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AN ANNIVERSARY FRANKEN WOULD RATHER FORGET: FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY, FRANKEN WOULD HAVE VOTED FOR USE OF FORCE AGAINST IRAQ
By Michael Brodkorb | October 11, 2007
Today marks the five year anniversary of the U.S. Senate vote to authorize military force in Iraq. While Minnesota's Senators Wellstone and Dayton both opposed the war, Al Franken is on the record saying he would have voted for the use of force against Iraq.
"Ok, so, it seems to me, and this again my way of raising the idea of you running. It may be possible, and I know you are focused on 2006, but in 2008, we might need a candidate who actually said that [that they were against the war from the beginning] before this war, because this war is a debacle. It's one thing for somebody who voted for this war saying, you know, you have to assume the President is telling the truth. You can’t assume the president is lying. But, then on the other hand, the American people want someone who is a better BS detector than they are. And, and, you know, I think I would have voted for the use of force because I would have believed, I believed Colin Powell." Source: Al Franken, Al Franken Show, Air America Radio, May 1, 2006
The record is clear: Al Franken would have voted for the war in Iraq.
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October 11th, 2007 at 6:06 PM
A slap in the face to every progressive in Minnesota. What a fucker.
October 11th, 2007 at 7:41 PM
Andrew: Haven’t you been a strong defender of Al Franken on this blog?
October 11th, 2007 at 8:05 PM
I know Paul Wellstone voted ONE BIG NO from the start.
October 12th, 2007 at 1:10 AM
So, what is it Michael?
Are you admitting that Bush lied to Americans to get congress to approve of his war in Iraq and then bashing a Democrat for admitting he might have fallen for Bush’s lies?
Or are you just gasping for air?
Me thinks it’s the latter.
October 12th, 2007 at 8:32 AM
Michael,
Andrew’s been a pretty consistent critic of Franken.
Bryan,
Huh? Bush never lied. Not once. Not about anything.
October 22nd, 2007 at 4:18 PM
[...] Woah….did I read that correctly? As I first reported almost two weeks ago, Franken specifically said he "would have voted for the use of force" against Iraq. Franken didn't call it a vote for peace. [...]
October 22nd, 2007 at 4:21 PM
[...] Woah….did I read that correctly? As I first reported almost two weeks ago, Franken specifically said he "would have voted for the use of force" against Iraq. Franken didn't call it a vote for peace. [...]
October 22nd, 2007 at 4:36 PM
[...] Woah….did I read that correctly? As I first reported almost two weeks ago, Franken specifically said he "would have voted for the use of force" against Iraq. Franken didn't call it a vote for peace. [...]