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MUST READ FROM THE STAR TRIBUNE: “PLANNED PARENTHOOD E-MAIL BLASTS ‘DEGRADING’ FRANKEN ESSAY”
By Michael B. Brodkorb | June 5, 2008
“DFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken took another blow on Thursday with news that Planned Parenthood has gone on the offensive against the comedian for a comic soft-porn piece he once wrote for Playboy magazine.
In an unusual move, a top official with Planned Parenthood sent an email to DFL legislators saying the organization is concerned over ‘the misogynist remarks of some of these statements and find them degrading to women.’
Connie Perpich, the organization’s senior legislative director, said in the email that some of Franken’s commentary had ‘gone beyond the bounds of what is appropriate for any candidate for elected office. If half these allegations are true, it is very difficult for us to foresee the Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Action Fund Board endorsing the candidacy of anyone with such extreme perspectives.’” Source: Star Tribune, June 5, 2008
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June 5th, 2008 at 3:04 PM
Keep up the good work on Franken. This is a pretty large and dark cloud to walk under as that guy heads in to the DFL convention this weekend…. a large, dark and well deserved dark cloud, I will add.
June 5th, 2008 at 7:45 PM
I got a call into PP; I wonder what they’re gonna say about ol’ Smokescreen ignoring Abramoff and forced prostitution in Saipan?
June 5th, 2008 at 7:57 PM
Planned Parenthood has seen my last contribution.