"The last debate Al Franken had with Mike McFadden really told the tale. Al was exposed for being clueless and an imposter..."
Two years ago, when Amy Klobuchar was up for re-election, I knew it would be a tough fight to unseat her. She had some vulnerabilities, but was still able to maintain her statewide popularity - thanks in part to her Father's coattails. On top of all that, even though the Republicans ran a good man against her, he had absolutely no money. He was so short of funds, he needed to keep his job and run his campaign part time. In the end, Amy smoked her opponent and is in the seat for another six years.
However that was then and this is now. We have the winner of one of the tightest and most controversial elections ever held in Minnesota up for re-election. He came on the scene six years ago with zero, nada, not a smidge, of experience. All he has done for the past six years has been a lap dog vote for POTUS. After six years, one would have thought the good people of Minnesota would have been paying attention to this charade. However, the low information voters who occupy the bluest areas of the Twin Cities, can't wait to give this guy another six years.
Last night Al Franken was again the focus of a segment on Bill O'Reilly's show. In particular, O'Reilly focused on the last debate with Mike McFadden on Channel Four. Now most of us know that Channel Four is not a bastion of right wing politics. Most would say just the opposite. O'Reilly played the exchange where the Channel Four moderators tried to pin Al down about the proper Ebola strategy. After the debate, Newsobserver.com had this to say about Al's performance on the Ebola issue:
"The moderators pressed Franken to answer whether he would support a temporary travel ban on people coming from West African countries most affected by the Ebola virus. After demurring twice, Franken finally said he has "nothing against" such a ban."
O'Reilly's take on Al's performance was not nearly as kind. Franken gave non-answers to most of the questions asked. O'Reilly was wondering what is wrong with the people of Minnesota for 1) electing this guy in the first place and 2) are on the verge of re-electing him. (Bill's words) "This idiot Franken is ahead in the polls by 11 points." And then Bill shook his head and looked down at his desk.
I am still hopeful that clear thinking Minnesotans will wake up and vote Mike McFadden in as our next Senator. Mike is clearly more qualified. As I said earlier, taking out Amy Klobuchar would have been a tough fight - maybe a hill too far. Taking out Al is not fight. He is low fruit on the tree. If the low information voters would stop playing Candy Crush on their smartphones and watch the debates, they might have another opinion of Minnesota's clown. In fact, that is what they might think of him. I sure do.
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