The best part of this video, for me, is after Franken reads the quote from the New York Times piece. That moment when they cut to her face, it's amazing. It's literally one of the best things I've ever seen. Why? Because I know that look. It's the same look that I have whenever I've been caught lying to my mother.
She was right. That is essentially what Thomas Freedman was saying. Liberals like to pretend that all religious groups are rife with their own variety of nut jobs. It’s not the case, by and large. I suppose you could find nut jobs in ANY group of people, but there are certain faiths wherein the lunacy and fanaticism are quite a bit more prevalent, and thus pose a greater risk to public safety. Let’s not play games here. She’s right. The Amish have been quiet lately.
"When someone is making an ass out of themselves (you) the best policy is to not comment and let them do it." insult is the last resort when someone is proven wrong
Regardless of her body language, her use of the quote was accurate. Freidman wrote that "no religious fundamentalist of any stripe would be caught dead flying nude". Therefore, who, according to him, are the terrorists? Religious fundamentalists of any stripe. Which is exactly what Coulter said in her book. Her body language was probably her realising that the audience would easily be misled by Franken.
Bob Wilson, she didn't say that Friedman blamed the terrorist acts on religious fundamentalists of any stripe? I can read, including your insults. They don't lend you any credibility.
@@damianfragapane3595he used weasel language. He implied that terrorism was evenly spread amongst those with extreme ideologies, whatever that’s supposed to mean. It’s not. The overwhelming share is coming from one group. And she’s clearly right about where to look. This makes the Kerry comparison valid as well. At a certain point it becomes a description of the suspect, to paraphrase Coulter. Btw, whatever happed to Franken? Lol
After watching this clip I decided that I wanted to know more about Ann. So, I watched several of her interviews, debates and read many of her articles. What I found is that Ann absolutely has a goal. Which, is to sell books. She has mastered the art of shock and awe! She keeps all on their heels, she wants all the control and mainly to have the opportunity to make her shocking comments which help her stay in the media because, remember "there no bad press". That is her formula to success; shock + more time in the public eye = more books sold. furthermore, I did noticed a couple things about Ann's persona and that is she A). avoids answering questions to escape from embarrassment (since she has no clue what they are asking her), B). She is actually a weak person " Complains more than others, Do not take opinion of others, tend to be overly dramatic" and C). Ann Lie's.... "Still part of the equation" So in closing. I was very confused at first as I watched the video, to much commotion and then after researching and understanding Ann. I can say with certainty; she was afraid of AL! That's why she was so uncontrollable and uncomfortable like a bitch i.e. "female dog" cornered with no way out. I say please do not buy her books, remember that's what she wants and do not waste your precious time in Ann, turn the page and let's all move on!!!
Its because she is extreme like Rush Limbaugh. Americans love polar extremes and hateful conflict. Our media is a reflection of the sickness we love to watch and listen to. I gave up TV 2 years ago. I just watch bits on RUclips every now and then.
Thanks Ann. Before watching this video, I didn't know that taking somebody's words out of context and deliberately misinterpreting them counts as "paraphrasing."
Wait a minute. Al Franken was told "Don't talk over" when Coulter was talking. She does it to him and the moderator says nothing. Double standard. Have a doughnut Ann. Maybe you'll be happier and less nasty.
All she does is lie and exaggerate and take things out of context. Franken could have done that all day. If she's not prepared on Ann Coulter then who is she prepared on? It night help to know what you put in your own book
Funny, when he puts Ann on the spot for lying and brings the receipts she goes to the moderator about how much time he talked, the exact same tactic Bill O'Reilly used when it happened to him. They both then resort to some lame excuse and deny any lie on their part.
I love how Ann's main argument is that Franken is "boring" because he goes through her statements and fact-checks them. First off, he's not boring, and also, the fact that her main defense is that "fact checking her is boring"...despite the fact that he's right.
I'm a conservative, socially, fiscally. I'm not stupid! While generally a fan of Ann's and a huge fan of Al's SNL days I value honesty and integrity. Ann writes books for her audience and for money. I always tune in when she speaks, but I appreciate it when she or anyone else who espouse questionable views/opinions are challenged.
Ann Coulter's opinions are terrible, and she's just a terrible person in general, but she is well-educated and is very good at rationalizing her insane opinions and making them sound sane, when in reality they're not.
Keyser Soze Ann Coulters positions are based on Facts, Logic & common sense. Her high energy personality is in response to snowflakes with Emotion based positions blocking progress & outting Everyone in danger
Hahah yea right. Did you watch the video? Franken absolutely destroyed her credibility. Everything that comes out of this women's mouth is just pure bullshit. Stop listening to alternative facts.
Franken didn't destroy her credibility; he didn't understand what the author of the article said. The author of the article said that "no religious fundamentalist of any stripe would be caught dead flying nude". So who is he referring to as the terrorists? Religious fundamentalists. That's obvious. And that's exactly what Coulter says. Franken seems to focus on the sarcastic tone of the article while missing the fact that the author clearly points to religious fundamentalists as the terrorists. Either that or he's deliberately being deceptive and underhanded.
Ann Coulter is one of the best orators living today. She debates in a calm professional manner and has never lost. You may disagree with her but she is very good at what she does.
People who claim that she is an idiot lose much credibility in that they show that they are willing to speak from their emotions and biased viewpoints rather than on sound logic and judgement. One may not like Ann for many reasons. She has done rather well by being quite abrasive and offensive to many people. But by no standard, rational measure is she an idiot.
haha "I'm not prepared on Ann Coulter..." she says. She should try reading "her" books. Or maybe she should have written notes on her hand. It worked so well for Sarah Palin.
First of all, Ann, when you use quotes it means you are repeating the exact phrase the person you are quoting said. Secondly "racial profiling"... hmmm How many words can I use on this comment..... you pasty faced, homely, ignorant, bigot? The one main joy I get from watching your racist rants is knowing that you are young enough that in twenty years YOU'LL be the one being racially profiled.
James Travers I been saying same thing for yrs. I am a white middle class man but that doesn't stop me from seeing big picture and I don't lie to myself. You are right, in 20 yrs, the white middle class will be the huge minority in US and I can only pray that people like this Ann will be treated exactly like she wants minorities treated now. right wing as a whole, not all of them but as a whole hate anyone not like them and want minorities to be treated inferior to them, hopefully, they get treated the way they should be according to them. In 20 yrs, republican party will be dead since 45% of them are in their 60s and 70s, bye bye
@BelfastAtheist - Again, thanks for the tip. I posted the Hitchen's video that was on your wall on my FB page and several of my libertarian friends responded, sending links, etc. I had heard him on Fox News before, but didn't pay it much thought. I will definitely check out more of Hitchen's work. Again, thank you.
and then she's pathetic enough to call his story about her bullshit book boring...I thought it was a brilliant illustration of how completely full of shit and garbage Coulter is
"This is where they start to go through the footnotes of my book" Well, Ann you gotta be ready when they go through the "footnotes of your book" to determine whether your being consistent, so be ready for it and take it like a woman.
I liked the whole getting paint chips to compare color or the name thing bit. Shows how truly classy < more like classless > she is. Real shame is that she has not gotten better but she has gotten way way worse. Have no idea how she still has a job.
Uh, Ann's still correct. The part about flying naked being tongue-in-cheek has no bearing on the fact that the author referred to them as "religious fundamentalists of any stripe" instead of, "Muslim extremists." Why not say, "no Muslim extremists would fly naked?" It would still be tongue-in-cheek. The subtext of him changing it to "religious extremists of any stripe" is exactly what Ann said - that it's not a Muslim thing, but an every religion thing.
Garry Lafferty No, he ambushed her unfairly and she slapped him down like the little girl he is. The debate wasn't supposed to be about her book. It's obvious Franken got his interns to dig into Ann's book for something that was a "lie" and the best he could do was the comment she made about Thomas Friedman.
1878EFC2008 The forum wasn't about "Ann Coulter's Lies." And Ann's response shows that her remarks were not lies, that the lies were actually the personal attacks Franken was wallowing in.
1878EFC2008 But it was a lie, and proved Franken to be the liar. He did the same thing in Congress against Senator Thune. He's a little dwarf that lies.
Key words "if she can establish a substantive correlations between the quoted phrase and other subjects" -- which she couldn't. In fact, that was why Franken read the article (which then was called his "long boring stories", but was the context... to show that in context there was absolutely no correlation. Thing is, when you quote someone you can't lie about the context. Especially when you reference it in your book to support your point.
@yzmaximus Your grasp of the facts & their translation into well crafted arguments is admirable. Eloquence was obviously a cherished quality around the ol' yzmaximus household. I earnestly look forward to more of your profoundly compelling dissertations, but please try to keep your mellifluous meanderings brief. You tend to run on in long winded rambling fickle tangents that include oddly opaque orations, curiously convoluted conjectures, & stunningly static statements. God Bless you, you boob.
@BelfastAtheist - I do have say that I thought the Christopher Hitchen's video on Loving America (2005) was a very interesting persective, which I got from your profile.
Quote defined: to repeat (something written or said by another person) exactly. : to write or say the exact words of (someone) : to write or say a line or short section from (a piece of writing or a speech) Paraphrase defined: express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.
This is just one link and it is here on youtube . try google to find out the various accepted news services. CBS and CNN ran the stories and there are several link on youtube showing the news episodes.
I'm actually a fairly conservative person, so I actually tend to have a more "Republican" bias. However, Fox News and Coulter HAVE told blatant lies (many times), I can give you examples if you really want. But all I was saying is that they aren't much worse than most liberal media either. I pride myself on looking at the facts rather than letting my personal bias direct me.
And Coulter said she’s “not prepared on Ann Coulter.” That is the most inane thing I’ve seen today. She’s flailing, cannot believe she’s being called a liar, when she should be used to it.
People can do research and ALSO have "real world" experience. In fact sometimes they CHOOSE research because of it. As a person who changed jobs, had a 30 day lapse in insurance, and through "luck" broke my ankle on that last day - I got to experience months of unpaid rehab, unemployment, medical bankruptcy, and nearly dying, to come back to a pre-existing condition and a job I could barely do. Eventually the poor health care led to a permanent disability, and that was after insurance.
Only in America is Al fucking Franken an elected politician. Based on this little excerpt he's working at the same level of reading comprehension as a common core high schooler.
Have you not seen him shred people of peer in hearings? People that make there living being slick, responding to questions but not answering the questions....he razes them and that takes an intellect and research beyond the capacity of most congressmen.
stottymaw Amazing how you can come to a conclusion about someone's reading comprehension and intelligence level based on only one short video clip on youtube. Sounds like something Ann Coulter would do.
You started by claiming she is ignorant and then you forgot to say what she is ignorant about. Try again and make sure you link one idea to the next so they link together and form a coherent point, mkay? Alright... Go.
Her immediate response to this takedown is, "I'm not prepared to debate on Ann Coulter." Jesus is there a more insane response than I'm not prepared to be me?
she is partially right, the majority of the people we are currently at war with, are mostly islamic extremists, not Christian, Hindu, etc. or, am I wrong? if so, show me why please.
She actually was caught out in an interview here in Toronto, where she thought we had sent troops to Vietnam then lied about it on Fox... Who is her coach? And why is she so scared by a bag?!
I saw Al live after this and he brought her up. He described this event and I remember him saying that Coulter was not terribly bright. I can see why as she no idea how someone with Franken’s intelligence and quick wit would destroy her. She looks so pissed being called out.
In all honesty, you used the quote with Sweden's government and their insolvency. Yet you ignore that per capita Americans pay many times the amount that Swedes pay for their health care -- how does that add up in your mind if cost is the problem? If bureaucracy is, how does it add up to you the amount of paperwork and money that goes to insurance companies and medicaid (which is not single payer and is means tested), when single payer insurance has almost none by comparison?
I'm not really trolling so much as I honestly can't piece together what you're trying to say. "and she knows it, lol, and you idiots dont?" So are you saying we're the idiots for not seeing Ann Coulter's "clever" butchering of someone's article in order to quote them saying something they really didn't? I honestly don't think he was saying what she forced his article to say.
You never said it might have been used in a different tone. In fact, you made it perfectly clear *each* time that the article was not to be taken seriously. This is the wriggling bullshit that drives me insane about political pundits in particular and what Al Franken is calling her out on. She mis-uses his quote, which is precisely like me saying you agree she's wrong because "by your own logic the original article" had a difference sense. See that? I'm quoting you and changing the meaning.
The full quote: "No religious fundamentalist of any stripe would be caught dead flying nude, or in the presence of a nude woman, and that allone would keep hijackers out of the skies." So he did blame terrorism on religious fundamentalists of any stripe.
Exactly. I can't believe Franken was able to pull the wool over so many people's eyes. He turned their focus to the facetious tone of the article and away from the issue at hand: who does the author blame for the terrorism?
@BelfastAtheist - I'm a conservative-libertarian. As long as you don't harm or take away another person's rights your free to do as you wish. I believe in freedom of religion/ no-religion, expression, etc. I do believe in limited gov to protect individual freedom and rights. In pure anarchy, gangs will form and become the ruling class. In the U.S., my fear is fascism and we're quickly become a totalitarian state. Both Reps and Dems are responsible for us losing our rights as individuals.
@BelfastAtheist - Yes, I understand the horrors of North Korea and Orwell was a huge influence on me in high school. At the end of my Jr. year, I traveled to Europe (1981) and visited E. Germany. I went through "Check Point Charlie" and visted E. Berlin. In E. Germany, my friend Vahid was wearing a militant looking hat which he purchased in a puck rock shop in London. He was escorted off the bus by two guards carrying AK-47s. The books combined with the visit had a huge impression on me.
@BelfastAtheist - Thank you, I understand your comment about Liberal vs. Libertarian and how it relates to authoritarian vs. non-authoritarian states. In the U.S., many far left Progressives, who believe in state totalitarianism, refer to themselves as Liberals, which is the polar opposite of liberty. I made that assumption. We both were aggressive in name-calling, but I do accept your apology and offer mine as well. I apologize for calling you names. I also thank you for the Hitchen's tip.
So basically if I understand this right, Friedman was advocating for more government administered security at airports by saying the only way we couldn't have security is if everyone flew naked. Well if you've been following along since then that has resulted in molestation of every kind of passenger, most notably children and 100 year old grandmas. But Friedman didnt really argue for more govt. security he conjured up a ridiculous scenario for having security without government involvement.
Al Franken threw a chair at Michael Medved at the Republican Presidential convention. He did not want to debate someone who is smarter than him. He felt ambushed.
And if "The quality of health care is vital for anyone with any sense" how can you justify policy that doesn't give citizens health care, and that would allow denying people care for pre-existing conditions, like cancer or arthritis? Or canceling policies on people who have paid in if they need health care? Or letting a corrupt FDA and drug companies set the rules for what is covered? How in the world is that "quality" in any sense of the word? How is that not "harm"? How is it not "failed"?
The best part of this video, for me, is after Franken reads the quote from the New York Times piece. That moment when they cut to her face, it's amazing. It's literally one of the best things I've ever seen. Why? Because I know that look. It's the same look that I have whenever I've been caught lying to my mother.
She was right. That is essentially what Thomas Freedman was saying.
Liberals like to pretend that all religious groups are rife with their own variety of nut jobs. It’s not the case, by and large. I suppose you could find nut jobs in ANY group of people, but there are certain faiths wherein the lunacy and fanaticism are quite a bit more prevalent, and thus pose a greater risk to public safety.
Let’s not play games here. She’s right. The Amish have been quiet lately.
I like the guy who tells Al not to talk over Ann repeatedly talking over Al when he gets his turn to speak.
EW! She's gross!!!
"When someone is making an ass out of themselves (you) the best policy is to not comment and let them do it." insult is the last resort when someone is proven wrong
She just proved with here body language that she was caught in a lie. It wasn't paraphrasing, it was changing the quote to fit your narrative.
absolutely
Regardless of her body language, her use of the quote was accurate. Freidman wrote that "no religious fundamentalist of any stripe would be caught dead flying nude". Therefore, who, according to him, are the terrorists? Religious fundamentalists of any stripe. Which is exactly what Coulter said in her book. Her body language was probably her realising that the audience would easily be misled by Franken.
Bob Wilson, she didn't say that Friedman blamed the terrorist acts on religious fundamentalists of any stripe? I can read, including your insults. They don't lend you any credibility.
You don’t understand paraphrasing and I quote put on your lipstick frannie.
@@damianfragapane3595he used weasel language. He implied that terrorism was evenly spread amongst those with extreme ideologies, whatever that’s supposed to mean. It’s not. The overwhelming share is coming from one group. And she’s clearly right about where to look. This makes the Kerry comparison valid as well. At a certain point it becomes a description of the suspect, to paraphrase Coulter. Btw, whatever happed to Franken? Lol
After watching this clip I decided that I wanted to know more about Ann. So, I watched several of her interviews, debates and read many of her articles. What I found is that Ann absolutely has a goal. Which, is to sell books. She has mastered the art of shock and awe! She keeps all on their heels, she wants all the control and mainly to have the opportunity to make her shocking comments which help her stay in the media because, remember "there no bad press". That is her formula to success; shock + more time in the public eye = more books sold. furthermore, I did noticed a couple things about Ann's persona and that is she A). avoids answering questions to escape from embarrassment (since she has no clue what they are asking her), B). She is actually a weak person " Complains more than others, Do not take opinion of others, tend to be overly dramatic" and C). Ann Lie's.... "Still part of the equation"
So in closing. I was very confused at first as I watched the video, to much commotion and then after researching and understanding Ann. I can say with certainty; she was afraid of AL! That's why she was so uncontrollable and uncomfortable like a bitch i.e. "female dog" cornered with no way out. I say please do not buy her books, remember that's what she wants and do not waste your precious time in Ann, turn the page and let's all move on!!!
We need more people like you. People doing their own research rather than just saying the headlines we all would be better off.
She gets way more attention than she deserves.
Its because she is extreme like Rush Limbaugh. Americans love polar extremes and hateful conflict. Our media is a reflection of the sickness we love to watch and listen to. I gave up TV 2 years ago. I just watch bits on RUclips every now and then.
I ignore Ann but I like Al.
Someonez Mom She nasty all the way around.
Stunami Liberal media is a myth there no such thing anymore. He smiles at there dumb buts.
Bocephus Blue So true!
Thanks Ann. Before watching this video, I didn't know that taking somebody's words out of context and deliberately misinterpreting them counts as "paraphrasing."
I cannot stand Ann Coulter....thanks Al Franken for calling her out.
No shit.
@@your_royal_highness oh you poor stupid liberal
Why have i not previously heard of this Al Franken guy? He sounds awesome.
Wait a minute. Al Franken was told "Don't talk over" when Coulter was talking. She does it to him and the moderator says nothing. Double standard. Have a doughnut Ann. Maybe you'll be happier and less nasty.
All she does is lie and exaggerate and take things out of context. Franken could have done that all day. If she's not prepared on Ann Coulter then who is she prepared on? It night help to know what you put in your own book
the scary thing is that she really isn't stupid; she's insanely manipulative.
Where is Anne now ?
Funny, when he puts Ann on the spot for lying and brings the receipts she goes to the moderator about how much time he talked, the exact same tactic Bill O'Reilly used when it happened to him. They both then resort to some lame excuse and deny any lie on their part.
They learn these cheap techniques.
I love how Ann's main argument is that Franken is "boring" because he goes through her statements and fact-checks them. First off, he's not boring, and also, the fact that her main defense is that "fact checking her is boring"...despite the fact that he's right.
I'm a conservative, socially, fiscally. I'm not stupid! While generally a fan of Ann's and a huge fan of Al's SNL days I value honesty and integrity.
Ann writes books for her audience and for money. I always tune in when she speaks, but I appreciate it when she or anyone else who espouse questionable views/opinions are challenged.
She called him boring and then wasted a few minutes reexplaining the article he had just summarized.
Ann Coulter's opinions are terrible, and she's just a terrible person in general, but she is well-educated and is very good at rationalizing her insane opinions and making them sound sane, when in reality they're not.
Keyser Soze Ann Coulters positions are based on Facts, Logic & common sense. Her high energy personality is in response to snowflakes with Emotion based positions blocking progress & outting Everyone in danger
Hahah yea right. Did you watch the video? Franken absolutely destroyed her credibility. Everything that comes out of this women's mouth is just pure bullshit. Stop listening to alternative facts.
Franken didn't destroy her credibility; he didn't understand what the author of the article said. The author of the article said that "no religious fundamentalist of any stripe would be caught dead flying nude". So who is he referring to as the terrorists? Religious fundamentalists. That's obvious. And that's exactly what Coulter says. Franken seems to focus on the sarcastic tone of the article while missing the fact that the author clearly points to religious fundamentalists as the terrorists. Either that or he's deliberately being deceptive and underhanded.
It's always great that intelligence and facts always trumps liars like Ann every time!!! Thanks Al
Ann Coulter is one of the best orators living today. She debates in a calm professional manner and has never lost. You may disagree with her but she is very good at what she does.
She seemed to lose this one. And she's not a great orator. She's just lacking a conscience.
in the sense an idiot is confident in his belief in something thats idiotic to a wise person? then yes i agree with you
ann coulter is an idiot
She is an idiot who loves attention, this clip has nothing to do with her normal invective, vitriolic nonsense.
People who claim that she is an idiot lose much credibility in that they show that they are willing to speak from their emotions and biased viewpoints rather than on sound logic and judgement. One may not like Ann for many reasons. She has done rather well by being quite abrasive and offensive to many people. But by no standard, rational measure is she an idiot.
haha "I'm not prepared on Ann Coulter..." she says.
She should try reading "her" books.
Or maybe she should have written notes on her hand. It worked so well for Sarah Palin.
First of all, Ann, when you use quotes it means you are repeating the exact phrase the person you are quoting said. Secondly "racial profiling"... hmmm How many words can I use on this comment..... you pasty faced, homely, ignorant, bigot?
The one main joy I get from watching your racist rants is knowing that you are young enough that in twenty years YOU'LL be the one being racially profiled.
ive always heard that people who refer to themselves in the third person are nuts
James Travers I been saying same thing for yrs. I am a white middle class man but that doesn't stop me from seeing big picture and I don't lie to myself. You are right, in 20 yrs, the white middle class will be the huge minority in US and I can only pray that people like this Ann will be treated exactly like she wants minorities treated now. right wing as a whole, not all of them but as a whole hate anyone not like them and want minorities to be treated inferior to them, hopefully, they get treated the way they should be according to them. In 20 yrs, republican party will be dead since 45% of them are in their 60s and 70s, bye bye
James Travers Hahaha, great!
Maybe she should have written on her hand: "Ann Coulter = Me"
***** nope...he warned the audience of her ways so as the debate continued whatever she said wasn't taken at face value.
@BelfastAtheist - Again, thanks for the tip. I posted the Hitchen's video that was on your wall on my FB page and several of my libertarian friends responded, sending links, etc. I had heard him on Fox News before, but didn't pay it much thought. I will definitely check out more of Hitchen's work. Again, thank you.
Al Franken 5 , Ann Coulter 0
the look on her face as she realized he has her dead to rights.. priceless.
and then she's pathetic enough to call his story about her bullshit book boring...I thought it was a brilliant illustration of how completely full of shit and garbage Coulter is
I'm sorry, but I can't stand Coulter. And to be dumb enough to go against the political genius, Al Franken. Well I rest my case.
I LOVE YOUR COMMENT! This is right on the money!
coulter is a good right winger.. she has no idea what the fuck is going on
"This is where they start to go through the footnotes of my book"
Well, Ann you gotta be ready when they go through the "footnotes of your book" to determine whether your being consistent, so be ready for it and take it like a woman.
is she insane??? or did she had a horrible childhood experience????
+Jade Blackwell Both
+Jade Blackwell Doubt they are either mutually exclusive or an exhaustive accounting of her pathology(s).
Any body know where it might be possible to find the whole thing?
As expected, she denies the quote, then goes on to prove she lied, then goes on to prove her so obvious Xenophobia.
I love how she resorts to the old "equal time" defense tactic.
I liked the whole getting paint chips to compare color or the name thing bit. Shows how truly classy < more like classless > she is. Real shame is that she has not gotten better but she has gotten way way worse. Have no idea how she still has a job.
Uh, Ann's still correct. The part about flying naked being tongue-in-cheek has no bearing on the fact that the author referred to them as "religious fundamentalists of any stripe" instead of, "Muslim extremists." Why not say, "no Muslim extremists would fly naked?" It would still be tongue-in-cheek. The subtext of him changing it to "religious extremists of any stripe" is exactly what Ann said - that it's not a Muslim thing, but an every religion thing.
lol.. she is crying.. amazing
Bizarre individual. How can she be taken seriously?
poor skeletor, she needs to read her own lies
Al Franken should run for Senate again. He will win !!
Ann eviscerated Franken, even after the little dwarf tried to ambush her with his little quote.
Al catches Republicans in lies for sport.
Garry Lafferty No, he ambushed her unfairly and she slapped him down like the little girl he is.
The debate wasn't supposed to be about her book. It's obvious Franken got his interns to dig into Ann's book for something that was a "lie" and the best he could do was the comment she made about Thomas Friedman.
Here's some of Franken's better lies:
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1878EFC2008 The forum wasn't about "Ann Coulter's Lies." And Ann's response shows that her remarks were not lies, that the lies were actually the personal attacks Franken was wallowing in.
1878EFC2008 But it was a lie, and proved Franken to be the liar. He did the same thing in Congress against Senator Thune. He's a little dwarf that lies.
Thank-you for proving there is still intelligent life south of the border. Well said.
Oh my god! i never thought i would see a comment by you! I love your videos keep up the great work!
Well said.
Just because one is controversial, doesn't necessarily mean he/she is informed. Coulter is such an example...
Unbelievable is right. (from Toronto)
Thanks for proving my point.
You make a good point.
@artbailly Whats the UBC?
Do you get to drink beer and smoke pot at lunch there too?
Key words "if she can establish a substantive correlations between the quoted phrase and other subjects" -- which she couldn't. In fact, that was why Franken read the article (which then was called his "long boring stories", but was the context... to show that in context there was absolutely no correlation.
Thing is, when you quote someone you can't lie about the context. Especially when you reference it in your book to support your point.
OWNED.
Why does she have a platform? How does this happen?
I normally shy away from using the "C" word on anyone, but Coultergeist makes it so, so, soooo very tempting.
@yzmaximus Your grasp of the facts & their translation into well crafted arguments is admirable. Eloquence was obviously a cherished quality around the ol' yzmaximus household. I earnestly look forward to more of your profoundly compelling dissertations, but please try to keep your mellifluous meanderings brief. You tend to run on in long winded rambling fickle tangents that include oddly opaque orations, curiously convoluted conjectures, & stunningly static statements. God Bless you, you boob.
I'm a breast man myself. Actually I've converted From beef steak 🥩 to chicken 🐓 as per my Heart ❤️ doc
@BelfastAtheist - I do have say that I thought the Christopher Hitchen's video on Loving America (2005) was a very interesting persective, which I got from your profile.
Quote defined: to repeat (something written or said by another person) exactly. : to write or say the exact words of (someone) : to write or say a line or short section from (a piece of writing or a speech)
Paraphrase defined: express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.
This is just one link and it is here on youtube . try google to find out the various accepted news services. CBS and CNN ran the stories and there are several link on youtube showing the news episodes.
Owned!
She got served. Directly. Game over
I'm actually a fairly conservative person, so I actually tend to have a more "Republican" bias. However, Fox News and Coulter HAVE told blatant lies (many times), I can give you examples if you really want. But all I was saying is that they aren't much worse than most liberal media either. I pride myself on looking at the facts rather than letting my personal bias direct me.
And Coulter said she’s “not prepared on Ann Coulter.”
That is the most inane thing I’ve seen today.
She’s flailing, cannot believe she’s being called a liar, when she should be used to it.
is this "between 4 plants"?
People can do research and ALSO have "real world" experience. In fact sometimes they CHOOSE research because of it. As a person who changed jobs, had a 30 day lapse in insurance, and through "luck" broke my ankle on that last day - I got to experience months of unpaid rehab, unemployment, medical bankruptcy, and nearly dying, to come back to a pre-existing condition and a job I could barely do. Eventually the poor health care led to a permanent disability, and that was after insurance.
Wow...I almost felt bad for her...she was totally shaken! Then the more she talked the less I felt bad for her.
Only in America is Al fucking Franken an elected politician. Based on this little excerpt he's working at the same level of reading comprehension as a common core high schooler.
Have you not seen him shred people of peer in hearings? People that make there living being slick, responding to questions but not answering the questions....he razes them and that takes an intellect and research beyond the capacity of most congressmen.
People of power.
stottymaw
Amazing how you can come to a conclusion about someone's reading comprehension and intelligence level based on only one short video clip on youtube. Sounds like something Ann Coulter would do.
stottymaw Have you actually read one of Franken's books? I know you haven't. FAIL!
stottymaw hahahahahaahah. you're a waste of organs.
Nothing, NOTHING should ever be above criticism, especially one's own country and government.
You started by claiming she is ignorant and then you forgot to say what she is ignorant about. Try again and make sure you link one idea to the next so they link together and form a coherent point, mkay? Alright... Go.
serious question, why do people applaud for ann when she makes a statement?? Or am I hearing things?
Sometimes I clear my head of anything I believe and try to see it from Ann's view. But it's not possible.
Her immediate response to this takedown is, "I'm not prepared to debate on Ann Coulter." Jesus is there a more insane response than I'm not prepared to be me?
Ann really got down then at the end. You go girl. Ann Coulter you;re the BEST !
I Cr 13:8a, Love never fails !
You're the Headline on why our country is going into the abyss.
she is partially right, the majority of the people we are currently at war with, are mostly islamic extremists, not Christian, Hindu, etc. or, am I wrong? if so, show me why please.
She actually was caught out in an interview here in Toronto, where she thought we had sent troops to Vietnam then lied about it on Fox... Who is her coach? And why is she so scared by a bag?!
al is the man. I sent him some money and i dont even live in his state
absolutely true.
Game, set and match. Franken
Incomplete sentence?
I saw Al live after this and he brought her up. He described this event and I remember him saying that Coulter was not terribly bright. I can see why as she no idea how someone with Franken’s intelligence and quick wit would destroy her. She looks so pissed being called out.
If Ann does not like having her term papers graded then she should learn to write better.
In all honesty, you used the quote with Sweden's government and their insolvency. Yet you ignore that per capita Americans pay many times the amount that Swedes pay for their health care -- how does that add up in your mind if cost is the problem? If bureaucracy is, how does it add up to you the amount of paperwork and money that goes to insurance companies and medicaid (which is not single payer and is means tested), when single payer insurance has almost none by comparison?
I'm not really trolling so much as I honestly can't piece together what you're trying to say. "and she knows it, lol, and you idiots dont?" So are you saying we're the idiots for not seeing Ann Coulter's "clever" butchering of someone's article in order to quote them saying something they really didn't? I honestly don't think he was saying what she forced his article to say.
You never said it might have been used in a different tone. In fact, you made it perfectly clear *each* time that the article was not to be taken seriously. This is the wriggling bullshit that drives me insane about political pundits in particular and what Al Franken is calling her out on.
She mis-uses his quote, which is precisely like me saying you agree she's wrong because "by your own logic the original article" had a difference sense. See that? I'm quoting you and changing the meaning.
This is pretty good.
The full quote: "No religious fundamentalist of any stripe would be caught dead flying nude, or in the presence of a nude woman, and that allone would keep hijackers out of the skies." So he did blame terrorism on religious fundamentalists of any stripe.
Exactly. I can't believe Franken was able to pull the wool over so many people's eyes. He turned their focus to the facetious tone of the article and away from the issue at hand: who does the author blame for the terrorism?
"I am not prepared for Ann Coulter?" Who better Ann? Who better??
This woman's 15 mins are up.
She's not "prepared on Ann Coulter"?! What?! Who better to be prepared on Ann Coulter than...um...
ANN FUCKING COULTER
Why are all the Frankin clips several years ago? Has he stopped doing anything?
+iamlsusam He's a Senator from Minnesota now.
+Lowell Phillips IKR, that's what blows my mind. I can't believe they elected a bad SNL actor as a senator.
+iamlsusam Why? He's at least half-decent.
+Lowell Phillips he seems way to sanctimonious.
+iamlsusam I'm sorry your taste in rhetoric dominates that judgment.
isn't the one wearing the glasses al franken's grandma?
@TripperLV - That's suppose to be OP/ED (opinion/editorial).
Wow so that's how you defuse Ann Coulter - who actually was silenced. You confront polemic dishonesty with satire and humor. Kudos to Al Franken.
I don't know why we even let her have any 'air time'.
Which 'news service???'
@BelfastAtheist - I'm a conservative-libertarian. As long as you don't harm or take away another person's rights your free to do as you wish. I believe in freedom of religion/ no-religion, expression, etc. I do believe in limited gov to protect individual freedom and rights. In pure anarchy, gangs will form and become the ruling class. In the U.S., my fear is fascism and we're quickly become a totalitarian state. Both Reps and Dems are responsible for us losing our rights as individuals.
@temybeal Do you count war planes and invasions? What do you call "terrorist"?
@BelfastAtheist - Yes, I understand the horrors of North Korea and Orwell was a huge influence on me in high school. At the end of my Jr. year, I traveled to Europe (1981) and visited E. Germany. I went through "Check Point Charlie" and visted E. Berlin. In E. Germany, my friend Vahid was wearing a militant looking hat which he purchased in a puck rock shop in London. He was escorted off the bus by two guards carrying AK-47s. The books combined with the visit had a huge impression on me.
Our Lovely Intelligent , well Read experienced Ann Coulter in he same room with idiot Al Franken???
Al Franken rocks.
Haha, Ann’s awesome
@BelfastAtheist - Thank you, I understand your comment about Liberal vs. Libertarian and how it relates to authoritarian vs. non-authoritarian states. In the U.S., many far left Progressives, who believe in state totalitarianism, refer to themselves as Liberals, which is the polar opposite of liberty. I made that assumption.
We both were aggressive in name-calling, but I do accept your apology and offer mine as well. I apologize for calling you names. I also thank you for the Hitchen's tip.
So basically if I understand this right, Friedman was advocating for more government administered security at airports by saying the only way we couldn't have security is if everyone flew naked. Well if you've been following along since then that has resulted in molestation of every kind of passenger, most notably children and 100 year old grandmas. But Friedman didnt really argue for more govt. security he conjured up a ridiculous scenario for having security without government involvement.
Here's a shovel Ann. Keep digging.
Al Franken threw a chair at Michael Medved at the Republican Presidential convention.
He did not want to debate someone who is smarter than him. He felt ambushed.
*sigh* I guess I'll just end with this : Never call anyone out on intelligence if you can't follow a simple argument.
And if "The quality of health care is vital for anyone with any sense" how can you justify policy that doesn't give citizens health care, and that would allow denying people care for pre-existing conditions, like cancer or arthritis? Or canceling policies on people who have paid in if they need health care? Or letting a corrupt FDA and drug companies set the rules for what is covered? How in the world is that "quality" in any sense of the word? How is that not "harm"? How is it not "failed"?