franken to be quite annoying.
SuzeQuze
10-25-2005, 01:45 PM
I find Al Franken to be quite annoying.

Aw, that's just part of his charm! His book "Lies..." was great.
dissention
10-25-2005, 01:46 PM
Aw, that's just part of his charm! His book "Lies..." was great.

Especially "Supply-Side Jesus." :lol:
DavidMn
10-25-2005, 01:48 PM
Aw, that's just part of his charm! His book "Lies..." was great.Well, maybe I should give him another look. I just dont care for really abrasive personalities, whatever political leanings they have.
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 01:49 PM
Aw, that's just part of his charm! His book "Lies..." was great.

I'll give Franken this...he is funny! Even Ann has admitted that. And of course from that statement the reporter misquoted her saying that she was "friendly" with Al...the reason they probably got confused was because she mentioned Bill Maher in the same sentence...and she actually IS friends with Bill. And of course Franken uses that misquote as one of "lies"...:lol:

It really is a sorry book! College liberals do bring that book when Ann speaks and then ask her to sign it!!!!:lol: I'm sure Franken wouldn't like that. I remember one guy had on a shirt that said "TRAITOR" and she signed it "Have fun in Guantanamo" ;) :lol: GOD I LOVE HER
gldstwmn
10-25-2005, 02:07 PM
I'll give Franken this...he is funny! Even Ann has admitted that.

Then it must be true! Praise Jesus!
Brwn_eyes0511
10-25-2005, 02:32 PM
Praise Jesus!

Every day! :thumbsup: