Earlier this week, Vice President Joe Biden was joined at a Minnesota campaign event
by TV-writer turned Democratic Senator Al Franken. Biden, just putting his Virginia "chains" gaffe
behind him, must have been happy to not be the most verbally mistake prone person
on the stage for once.
Barack Obama and
his campaign are perfectly willing to shove VP hopeful Paul Ryan in the direction of other, less tactful
politicians. But has he been paying attention to who his own VP is standing at
the podium with? Senator Franken has been known, like others, to have made
some intolerant, ignorant, and
downright offensive soundbites
in his day.
Let me explain. Al
Franken has made the news many times for things he has said. At
Harvard, Franken flatly
explained that he hated homosexuals. Later, Franken was quoted speaking
about raping
a CBS reporter. Is that really the kind of association
and the kind of people that Obama wants to stand with under the lights?
No comments:
Post a Comment