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Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts) Fri May 27, 2016, 09:02 PM May 2016

I've been saying this for about six months, but what do you think:

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/2016-elections-al-franken-vice-president-213756

''....Trump’s presence demands new rhetorical weaponry. As Trump himself might say, Franken’s “classy” and “elegant” wit is just what the ticket needs to avoid the kind of brawl that drags everyone down to Trump’s level. Clinton will want to stay above the fray, and Franken can provide the buffer.''

The article in whole is very persuasive on several counts, including his progressive record (strong support for net neutrality, against TPP, e.g.), appeal to younger voters, ability to think on his feet, and total eagerness to engage maniacs in a way that drives them crazy:

Remember how he humiliated Bill OReilly at the CSPAN bookfest?
shorter version follows; original is about an hour and a half

comments are worth a few minutes' read, as well

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I've been saying this for about six months, but what do you think: (Original Post) Gabi Hayes May 2016 OP

Yes! The Al Franken decade for real... First Speaker May 2016 #1

That was brilliant malaise May 2016 #2

This is such a great example of total lack of logical thinking skills. O'Reily Dark n Stormy Knight May 2016 #3

Kick malaise May 2016 #4

clearly, its import didn't sink in. glad somebody realized how spot-on that article was. Gabi Hayes May 2016 #5

O'Reilly is a piece of work Skittles May 2016 #6

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

1. Yes! The Al Franken decade for real...

Reply to Gabi Hayes (Original post)

Fri May 27, 2016, 09:05 PM

May 2016

...think of all the right-wing heads that would explode...

malaise

(269,067 posts)

2. That was brilliant

Reply to Gabi Hayes (Original post)

Fri May 27, 2016, 09:29 PM

May 2016

Thanks

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,771 posts)

3. This is such a great example of total lack of logical thinking skills. O'Reily

Reply to Gabi Hayes (Original post)

Fri May 27, 2016, 11:36 PM

May 2016

was proven clearly to be an outright liar, so he changes the argument to, "Franken is a big meanie to point out my lies." Oh, and of course he has to yell, "Shut up!!!!!" a few times, because he knows he's being totally exposed for the BS artist he is.

malaise

(269,067 posts)

4. Kick

Reply to Gabi Hayes (Original post)

Sun May 29, 2016, 07:24 PM

May 2016

How did this sink???

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)

5. clearly, its import didn't sink in. glad somebody realized how spot-on that article was.

Reply to malaise (Reply #4)

Sun May 29, 2016, 07:39 PM

May 2016

if gore had've had a trump-like mindset, and gone after Dumbo's clearly lazy, half-assed, approach to everything, they'd have relentlessly played back his own idiotic pronouncements....if they'd just showed clips like this, and NOTHING else, he'd have been laughed off the campaign trail:

it's so difficult to choose, but..... 1:53

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

6. O'Reilly is a piece of work

Reply to Gabi Hayes (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 12:44 AM

May 2016

he wasn't labeled a liar because he MISSPOKE, he was labeled a liar because he DOUBLED-DOWN on his lie - gawd, what an asshole

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