Comments on: MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “FRANKEN’S SUPPORT FOR CUTTING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS IS JUST PLAIN WRONG” http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/2008/10/09/mn-gop-press-release-franken%e2%80%99s-support-for-cutting-social-security-benefits-is-just-plain-wrong/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:19:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: BarbaraK http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/2008/10/09/mn-gop-press-release-franken%e2%80%99s-support-for-cutting-social-security-benefits-is-just-plain-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-251302 BarbaraK Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:23:29 +0000 http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/?p=6845#comment-251302 Complete crap! As I posted in another thread on this same topic: The claim is that Franken was praising Peterson’s speech as a “home run”. If you read his book, the speech was given at a “United We Stand America” convention, a convention of the supporters of Ross Perot. A more accurate claim would be that Peterson’s speech was a “Home Run” with Ross Perot’s supporters, not with Al Franken. One reason that the speech was such a hit could be that Peterson “was the first speaker” (at the conference) “to make use of charts”. Those Perot supporters always loved those charts. Complete crap! As I posted in another thread on this same topic:
The claim is that Franken was praising Peterson’s speech as a “home run”. If you read his book, the speech was given at a “United We Stand America” convention, a convention of the supporters of Ross Perot. A more accurate claim would be that Peterson’s speech was a “Home Run” with Ross Perot’s supporters, not with Al Franken. One reason that the speech was such a hit could be that Peterson “was the first speaker” (at the conference) “to make use of charts”. Those Perot supporters always loved those charts.

]]> By: PlymouthDem http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/2008/10/09/mn-gop-press-release-franken%e2%80%99s-support-for-cutting-social-security-benefits-is-just-plain-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-251269 PlymouthDem Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:53:04 +0000 http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/?p=6845#comment-251269 Desperate. Desperate.

]]> By: Marc http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/2008/10/09/mn-gop-press-release-franken%e2%80%99s-support-for-cutting-social-security-benefits-is-just-plain-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-251261 Marc Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:39:26 +0000 http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/?p=6845#comment-251261 Screw that, I'm with Franken on this one...if we don't want this government to go bankrupt, we're either going to have to drastically cut benefits, completely privatize the program, or drastically raise taxes. With the stock market behaving as it has this past week, I'm leaning towards cutting benefits. Let's raise the retirement age to 75 - people are living too long. Screw that, I’m with Franken on this one…if we don’t want this government to go bankrupt, we’re either going to have to drastically cut benefits, completely privatize the program, or drastically raise taxes. With the stock market behaving as it has this past week, I’m leaning towards cutting benefits. Let’s raise the retirement age to 75 – people are living too long.

]]> By: Leroy Jenkins http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/2008/10/09/mn-gop-press-release-franken%e2%80%99s-support-for-cutting-social-security-benefits-is-just-plain-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-251245 Leroy Jenkins Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:39:04 +0000 http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/?p=6845#comment-251245 You will be hard pressed to make this allegation stick, given the number of times he has talked on the stump about his wife's dependence on Social Security Survivor benefits when she was young. A great American once said, "The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those in the shadows of life--the sick, the needy, and the handicapped." Norm Coleman has failed on all three accounts. An no amount of republican filth thrown at Al Franken will change this fact. You will be hard pressed to make this allegation stick, given the number of times he has talked on the stump about his wife’s dependence on Social Security Survivor benefits when she was young.

A great American once said, “The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those in the shadows of life–the sick, the needy, and the handicapped.”

Norm Coleman has failed on all three accounts. An no amount of republican filth thrown at Al Franken will change this fact.

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