Al Franken Knocks Down Dean Heckler
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Wise-cracking funnyman Al Franken yesterday body-slammed a demonstrator to the ground after the man tried to shout down Gov. Howard Dean.
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Franken said he's not backing Dean but merely wanted to protect the right of people to speak freely. "I would have done it if he was a Dean supporter at a Kerry rally," he said.
"I'm neutral in this race but I'm for freedom of speech, which means people should be able to assemble and speak without being shouted down."
My response:
So Al Franken commits assault and justifies it by saying he's for freedom of speech. How did Al Franken arrogate to himself the role of Protector of Free Speech? The obvious question is whether or not he would have done the same thing if it had been a rally for Bush. The answer to that question cannot be known without that situation actually occurring, and I doubt it ever will. But it ultimately doesn't matter. What matters is that Al Franken took it upon himself to attack a person physically because he was making noise. I'm willing to bet that trying to shout down a speaker at a rally is not a crime in Exeter, New Hampshire. Even if it is, it certainly doesn't justify physical violence.
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