Fred Thompson Offended by Celebrity’s Election to the Senate
Talk radio has been abuzz with mockery of Sen.-elect Al Franken (D-Minn.) all day, but this must be the most ironic attack yet -- a fake interview between
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Talk radio has been abuzz with mockery of Sen.-elect Al Franken (D-Minn.) all day, but this must be the most ironic attack yet — a fake “interview” between Franken and former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.), created by “The Fred Thompson Show.” It’s reminiscent of Franken’s old trick of splicing questions with quotes from Rush Limbaugh but, arguably, not as fun.* And unarguably more ironic. Thompson, after all, was an actor who made his first political bid straight for a Senate seat. Franken is an actor/author who did the same thing. And Thompson can’t stand it. He ends the segment:
“„You’re not good enough, you’re not smart enough, and nobody who knows you likes you.
*A sample:
“„FRANKEN: Sweet Jesus, you’re fat.
“„LIMBAUGH: (Y)es.
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