Sen Franken: You Might Remember George W Bush Took Office With A 200 Billion Dollar Surplus!

[democracy1st]

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Sen Franken talks unemployment benefits!


http://MOXNews.com/
March 01, 2010 C-SPAN


http://franken.senate.gov/

[Enthusiast]

1. God bless Senator Franken.

Now that is a real statesman.

[Sherman A1]

3. +1

Now that is a discussion of "Family Values"..... taking care of American Families so that they can take care of themselves.

[calimary]

29. +2!

I LOVE Senator Franken! He's turning out to be everything I hoped. Wish we had more like him in the Senate. I'll trade you at least one Feinstein...

[liberation]

58. +3!!

And it gives me a sick feeling to my stomach when I realize that Sen Franken is the exception, not the norm.


It never works out like it is supposed to, right?

[theFrankFactor]

62. +4

[Mnpaul]

2. Excellent

Some moron in the comments accused Franken of being an anti-semite LOL

[ro1942]

4. This guys a keeper,thanks for posting

[Thor_MN]

5. Now I'm even more proud of voting for him

I've met him twice and shook his hand, he is the real deal. He takes his job seriously, unlike his colleagues across the aisle. Unlike conservatives who are very comfortable with hypocrisy to fit everything into to their black/white mindset, he can see in shades of gray and understand that a partial solution is better than no solution.

[roosterpack]

6. you go al.

what an awesome individual.

and he continually makes complete asses out of the repugs.

a franken/grayson ticket in 2016?........yeah baby.

[DisgustedInMN]

12. Why 2016?

There won't be anything left by then. More 2012, IF we make it that far.

[AlecBGreen]

27. hi roosterpack

welcome to DU :hi: :toast: :party:

[The Doctor.]

67. In the words of Mel Brooks;

"He's too Jewish!"

JK.


I plan on playing this for my Faux-Noise parents and asking them what about it they have a problem with.

[axollot]

70. Well, it was said Obama was too black

AND has a funny name with an Islamic sounding middle name ;)
Didnt think he'd get through the primary because of it. He did and I've not completely tossed in the towel on my vote for him yet.

Cheers
Sandy

[olegramps]

8. Don't forget the DINOs on his side of the aisle. They are real snakes in the grass.

[onehandle]

28. I wish I could have. I just gave him money. Give him more money --->

The link below is to help Al fight the Comcast/NBC merger:

[goclark]

64. He is the real deal

[penndragon69]

7. President Franken...

Sounds good to me!

[DisgustedInMN]

9. Our Senator... Al, the AntiKyl.

Franken for President 2012.

[activa8tr]

15. Right now, I could go for that!

I'm disappointed that Obama wants to support Blanche Lincoln of AR, despite her love of corporations and hate of unions.

What is he doing?

Where is the Public Option? Why is Obama so weak on the needs of the Average American?

[wolfgangmo]

40. Here's one theory that I favor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MRykTpw1RQ

Bill Hicks was a genius.

[axollot]

71. I've thought similar with in his 1st 6 months....n/t

[laughingliberal]

56. Blue Dogs gotta stick together

God knows if there had been 60 progressive Senators in the Senate Obama would have had to fight for the PO or take responsibility for killing it himself.

Supporting Lincoln against an honest to God real Democrat? Kind of tells the story, does it not?

[earcandle]

10. Thank you Mr. Franken

[SlingBlade]

11. Franken for President 2012 ! YES !

[Dangerously Amused]

23. HELL yes!

[WinkyDink]

53. Franken's time? ;-)

[Diclotican]

13. democracy1st

democracy1st

If I had more reqs to give this.... He is a good senator, and a good man... You should be proud of him over there

Diclotican

[tomm2thumbs]

14. powerful truths - they always clear the nonsense out of the way!

keep it up Senator Franken!

[jeremyfive]

16. Keep reminding 'em, Al.

Keep remindin''em, Al! Americans seem to have no memory of past events.

[colsohlibgal]

17. Republicans Afflicted With Selective Amnesia

Not only have they forgotten what Al pointed out, they conveniently forgot how often they had used reconciliation - like with Dubya's giant gift to the wealthy, a huge tax cut, the further transference of wealth from the bottom, who needs it, to the top, who does not - all started by the beloved (by some) Gipper.

[BrklynLiberal]

18. oops. Another one of those damn facts that keep screwing up the repuke talking points!!

[truedelphi]

50. Facts! Facts are like the Truth to the Repugs - a mere inconvenience

To be re-written.

And certainly nothing to be concerned about!

[pleah]

19. K&R

[HopeHoops]

20. K&R - that says it all!

[wordpix]

21. Hooray for Sen. Franken! One of our great senators the base supports

Blanche Lincoln and other DINOs, you could learn a thing or two listening to this.

[JBoy]

22. He speaks common sense.

I can only shake my head at how anyone below middle class could vote Republican. Ignorance is the only explanation I can come up with.

[Name removed]

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[diane in sf]

33. why on earth would anyone below the upper 5% or so vote repuglican

[AlbertCat]

37. why on earth would anyone below the upper 5% or so vote repuglican

Most of them I know do it because they always have. They were told to when they were 18 or so... and tradition is easier than thinking. Also, usually there's a motivation around something to do with a perception that some minority is getting something they don't deserve.

[howmad1]

55. The assholes vote the way they do because.......

....the rethuglicans have convinced them that they will be overwhelmingly wealthy, living in the lap of luxury as country club rethuglicans. Most of these morans believe that.

[liberation]

59. The potential for wealth has long become more cherished in the US than actual wealth

Everyone at the trailer park is sure they are going to win the lottery any day now, so they don't want to rock it for that time when they will be buying all that property!


Like Carlin said: it is called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it. The psychology of mass control behind the whole idea is fascinating though, if one really thinks about it.

[wolfgangmo]

41. They vote that way because they stress different values.

This is a good article on the subject. It opened my eyes a bit when I read it.

http://www.utne.com/Politics/Liberals-Arent-Un-American-Conservatives-Arent-Ignorant.aspx

[LuckyLib]

24. He is right on target -- "it seems benefits for the wealthiest Americans don't need to be offset"

[mistertrickster]

25. I LOVE this man. Thank God there's still a few Democrats left. nt.

[winyanstaz]

26. K & R...Thank God for Franken!

His state got it right and got a real champion there :)

[Nikki Stone1]

30. THANK YOU AL!

Love this guy. :)

[Diane R]

32. We need more Al Frankens. Our other Dem. Senators should learn from him.

[butterfly77]

34. RepubliCONS...

You didn't get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to dictate
energy policy.

You didn't get mad when a covert CIA operative got ousted.

You didn't get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no threat to
us.

You didn't get mad when we spent over 600 billion(and counting) on said
illegal war.

You didn't get mad when over 10 billion dollars just disappeared in Iraq .

You didn't get mad when you found out we were torturing people.

You didn't get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping Americans.

You didn't get mad when we didn't catch Bin Laden.

You didn't get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at Walter Reed.

You didn't get mad when we let a major US city drown.

You didn't get mad when we gave a 900 billion tax break to the rich.

You didn't get mad when the deficit hit the trillion dollar mark.

You finally got mad when the government decided that people in America
deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick. Yes, illegal wars, lies,
corruption, torture, stealing your tax dollars to make the rich richer, are all
okay with you, but helping other Americans... oh hell no.

[walldude]

36. You know I've seen this post this all over the internet...

Not sure if I should be proud or angry.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6296630

[butterfly77]

68. You should be proud..

that it is being spread around :patriot:

[bdamomma]

35. Thank you Senator Franken we need more like you and Bernie Sanders!

[guyton]

38. I think I'll go and ...

... put on my "Team Franken" T-shirt today :-)

Franken-Kucinich in 2012!

[emmadoggy]

39. K & R. He hit that one out of the park.

:patriot:

[loveable liberal]

42. I love my Franken!

[patrick t. cakes]

43. i want that man for Prez!!!!!

[1776Forever]

44. When I hear Sen. Franken I think of Sen. Ted Kennedy - He used to speak such truths elegantly also!

I thank you for posting. This brought me to tears. I don't have any young ones at home now but my husband's unemployment benefits stopped this week and I know how hard it is hitting us and how it must be terrible for a family with youngsters at home to worry about. Bunning is a pure idiot of the 1st kind!

[Tx4obama]

45. Obama/Biden 2012 Grayson/Weiner 2016 Weiner/Franken 2024 n/t

[harun]

46. Nice to see someone go to Washington and do what they said they were going to do.

[laughingliberal]

57. Yes, it is. nt

[shireen]

47. one of the things i really like about Sen. Franken

he speaks clearly. he's easy to understand. and he's interesting.

it's a pleasure to hear him speak on issues.

[OnlinePoker]

48. Can someone please explain to me...

...how you can have a surplus and yet the debt continues to go up? This is one issue I think the Democrats need to clarify as it's one of their main talking points. Aside from a couple of years in the '50's, the Treasury Department says the debt has gone up every year since World War 2. It was close from 1999 to 2000 but still went up.

http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/histdebt/histdebt.htm

[emmadoggy]

51. I'm not the one to explain this because I have trouble understanding it clearly myself,

but basically, it comes down to confusing "budget deficit/surplus" and "national debt". They are two different things.

Try this link for an explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt

There is a good graph down the page that compares the two, as well.

[OnlinePoker]

52. So from the chart it looks like it's a false surplus...

...because they balanced the budget by "borrowing" from the social security fund. The money still has to be paid back so there's no real surplus. I'm sure when the debts come due the treasury will just print the money to cover the bill, essentially making the dollar worthless.

[TygrBright]

54. At the moment, I have a surplus in my household budget. My debt, however, went up...

...because I bought something on credit.

Fortunately, if I continue to run surpluses on my household budget, I can continue to make payments on my mortgage and any other household debt I incur.

Why is this hard to understand?

Budget: Money in, money out

Debt: Credit in, credit out

helpfully,
Bright

[janet118]

49. Beautifully said n/t

[Little Star]

60. You tell em' Al

[theFrankFactor]

61. That's a Strange Feeling! A Congressional Democrat Stating the Obvious - Can you imagine...

if (now brace yourself) ALL Democrats could do that?! Speak clearly and directly about the failures of the right? OMG! Next thing ya know they'll apologize for taking millions of dollars from lobbyists a fist fucking their constituents out of single payer from the outset and not using one toe nail's worth of the FUCKING MAJORITY like Republicans use their MINORITY!

Please FSM, O please let it be so!

[onehandle]

63. How come I can only rec this once?

Darn DU and its 'one thread, one vote' democratic tradition!

[and-justice-for-all]

65. Ooh no he did not go there!!!

But he did and I LOVE IT!!

[girl_interrupted]

66. K&R Franken/Weiner 2012!

love both of these guys!

[axollot]

69. So do I and that would be a fantastic ticket - the Oscar Meyer ticket ;)

God I need to go to bed, I'm slap happy giggling like a kid at the thought of seeing Franken-Weiner bumper stickers. *snickers*

Cheers
Sandy