CJ on FOX 9 About Al Franken Ridiculing a College Student

[loupgarou5z3w]

I'm from Pennsylvania, but I was thrilled Al Franken won. Even with Obama's great victory, it wouldn't have been the same if Franken hadn't pulled it off.  Al's a great American with a long record entertaining our troops with the USO.

[sepej01]

Lets see... As a comedian, Franken wasn't funny. As a radio personality, all he could draw was flies. Why does anyone think that he would be good in gov't? If his opponent sucked less, it wouldn't matter, we wouldn't have to watch Franken fail at another career.

[buppie2000]

as a comedian, not funny.

as proven by his 4 emmies for outstanding comedy writing.

[sepej01]

Wow, and all this time I thought comedy was subjective. Silly me. Had I known he won 4 Emmies, well, then I should have known he was hilarious! He could win 100 awards and he still would be as funny as a rectal polyp

[bohemianwriter1]

Comedy taste is a subjective matter.

Show me one great neocon cmodeian that have been within a mile of the Truth....

Al Franken is normally right onpoint.

And "Teabagers" hate that & start their personal attacks.

As for the student?

I would eat the little weasel alive.

There are no such thing as a "conservative" students. Only a brainwashed student goes out and claim to be conservative...

[bohemianwriter1]

Speelcheck.

Comedians are oftencloser to the truth than politicians & pundits. What they do is make opeople think. And the subjects of their scorn & ridicule are often baffled by these "attacks" & start whining about that instead of focusing on their own shortcomings & what needs to be fixed. I'd like a citation on the speech impediemtnt hough. Was that discussed on the show?

[johhny3rubs]

this is news in america. welcome to 2009.america is shit

[randombutler]

This is some hard-hitting anecdote retelling!

[ShaxomophoneLuver]

Faux Spews

[hiodr]

i don't believe in the socialist liberal franken's new found "patriotism". not that his opponent is any better, but at least the opposition's hypocrisy level is a little short of inducing regurgitation.

[gkarber]

"That's what the kid told me."

That's hilarious.

[varnishyourboard]

CJ is a gossip columnist for a local newspaper. "That's what the kid told me". Way to dig for the story. Most republicans deserve to be mocked anyway.

[bohemianwriter1]

Public scorn & ridicule 24/7 is the best remedy.

:-))

[Zatki]

Wow! Even the local mom and pop stations affiliated with Fox have a conservative bias!

[RogerMattson]

Wow, like FOX is believable. "Fair and balanced" - NOT! FOX has retards for reporters.

[snipzor]

"That's what the kid told me", isn't that great journalism! How conclusive is a kid in college when talking about a person whose beliefs are opposite to his own?

[bohemianwriter1]

Every RW prick feels mocked when they are being called out on their BS mate.

Congrats with Al Franken!

[deeeedwards]

This is what Al Franken does. He slanders those he doesn't agree with (I know people are going to throw 25 million times where O'Reilly supposedly "slandered" somebody because of this, but Franken's lies are simply to hurt people. For example, he wrote in his book that O'Reilly lied about where he grew up, but an expert said Bill was telling the truth on Franken's own show!) and he isn't very funny. His SNL skits sucked, and he helped bankrupt Air America Radio. I wonder what he'll do for MN?

[fluidoz]

Wow. Any news here? Hearsay about what Franken might have said to a Repub college student. Yawn.

[josephegrant]

Hearsay is right. Is this journalism? Next they're gonna tell the TRUE story about the time the white guy's cousin's friend's brother partied with - you're not gonna believe this - VAN HALEN!!! These two should be given internships at 'The 700 Club' to learn about minimal standards in television reporting.

[neogtrmn]

This story was also published in the Star Tribune so if you're not happy with Fox reporting this story, try a liberal paper from one of the most liberal states in the nation.

[JohnMan59]

Thank you, I will. And also THE best state in the union! Coincidence?

I think not. If you hate Minnesota so much, leave!

[neogtrmn]

I'm not saying I hate Minnesota and I have never said that. All I'm saying is people should check multiple sources before coming to a conclusion.

[fluidoz]

Minnesota is one of the most liberal states in the union??? News to me and I work in politics. And your calling the Star Trib "liberal" hardly makes it so. What IS clear is that Fox has a blatantly conservative bias that is well-documented. Nevertheless, heresay stories of what might have been said and their context doesn't hold up in court for a reason. No video footage? No audio? No transcript? No story.

[thepatient89]

To think that Franken is out of line is absurd. He is making the kid back up his foolish beliefs. I don't even like Franken, but to say he was unfair from the pulpit of FOX news is just too far out to handle.

[jdawgizzleshizzle]

lol!! "that's what the kid told me"

[rightwingpob]

Well it's on fox so thats a fact...thats how it happened.

Scum

[ItzMeRon]

Al Franken is a hero. I am sure Fox News is broadcasting more bullshit. This smells like it.

[philberz]

Al Franken has debated some of the most well known conservatives in the country. I'm sure he couldnt wait to go after some college dork. This guy is just pissed that Bill Oreilly is a total prick and a liar and he's trying to get revenge on Franken for pointing it out.

[iamafractal]

this is what is called a false allegation. there is no actual fact in it at all. typical faux lies. even if it had a droplet of truth to it... ridicule is asking a kid about reagonomics? if the kid is a typical right wing nazi young republican, then he deserves whatever is coming to him anyway.

[neogtrmn]

Peter Fritz is not in any way, shape, or form, a "right wing nazi young republican," and is in fact, a very fair individual who happens to be a conservative. Peter is well respected by the entire Carleton community, a community composed overwhelmingly by liberals.  I knew him while attending Carleton and I'm proud to call him a friend.

[JohnMan59]

Good for Peter to have such a (fellow) misguided friend. Carleton is for rich

kids, so I wouldn't know.

Good for you.

Go Al!

[neogtrmn]

Sorry you have such an uninformed opinion on Carleton students.

[moodonia]

"Thats what the kid told me" Great way to source your story....

[Dhimmicrats]

Sammy Morronson you're retarded. Go read the Carlton News. Extreemly liberal school and they covered the same story as reported by FRANKEN supporters!

[blykken]

Of course this is coming from a fox network. Fox hates Al Franken because of his exposing books on them and their embarrasing lawsuit against Franken because of it.

[Dhimmicrats]

Looks buttsnork Al is a fricking prick. The bastard shows up at our college and starts picking on the kid and you're complaining about Fox? Sorry the news isn't about hating America fuvk nuts.

[summerinside]

Woah! The article is talking about the need for civil discourse. If you have to swear three times in four lines, you've totally missed the point.

[samuelmorrison]

THis is retarded. We have no idea what actually happened. There is no video, just some stupid, dumb ass woman hissing out slander.