OMG! Drudge cries, 'Franken orders Execution to Bush & co.!"

[romantico]

Drudge has taken a quotes AL Franken made on David Letterman's show out of context, as ususual! Al meant it as a joke & Drudge is now building on it! My God, these people are terrified of Air America, Al Franken, etc.!

[marbuc]

1. Al has also proposed a constitutional amendment

to prevent execution of a sitting President and VP.

[FreedomAngel82]

8. Yes

I wouldn't be surprised if Cheney is indicted if that happens.

[sui generis]

18. well then we'll make sure the assholes are standing

or laying down

[Botany]

2. psst it was a joke .....

... although bush sr. did say outing a CIA agent is treason

[johnfunk]

3. Drudge shoots self in foot again

Why do any of you pay any attention to that overwheening weenie has-been? Drudge is sooo last decade.

[txaslftist]

4. I would like to go on record as favoring execution.

While the statement of Al Franken was made in jest, the penalty for treason is well established.

[romantico]

5. wasn't it Rush who said liberals have no sense of humor?

ANYONE who actually saw the show & heard AL KNEW it was a joke. ANYONE! Even if you despise Franken with all your heart, you HAVE to know he was joking. Drudge knows it but is just trying to stir the pot, nothing more. Slow news day, lets try to discredit AL before his new book comes out, etc.I emailed Drudge telling him he has sold an extra couple thousand books for Al by posting what he knew was nothing more than a joke.

[txaslftist]

20. C'mon, wouldn't it be funny to watch?

[txaslftist]

21. dupe

[FreedomAngel82]

6. If Drudge actually watched the interview

he would know that Franken said he was against the death penalty and thought that it wouldn't be right to excute anyone. :eyes:

[Lex]

15. Exactly. Al said he *wouldn't be* in favor of execution

even if it was treason.

He said, jokingly, maybe we should pass an Amendment to the Constitution saying we can't execute a sitting president.

Dave said, "Have we ever come close to executing a sitting a president?"

Al said, "I believe this is the closest we've come."

[Lex]

7. Drudge? That boy is dumb. Way dumb. n/t

[ComerPerro]

9. If they did indeed commit treason, isn't that the punishment?

[Skip Intro]

10. Can anyone who saw it please tell me the context - rw co-worker just asked

just asked me if I agreed with the statement. I don't know what the context was because I didn't see the show.

Thanks!

[Lex]

12. That treason is punished by execution but that Al WOULDN'T be

in favor of executing a sitting President.

The audience laughed and so did Letterman and Al--because it seemed absurd.

But really it isn't.

Isn't treason punishable by execution?

[ToolTex]

19. Yes, in time of war. And god knows bush says we are at war!

So swing, W swing.

[Catherine Vincent]

13. With Al, it's always a joke

Actually he said Rove or Scotter should be executed. But he clarified that Bush shouldn't. You'd have to seen it, it was funny and the audience thought so. I love Al.

[Pirate Smile]

17. Crooks and Liars has his segment on Letterman.

Al Franken with David Letterman

Al joined Letterman Friday night to promote his book and talk a little politics.

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His tag line joke was that since Rove committed treason by outing a C.I.A, agent, he might be shot. Do you think some of the right wingers will take this out of context?

Franken: "George H. W. Bush, the president's father, was the head of the CIA, and he has said that outing a CIA agent is treason.

So basically, what it looks like is going to happen, is that Libby and Karl Rove are going to be executed.

Yes, and I don't know how I feel about it because I'm basically against the death penalty."



http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/10/22.html#a5498

[NoPasaran]

11. I didn't realize Al had that kind of power

What's he been waiting for all these years?

[Pirate Smile]

14. Right. I was unaware Al had the power to order people executed.

Sludge is such a dumbass! That is truly pathetic.

[NoPasaran]

16. And all these years Al's been toying with O'Reilly

Like a cat with a mouse!

[NYCGirl]

22. Did you let Franken and his staff know? I think Al would get a kick out of

it!

http://shows.airamericaradio.com/alfrankenshow/feedback