Is Al Franken the Moron Whisperer?

[MineralMan]

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. for those who missed it, ewetoob has a great clip

of Senator Al talking down a bunch of birthers, flat earthers and deathers at the Minnehaha State Fair. They started off screaming at him, and he engaged them individually so politely, and so well informed that he ended up conversing and educating them, at the same time as he thanked them for being involved and concerned.

It was great.

He made some fans out of some enemies that day. What a diff between him and addams family lurch clone coleman

[47of74]

2. Thanks for the background

I wasn't sure what the hell this poll was about until I got the background on the story.

[lunatica]

3. Do you have a link?

I would love to see it.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. not i, but i will look around.

[HarveyDarkey]

9. Here it is, about 10 minutes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCNs7Zpqo98

[ChairmanAgnostic]

10. minny tanx

hell, now I spelll lik a birther.

[Cha]

11. Here it is..

:)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x364985

[lunatica]

14. Thanks! That was lovely!

[Cha]

7. How fortunate we are to have

him as Senator from Minnesota and a perfect example of the way some people treat their enemies to get what they want.

[Salviati]

15. Now there's a Minnesotan I'm happy to have representing my home state...

Unlike some others on the national stage, who shall remain nameless...

[ChairmanAgnostic]

22. and I have Roland "himself" Burris.

on the other hand, Dick Durbin is also great.

[TuxedoKat]

23. You are so lucky

to have Franken as your senator. I have Schumer and Gillibrand -- and don't like either one much,
but I'm glad Franken is a senator and was happy to contribute to his campaign to help make it happen!

[BrklynLiberal]

28. Ditto

[Salviati]

31. Well, he's not currently my senator...

Those would be Cantwell and Murray, who are both ok, but I have Jim McDermott as my rep, which means the only letters I have to send him are ones of thanks and encoragement.

[drdtroit]

4. He WAS amazing! n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

8. polite, informed, engaged, convincing. AWESOME!

[drdtroit]

18. Like St. Francis of Assisi calming a pack of rabid wolves! n/t

[Cha]

5. I happen to know this because

I saw the video caption of Senator Franken..Talks down unruly mob or something like that.

[HughMoran]

12. He has rather large gonads

It was so refreshing to see someone just stand there and explain the details one by one without losing his cool. This was very good practice for him and I'm sure his confidence rose significantly after this run in.

[liberaltrucker]

13. Yes

nt

[renate]

16. ...the Moron Whisperer...

:rofl: Too funny!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

17. if only our cloning technology was better.

[hyphenate]

30. We could use an Al Franken

too, but only because we're down a senator right now ourselves. RIP, Ted Kennedy :(

[Jennicut]

19. I love Al Franken. Who knew he would be so awesome already?

[TuxedoKat]

20. Did you ever get to listen

to his radio program on Air America? He was great -- very well-informed so I knew he'd make a great senator,
which is why I contributed to his campaign many times.

[Jennicut]

24. Only a few times. You are right, he always came off as intelligent

and knew the issues well.
He really is great.

[bemildred]

21. K&R nt

[etherealtruth]

25. "The moron whisperer" ....perfect!

[Uncle Joe]

26. No, but he listens and communicates well with people; who have been brainwashed and fed bullshit by

by the corporate media and intelligence has nothing to do with it.

One other point what is the opposite of a "Moron Whisperer"?

In my book that would be someone inciting them to knee jerk reactions against their own interests; this can be done by Republicans spewing hate or ignorant laden propaganda and by us; when we fuel their hatred with terms of derision which in turn blinds them to reason and ultimately only helps the Republicans.

[WyoHiker]

27. No, He's a trained, professional entertainer who learned,

a long time ago, how to handle a tough room. Thank God He's a Democrat!!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

29. much like the rest of the senate, then, eh?

[windoe]

32. Actually he has more compassion and patience

than most. Respect.