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Can you tell which one is the senator? Hint: No stripes. Photos: FrankenForSenate video
U.S. Sen. James Inhofe dug himself in deeper Tuesday trying to explain why he called Al Franken “the clown from Minnesota” last week: “He kind of looked like a clown when I was talking to him.” The Oklahoma Republican also said he and his new colleague “physically embraced” yesterday — which is more than Franken did with actual clowns in a 2007 campaign video.
Inhofe’s original statement:
I’ll tell you what a lot of people are thinking, and that is it looks like things are going to be over and we are going to get the clown from Minnesota. … I don’t know the guy, but…for a living he is a clown.
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Comment posted July 8, 2009 @ 11:06 am
This helps explain how he could get confused:
http://www.counterpunch.org/jackson05122004.html
Comment posted July 8, 2009 @ 11:55 am
Inhofe clearly didn’t watch Franken on Letterman, where Al drew the distinction between Dave, whom Al called “a clown”, and himself, a satirist. Of course, Al has sincere respect for clowns.
Comment posted July 8, 2009 @ 12:58 pm
I’d rather have the professional clown than the willfully ignorant fool.
Comment posted July 9, 2009 @ 12:45 pm
How amusing, a bigot from Hokie-loma calling Franken names..
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