That would be the estimable Senator from Minnesota:
It took no time for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) to respond to the news that Al Franken was giving up his comedy routine (USO performances of late) and radio hosting to run for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota, drafting what promises to be only the first installment of “Frankly Franken,” an examination of the funnyman’s “record.”
And if you thought former Miami Heat guard Tim Hardaway was outspoken last week when it came to homosexual players on the basketball court — referring to retired NBA center John Amaechi stepping out of the closet — get a load of what Mr. Franken once told the Harvard Crimson:
“It’s not preppies, ‘cause I’m a preppie myself. I just don’t like homosexuals. If you ask me, they’re all homosexuals in the Pudding. Hey, I was glad when that Pudding homosexual got killed in Philadelphia.”
Mr. Franken, a 1973 graduate of Harvard, was referring to Harvard’s Hasty Pudding theatrical club.
Some people had pretty outrageous opinions 25 years ago (myself included)—and are capable of an honest change of mind. How about you?
@Liberal1 (objectivity):
I used to be more liberal. I doubt you’ve changed much for the better/ more sane.
Were he a Republican this would disqualify his reelection. The liberal media would be all over this comment. That’s just how it is. Democrats are rarely held to account. Mitt Romney was called out in the NYTIMES and WAPO for some haircut he gave a maybe gay kid in 1965. It was front page news…remember? NOTHING will come of this…because the guy’s a liberal.