« MUST READ FROM THE STAR TRIBUNE: “FRANKEN’S PORN STORY HAS PARTY IN A LATHER” | Home | USA TODAY: “IN MINN., DEMS ARE ‘IN A LATHER’ OVER FRANKEN’S ‘PORN STORY’” »
TIME/REAL CLEAR POLITICS: “2000 PLAYBOY ARTICLE PLAGUING FRANKEN”
By Michael Brodkorb | May 30, 2008
“A Playboy article written in 2000 by current Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken has caused a maelstrom of outrage — and not just from the opposing party.
With just a week before the state convention, where Franken was all but assured of winning the DFL endorsement (which is often tantamount to the nomination), the endorsement could now be in question because of a sexually explicit article he wrote eight years ago on the future of pornography.
Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum, who represents St. Paul and Ramsey County, has been particularly perturbed by the piece. ‘As a woman, a mother, a former teacher, and an elected official, I find this material completely unacceptable,’ McCollum said, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. McCollum had supported wealthy attorney Mike Cerisi in the primary before he dropped out earlier this year.
The Star Tribune also quoted other Democratic congressmen from Minnesota who found the article to be inappopriate, including Reps. Keith Ellison and Tim Walz, both of whom are freshmen. McCollum also stated that during a weekly meeting the Minnesota Democratic delegation holds, ‘The overwhelming majority of us thought it was a serious political problem,’ while ‘others thought it was a problem but that it would blow over.’” Source: TIME/Real Clear Politics, May 30, 2008
Click here for the complete post and here to read the excerpts from Franken’s graphic Playboy column.
Tags: Uncategorized
Topics: Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
2 Responses to “TIME/REAL CLEAR POLITICS: “2000 PLAYBOY ARTICLE PLAGUING FRANKEN””
Comments
You must be logged in to post a comment.
May 30th, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Franken is in a Minnesota pickle.
The Colemans are in a Minnesota pickle.
Ventura is in a Minnesota pickle.
Playboy, the Bunny Hutch, and hair dryer holster advertising, etc. put folks in a pickle.
Most Minnesota folks are comfortable in the Minnesota Middle.
May 30th, 2008 at 10:33 PM
I think that the proper name is NOT the Bunny Hutch but the Moonlite [Moonlight] Bunny Ranch.