Franken Mini-Gaffe: Where Is Sen. Udall From?
- Posted on September 29, 2010 at 10:02pm by
Scott Baker
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The custom in the U.S. Senate, according to The Hill, is to let new senators preside over the body as a teaching tool. Evidently Sen. Franken is a slow learner.
Franken suffered another embarrassing moment Wednesday morning when he mistakenly recognized Sen. Tom Udall as the “senator from Utah.”
The Hill points out this was not Franken’s worst moment:
The exchange was less awkward than the kerfuffle Franken sparked last month while presiding over the Senate.
Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) scolded Franken on the floor for allegedly mocking him.
Republican aides said Franken gesticulated and made faces from the chair while McConnell delivered a speech on then-Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
Franken later sent a handwritten note to McConnell apologizing for the incident.
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Comments (39)
chrisvin
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:29pmCan someone explain to me how a group of really crappy (as in unfunny to the point of inanity) comedians like Franken, Garofalo, Maher, and O’Donnell have been raised to the level of political analysts and, in Franken’s case, even voted in as a US Senator. Who deigned that these failures had any political know-how AND deserved to be given a microphone? At least Behar was a little funny once upon a time and Stewart is still funny, but this other group couldn’t be funny if they were reading aloud from a joke book. Here‘s a great example of O’Donnell’s humor, “Golf is old men in ugly pants, walking”. Is that a side-splitter or what?!? Somebody please keep these losers away from the microphone.
Report Post »Altonfl
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:12pmThis is what happens when you use fraud to elect a Senator. Franken is a not too funny commedian, and now is a real joke of a Senator. Maybe the Democrats can find him some brains to go with those votes they found in the trunks of cars.
Report Post »1776Federalist
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 11:49amMost of the people in our government in DC think that once you get west of the Mississippi River, nothing matters anymore. They just think of it as a lawless, resource rich, wasteland with a bunch of gun totin’ troublemakers inhabiting it. Except for California, of course, which they patronize for the Democrat votes while secretly laughing at them for being so weird.
Report Post »AWM
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 11:28amHow many recounts did it take to get Franken in office?
Report Post »Just keep counting and recounting the votes, new and old till you come up with the number you like.
We should all have recounts of our own at tax time!
LadyIzShy
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 10:09amshrug we all make mistakes.. he has a right to one or 2
Report Post »tonkaslim
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 8:18amInteresting that the left think Christine O’Donnell is unqualified for the Senate but Al (equally inexperienced) is fine.
Report Post »RobR
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 8:03amFranken, MINI-GAFFE, that’s because Al is the MINI-ME of the Senate. Smaller than all others…..in so many ways.
It‘s not really Al’s fault, you know………it‘s just the penis envy has become ’ all consuming ‘, as of late.
You poor, poor little man………just keep taking those baby steps…….and you’ll eventually get there………or not.
Report Post »RichF
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 7:32am….and we wonder why our government is so screwed up… What an embarrassment.
Report Post »mizflame98
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 7:24amColbert testifying on Capitol Hill makes sense now.
Report Post »scootydoo
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 6:56amHe fits right in with a Congress that is useless and a laughing stock.
Report Post »GIDDIONKANE
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 6:50amfrankin is an emberassment almost as bad as colvaire.
Report Post »zippy
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 5:35amfrankin is like a little kid who gets to be king for a day. Everyone knows he is an idiot but, its his turn today. We know he will always say something stupid but just let him go… he will eventually go away, that is as soon as a few more people with brains enter his state. A toad indeed, maybe a bridge troll.
Report Post »benrush
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 4:47amFraud
Report Post »wheresmystick
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 4:37amWhen the King is away, the jester will play.
Report Post »aesaac
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 3:45ama member of our classless society
Report Post »teddie888
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 3:32amFranken has proved dope “does” fry your brain cells
Report Post »teddie888
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 3:29amWhat kind of people voted for Franken? The voters should be ashamed
Kneale
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 10:52amMany of them liked him so well they voted twice.
Report Post »Altonfl
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:15pmMany of those who voted for Frankin really did not vote if you remember the election and ensueing lawsuits.
Report Post »mplsmike
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 11:09amOddly enough, in the end Franken won by the same number of votes that were later proven to be from felons.
Report Post »ThePlainTruth
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 2:37amGrowing up I remember Al on Saturday night live, I didn’t think he was funny.
Seems he still needs “positive affirmations”
Report Post »What a tool.
AMERICA4EVER
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 2:53amFool
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 2:16amUnless there is some real news about his fraudulent election or the next exceptionally stupid thing he does I don‘t care to see Franken’s name anywhere.
Report Post »This was a slip of the toungue not worth noting.
AMERICA4EVER
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:19amWe better keep a lookout in November for the same kind of suspected fraud that got Franken elected.
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 1:10amFranken is still trying to be a comedian. Thing is he never was that funny to begin with until now , He’s a joke. Right? I guess I finally can appreciate his comic side. It is just a shame it has to be in the senate. What state is he from any way?
Report Post »thegr8restoration
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:57amI can‘t stand Franken but I’m not going bust his stones about this one. Just wait till all these new “inexperienced” senators and reps. win in Nov. I’m sure they will be excoriated by the left when they make the same mistakes. I bet they won’t be caught sleeping.
Report Post »SaneRoger
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:22amzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Report Post »Buck Bagaw
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:20amI am impressed with the dignity Franken has brought to the office of Senator.
Report Post »capitalideals
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 10:10amRemember the picture of Franken in a diaper? He was appealing to his base.
Report Post »Independent American
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 11:26amIt’s difficult to distinguish Franken from the stuff in his diaper.
Report Post »Awakenow
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 12:08amIs it just me or are all comedians democrats. Are we supposed to be laughing?
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 6:53amthey are real clowns. but scarey clowns!
Report Post »Marcobob69
Posted on September 30, 2010 at 8:19amIs this what our government, a government that most people in THE WORLD considered the BEST government, has become, a panel of arrogant, lawless comedians? WAKE UP, AMERICA! PLAY TIME IS OVER! TIME TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THIS COUNTRY, UNLESS YOU LIKE ARROGANT, LAWLESS COMEDIANS TELLING YOU HOW YOU CAN LIVE YOUR LIVES! November 2nd; Don’t forget to get out and do your civic duty and VOTE THESE BUMS OUT!
Report Post »catllers
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 2:10amscary clown like Steven Kings “IT” I still can’t believe Franken is in congress.
Report Post »pavnvet
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 4:38pmFranken is not funny, but he is a joke.
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