Franken schools heckler

[onehandle]

Source: Politico

On Tuesday night, at Bobby Van’s on 15th Street near the White House, Franken was walking to the coat check after dinner with his wife, Franni; lawyer Marc Elias; and campaign manager Stephanie Schriock when a heckler in the bar said, “Hey, funnyman, tell me a story,” according to a spy at the bar who actually took notes.

Franken turned and asked, “Are you talking to me?” “Yes,” the heckler said. “Come over here and tell me a story.”

“There’s a nice way and a wrong way to ask someone a question,” Franken told the man. “What’s the wrong way?” the heckler asked.

“The way you just asked me,” Franken said. “What’s the nice way?” the man asked, to which Franken replied to come over and ask him politely.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0509/Franken_schools_heckler_.html

[bunnies]

1. lamest "schooling" ever.

:eyes:

[navarth]

3. just curious

what was so lame about it

[bunnies]

7. that it wasnt even a schooling.

Please. We are talking about Al Franken... right?

[SemperEadem]

9. we're talking about someone who has the good sense to know

when not to 'perform' because the msm cannot be trusted to convey the story correctly.

Only an amateur would launch into a comedy routine without being paid for it.

[bunnies]

14. a clever comeback is now a "comedy routine" ??

If you say so.

[SemperEadem]

45. if an expectation of a confrontation is the motivation for it.

the guy didn't deserve a response on his own terms from Franken.
and I say so.

[No Elephants]

25. Actually, it

was a schooling. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/schooled

[bunnies]

32. Yer dictionary sucks.

I see you've already been linked to the 'proper' meaning.

[Winterblues]

42. We are talking about a US Senator elect...

There is a proper way to address someone of his stature and it isn't by yelling "hey funny guy".. I guess Americans don't know anything about manners and protocal... "We're Number One"..."We're Number One"..."We're Number One" .."USA"..."USA"..."USA"...

[ronnykmarshall]

5. They left out the heckler was a drunk Norm Coleman!

[bunnies]

8. I'd hope Al woulda had a better comeback for that one

:P

[Phoonzang]

10. I agree...that wasn't a schooling

It sounds like someone with no wit or sense of humor. We know that Franken obviously has both. Guess he just has to be careful now...or something.

[bunnies]

16. Yep. Thats it exactly.

Its going to be difficult to get used to this 'new' Al.

[CreekDog]

20. are you saying that he has to be funny on command?

you think he is some comic monkey? :wtf:

[Phoonzang]

21. No I'm saying the article isn't accurate.

It said he schooled someone. That wasn't a schooling.

[No Elephants]

24. What's inaccurate about it? When you school, you teach or educate. Franken

taught him the right way and the wrong way to make a request.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/schooled

[w4rma]

36. Exactly. Franken definitely schooled that guy. And that guy apparantly learned from it. (nt)

[No Elephants]

26. Whoever said schooling had to be humorous?

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/schooled

[Phoonzang]

28. I think we're having a fundamental misunderstand over the meaning of schooled

This is how I understand the term in the context it was being used in that article

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=schooled

1. Taught a lesson (the hard way), to lose humiliating
"o shit, that fool got schooled good "

2. Being taught the proper way to preform an action, via extreme ownage and embarrasment. This requires the schooler, who is always of such a high level of skill that the schoolee has no chance of saving his reputation, to utterly dominate and show no remorse. If remorse is shown, it is done in a cool and laid-back way, as in to say "Your not even worth the effort of my pinkie finger", which ironically is just as brutal as an all-out ownage.

3. to get defeated miserably-to lose with humiliation

[PittPoliSci]

22. my thoughts exactly.

[rch35]

31. i agree. when it said "schooled" i was expecting something much better

not foul or anything but yeah, a different level than that

[navarth]

2. Franken is a smart man, and I think

he will be a fine senator, one we can be proud of. Call it intuition if you like. The Wellstone seat should be his.

Hey, Norm Coleman: get the fuck out of the way, asshole. Nothing personal. Just Get The Fuck Out Of The Way.

[tridim]

4. I don't think it's clear that the heckler knows Franken is a Senator elect.

That could explain the "Hey funnyman" comment.

I still don't know how Al is maintaining his cool, I certainly wouldn't having to deal with asshole Coleman for so long.

[The Hope Mobile]

6. Agreed on both points. nt

[pacalo]

29. Franken is in Washington, gets heckled in a restaurant, & someone is "actually taking notes".

After 8 years of Bush-brand politics & Fixed News, would it surprise anyone if Franken were followed "in case" something of note happened that would be worth making the "news"? And this came from politico. :eyes:

Hey, funnyman...

[Cha]

11. Befitting the next

US Senator from Minnesota.

That "heckler" was a good straight man.

[Blandocyte]

23. What's orientation got to do with it?

Ba dum chaaa!

[tularetom]

12. Considering 5.52% of Franken's term has already expired

He seems OK with that. I'd pissed and so should the citizens of MN.

[angstlessk]

13. have you read the comments section...so much better than the original story!

it is a real debate down there!

[Froward69]

15. I met Al Franken

At he beginning of His run. He was serious and had the attitude there was a time for jokes and running for Senate was not one of them. (I must say I concur)as Coleman is painfully dragging this out. I fully understand Franken not having a seance of humor just now. besides as a part time comic myself it is difficult to be "ON" 24-7.
I Imagine once he is seated in his senate seat. the Jokes and one liners will roll out once again.

all with "this republican tried to tell me..."

[jgraz]

19. "A seance of humor"??

I know after Bush that satire is supposed to be dead, but this is ridiculous.

[Froward69]

44. whatever

my spell check does not overcome my dyslexia all the time.

[dragonlady]

43. My sister met Al Franken at the State Fair

She thought he was a "down to earth" person. That's the highest praise a Minnesotan can give. And it's why he was able to win the election.

[Qutzupalotl]

17. Here's a funny story.

We had this election, and the guy who lost is refusing to concede.

Wait. Did I say funny? I meant horrible.

[Cha]

27. Yeah real funny..

That would have been a good one, though. Humor is in the truth.

[Democrats_win]

18. Maybe Franken didn't want to insult the person, just advised on good manners.

Franken didn't want to be treated that way so he told the guy how he should be treated.

[L0oniX]

30. "grab your crotch ...now the joke is in your hand."

"go fuck yourself" always works too

[Political Heretic]

33. The subject line could have been chosen better

[Dumak]

34. Franken handled it perfectly

The "heckler" was clearly bully him, and knew very well that Franken had run for Senator. Franken didn't want to escalate the situation, especially while in public. Al is going to have to take some lessons in martial arts - I can see a lot of this happening.

[rd_kent]

35. I dont think this qualifies as a "schooling".

Pretty soft actually. I would have answered " the other day I was at your house baging your mom when...."

[NeoConsSuck]

37. I don't even think this topic

qualifies as LBN.

[MurrayDelph]

38. Besides, if he had given this jerk a snappy comeback

he would have given him what he wanted.

(Did you hear the one where the masochist cried out "Hurt Me! Hurt Me!" and the sadist says "no"?)

[dixiegrrrrl]

39. I can see Dobson's irrelevance from here.

[JI7]

40. Franken has been holding back on the comedy , i think he really wants to be seen as serious

Senator rather than what he is mostly known as.

[Demit]

41. Franken was having dinner with his wife, not performing on stage, so this guy was not a 'heckler'.

Unless, of course, you have Politico's ulterior motive, which is to not treat Franken seriously as a man who just won election to the U.S. Senate.