Bill O’Reilly: Al Franken Is “Why The Far Left Is Despised”
On his Friday show, Bill O’Reilly went after an old favorite target of his, the former comedian and now senator from the state of Minnesota, Al Franken. The bespectacled liar-hater has most recently been in the news for quieting the, uh, polarizing Sen. Joe Lieberman on the floor of the Senate on Thursday, breaking custom by not granting his buddy Joe another few minutes to wrap up.
Franken’s actions, according to O’Reilly, shouldn’t surprise anyone: “The man’s a hater — always has been,” the host said, “but it illuminates why the far left is despised by most Americans.”
Lieberman, O’Reilly said, is just “an honest man” and there is “no reason on earth” he should not have been allowed to finish, except of course that he was out of time and everyone left of Charlton Heston is calling for his head. O’Reilly called Franken’s flexing of power “mean, petty and disrespectful” — it was most certainly petty — but used the Senate scuffle as a jumping off point for a classic rant about cruel liberals. It seems to be a bit of an overreaction considering the constant PITA Lieberman has proved to be for the blue guys. But to O’Reilly? Unforgivable!
“Just look at their websites,” O’Reilly said. “Look at the savages spewing venom on cable television.” Wait, wait, wait — no, he was not talking about Fox News, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity or… himself. Nor was he speaking of Power Line or Free Republic or Red State. This is about Daily Kos, Barney Frank and Al Franken. And you, you baby-killing, old man-tripping savage hippie!
“Yes, it’s true, the right does some of that stuff as well,” he said, almost adequately covering his tracks, “but not nearly as much as the far left. I see the transcripts, ladies and gentleman.” And the transcripts, now those do not lie!
Here’s O’Reilly giving it Franken good:
31 comments
Fidoohki says: Gee…. and you think it had nothing to do with launching his book, Lies (and the liars that tell them)) by ambushing Orielly at a Book fair with it? Franken is a scumbag that deserves to crash and burn
Jim R says: Outrageous! A Democrat with guts? Can’t have any of that.
ChrisNH says: Franken is flexing muscles he doesn’t even have. No one is even talking about Mr. Limp Wrist if it weren’t for ACORN; let’s understand that clear fact right now.
BJL411 says: Bill O’Reilly – Dildo O’Lielly.. the “falafel man” (look it up dings). Another fringe lunatic.
John McCain, old useless senile twit who watched the Bush campaign slime him in 2000 and then he spent 8 yrs sucking up to them and becoming one of their apologists.. what does that make him?
As for his lunatic whining about someone else not getting a minute to speak – Well seems he’s kinda senile too-
“Flashback: McCain Refused To Grant 30 Seconds Of Time During Iraq War Debate
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/18/mccain-hypocrisy-franken/
“During the course of the frenzied floor debate, then-Sen. Mark Dayton (D-MN) spoke in favor of an amendment offered by Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) that would have restricted Bush’s constitutional powers to wage war against Iraq. After a minute and a half, Dayton ran out of time, prompting this exchange:
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator’s time has expired.
Mr. DAYTON. I ask for unanimous consent that I have 30 seconds more to finish my remarks.
Mr. McCAIN. I object ”
As for Al Franken , anyone who knows this guy beyond the media talking points BS, this is one of the most sincere, honorable men I’ve ever seen. He’s ridiculously kind and respectful to the right wing, middle america whom he talks to on the radio.. Total class act this guy.. sad some are too dense to see this. We need more people like him. He is part of the ‘good America’.
ImNotBlue says: BJL411 says:
December 19, 2009 at 8:54 am
As for Al Franken , anyone who knows this guy beyond the media talking points BS, this is one of the most sincere, honorable men I’ve ever seen. He’s ridiculously kind and respectful to the right wing, middle america whom he talks to on the radio.. Total class act this guy.. sad some are too dense to see this. We need more people like him. He is part of the ‘good America’.”
That’s a joke, right? Is there any evidence that Al Franken isn’t a hyper partisan, who has nothing but contempt (and anger) for people who don’t agree with him?
Fact is, Franken was out of line and disrespectful. The only people who disagree with that, are those who don’t like Lieberman and don’t respect people who disagree… like Franken. However, it isn’t all Franken’s fault… he just got the memo from Harry Reid, who wants ALL “his” Senators to start doing this. Apparently if there’s not enough time for Lieberman to speak another minute or two… there’s certainly not enough time to read the bill.
Oh… and here’s the interesting thing that NOBODY seems to be mentioning. From what I understand, Lieberman was speaking IN FAVOR of the bill… not against! Doh!
Quote Franken:
I was presiding over the Senate and when you’re presiding you really have no choice on what to do. The Leader, the Majority Leader, is the leader of the Senate, and he gave me — gave all of us today who were presiding — instructions that no one was to speak over 10 minutes, on either side of the aisle. …
Usually you’re allowed to do this, but just today we were told not to let it happen because there’s been some attempt to string out the debate. So I really just had no choice, and Joe knew what I was doing. Joe was surprised, but later figured out what I was doing. It was just fine. …
Joe was actually speaking on an amendment to the bill that I am totally in favor of. I agreed with every word he said for the entire 10 minutes [video]. I think he probably had only, like, 30 seconds left, and I just was kind of– he didn’t take it personally at all.
[emphasis INB]
http://minnesotaindependent.com/52127/franken-reid-leiberman
So in summation… O’Reilly is right thank Franken is a rude and disrespectful. He is wrong, however, that it was Franken’s intention to hurt Lieberman, or even that this was his idea. Franken, on the other hand, was rude… but was told to be rude… and apparently hasn’t enough spine or courage to stand up to Harry Reid. He knew it was wrong, but did it anyway… apparently “guts” isn’t something Franken has to worry about.
SWWT says: Was this article supposed to be some weird attempt at humor? Well, nice try I guess.
m says: Mr. Bill O-Closing her eyes she concentrated on the tingling sensation of water flowing against her body. Suddenly another sensation intruded, Ashley felt two large hands wrapped themselves around her breasts and hot breathe on the back of her neck. She opened her eyes wide and giggled. I thought you drowned out there Snorkel Man. Tommy O’Malley was naked and at attention, drowning is not an option he said unless of course you beg me to perform unnatural acts right here in this shower.-Reilly has no right calling Al Franken a “hater”. Franken hasn’t preached hate that caused a human being to die, but that’s happened to Willy-boy.
ImNotBlue says: m says:
December 19, 2009 at 10:15 am
Uhhhhhhhhhhh… what?
Oh, and the old “O’Reilly caused someone to die,” was proven false. There was no relation between Tiller’s killer and O’Reilly. To accuse O’Reilly of having a hand in it, is the same as saying “Pepsi” killed him, because that’s what the guy had to drink before shooting. Dumb dumb dumb.
But back to all that stuff in the middle… Uhhhhhhhhhhhh… what?
How is it that a Senator who just became certified has been given this power already? He really should be in shut-your-mouth-and-listen-and-learn mode right now instead of getting puffed up with self-importance befpore he has done anything.
Ted says: Do any of you wing-nuts ever turn off Fox News? Because if you did you wouldn’t be writing the crap you do; you clearly don’t know the whole story but that isn’t a surprise, you teabaggers rarely do.
And to sex starved O’Falafal – right, Franken is the reason the far left is despised…sure. Dumb ass.
m says: I think O’Reilly’s just upset that Franken is bigger and more important than he is right now. Must chafe his falafels thinking about how Franken is a Senator.
MikeLI631 says: Mr. O’Reilly doesn’t have to “go after” Franken, as Franken, is just laying there, waiting to be reviled, as the phony, he is.
When the GOP controlled congress and the White House, the left was always angry and bitter. Now that the dems control congress and the White House, the left is always angry and bitter. Nice to know some things never change.
Ted says: Yes Sheila, some things never do change, like the rights insatiable appetite for stupid. Isn’t it time for you to strap on the feed bag?
Nachi says: O’Goofy speaks for himself – and a handful of other social/intellectual deviates. A representative right-wing low-brow bottom-feeder who defines the dark side of human behavior & thinking & therefore creates a breeding ground for pestilence, hatred, bitterness, and other assorted evils. A genuine White Trash World
appeals to the weak, the uneducated, the personally-failed. Their illiterate vexatiousness poisons the Nation’s bloodstream. Ever is it thus.
same2u says: Okay, but it is men like Sen. James Inhofe , Sen. James Demint , Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck and Fox News in general are reasons why the far right is so despised.
P.S.
It is about time that a time limit on speaking was enforced. Good for Al Franken.
Fidoohki says: I consider Franken a scumbag because he doesn’t oppose people honestly. He loves to
trick them into positions of false friendships then ambush them. This isn’t the same as
the ‘ambush camera crews’ Orielly uses and anyone saying they are isn’t being honest
or doesn’t know what they are talking about.
Also I’m kinda curious about this one, what does ‘Fallafil-gate’ have to do with his opinion
on politics other than infidelity/ personal relationships of others?
Now for Ted, since you seem to only relate to this level of debate I will break it down
into something you can understand:
I’m rubber and you’re glue what ever you said bounced off of me and stuck to you… dumbass.
Finally, everyone is forgetting the basis of this. Sen. Franken cut him off as the sitting moderator
of the senate then denied him the extra minutes as a SENATOR not as the moderator. Which hasn’t
happened for a long time and is an insult.
roxsteady says: McCain is a hypocrite and Bill O should get his facts straight by checking out one of those lefty blogs he likes to trash. All of them have the video of McCain doing exactly what Franken did. Further, as I posted yesterday, Franken was instructed by Reid not to allow anyone on either side to exceed their time. As for McCain having “never seen anything like this”
From ThinkProgress on McCain’s duplicity:
“Unfortunately, McCain’s memory is suffering. In fact, McCain has engaged in the very same behavior that he was criticizing Franken for yesterday.
On October 10, 2002 — just ahead of the looming mid-term elections — the Senate rushed a debate on a war authorization giving President Bush the power to use force against Iraq. The resolution ultimately passed the Senate after midnight on an early Friday morning by a vote of 77-23
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator’s time has expired.
Mr. DAYTON. I ask for unanimous consent that I have 30 seconds more to finish my remarks.
Mr. McCAIN. I object.
Byrd stepped in to grant Dayton time to finish his remarks. But just moments later, Byrd asked for more time to speak for himself. Again, McCain objected, prompting Byrd to chide him for doing so. “This shows the patience of a Senator,” Byrd said. “This clearly demonstrates that the train is coming down on us like a Mack truck, and we are not even going to consider a few extra minutes for this Senator.”
After being publicly shamed, McCain acquiesced to Byrd’s request. But moments later, McCain added this disclaimer: “I wish to say very briefly that I understand people have a desire to speak. We have a number of Senators who have not spoken on this issue. It is already looking as if we may be here well into this evening. From now on, I will be adhering strictly to the rules.” In other words, he acted just like Franken did yesterday.”
Of course this was my favorite part of the above referenced article. The update at the end:
Update:
“The Fox & Friends crew attacked Franken this morning, calling him “uncivil,” a “newbie,” and “an angry clown.”
This is why we lefties think righties are idiots who lack the ability to grasp simple facts and reality.
roxsteady says: Oh, and ACORN was found to have NOT broken any laws and their funding will be restored. The judge stated that this was clearly a “bill of attainder” issue which, as the jude stated violated ACORN’s Constitutional rights. The idiot Republicans and the few cowardice Democrats acted as judge and jury and were admonished for doing so. Nice going! Another Epic Fail by the winguts and teabaggers!
roxsteady says: By the way, what was really funny is that last night on the Rachel Maddow Show, she had the transcript from McCains objection but, she said that when the show contacted CSPAN for the footage from it’s archives, it was the only one that was mysteriously missing? She and Kent Jones reenacted the text but, she kept saying that CSPAN’s footage was missing. I wonder if Beck see a conspiracy in this?
Ted says: Fidoohki – You begin blathering on about how Franken is a scumbag and then you have the balls to ridicule my level of “debate”. So what’s the deal; you “thinking” with just a brainstem?
“MartiniShark says:
December 19, 2009 at 11:31 am
How is it that a Senator who just became certified has been given this power already? He really should be in shut-your-mouth-and-listen-and-learn mode right now instead of getting puffed up with self-importance befpore he has done anything.”
You obviously know NOTHING about how the Senate works. The fact that Franken is a freshman senator is precisely why he was presiding over the senate. The President of the Senate is the VP of the US. He is almost NEVER there so the President Pro Tempore, who is elected by the Senate, and is usually the longest serving senator of the majority party, presides over the Senate. At this time Robert Byrd of W.V is the President Pro Tempore. The duties of the President Pro Tempore are routinely delegated to the most junior senators so they can become familiar with parliamentary procedure. And if you knew anything about the way the Senate works you would not be confusing Franken following the orders of Reid, with Franken being “puffed up”. Franken did exactly what he was told to do, he limited senators to their allotted 10 minutes. And McCain is the one who should shut his mouth and not lie on the floor of the Senate. As has been pointed out here, McCain has cut off fellow Senators from speaking beyond their allotment of time. His claim that in his 20 years in the Senate he has never witnessed such a thing is a lie. In McCain’s case, it was a senator asking for an additional 30 seconds. Maybe he meant he had never seen a Senator cut off after asking for an additional 1 minute. Try educating yourself about how our government functions before you start accusing people of being “puffed up” and wondering how they were “given this power already”.
m says: Facebook user, nice work. Though expect single-sentance replies and insults to your well-written exposé of their lies and misinformation.
lanquihue says: Joe Coscarelli, the author of this piece, should get a failing grade from his fourth grade teacher for writing this steaming pile.
“..everyone left of Charlton Heston is calling for his head.” Really? When the Democrat party decided to punish Lieberman’s moderate views and run the anti-war leftist Ned Lamont, Lieberman won by ten points in the general election in a _very_ liberal state. Sorta speaks for itself, dontchathink?
And yes, Franken is a hateful little douche nozzle, anyone who ever heard his stupid radio show, all ten of them, know that.
Fidoohki says: Ted says:
I explained exactly why I call Franken what I do. Try reading it again and use a dictionary for
those words you can’t figure out.
As for ridiculing your debate level? There is an old saying..
‘Treat others as you wish to be treated”
I’m just treating you as you wish to be treated.
Fidoohki says: Facebook User says:
Franken should have said that Reid was limited them to 10 minutes; When he objected, he
went from impartial Presiding officer to partisan senator. Isn’t the Presiding officer supposed to be
impartial reguardless of the letter follows their name? ((D,I, or R for those that don’t get it))
ImNotBlue says: m says:
December 19, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Is bigger? In what way?
same2u says:
December 19, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Even though Lieberman was SUPPORTING the same legislation that Franken supports?
___
Amazing… all those posts and not a single one addressing the real issues. Some “defending” Franken by attacking McCain (apparently, it was wrong for McCain, but right for Franken… or were they both right?)… some just attacking because they’re completely uninformed, but want to contribute… and some just missing some salient information.
Again… the facts of THIS story are:
(1) Franken cut off Lieberman, who was speaking on a something they both AGREED upon.
(2) It has been shown that Franken was simply taking orders from Reid, who wanted to “limit” speech, because he thought it was a stall tactic.
(3) It is customary to allow Senators a few extra minutes to speak.
So the questions become:
(1) Who does this make look bad… Reid, Franken, Lieberman, or McCain?
(2) Is this the way the government SHOULD act towards ALL Senators, no matter the party, no matter the situation?
(3) Did this accomplish what the Democrats wanted? What was that?
(4) For those who praise Franken… what does it mean to you that he was “just following orders,” and that he cut off someone who was agreeing with him?
ANYONE adult enough to address that?
Bematorial says: And we were having so much fun making fools of ourselves alongside Bill O’Reily.
Way to put an end to it.
Ted says: Fidoohki – Still, nothing less than an ad hominen attack. Perhaps you need the dictionary. And as for treating others…while your at it look up hypocrite in the dictionary.
ImNotBlue says: Ted says:
December 20, 2009 at 10:56 am
Really Ted. YOU’RE complaining because someone is going “ad hominem. “ Really? You?
After you’ve told me you have an extended purpose of annoying people… and YOU’RE complaining? Yeesh.
Fidoohki says: Ted says,
Hmmm… An Ad hominem attack… well lets show off a little
Quoting the Nizhor Project (( Addy here:))
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/ad-hominem.html
“An Ad Hominem is a general category of fallacies in which a claim or argument is rejected on the basis of some irrelevant fact about the author of or the person presenting the claim or argument.”
Sounds like the entire political debate now a days…but where did I say here that you should dismiss
Mr Franken’s opinion because of his scumbaginess?
and as for how I treated you Ted if that makes me a hypocrite then you must be the master
of hypocrisy.
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