Friday, December 8, 2017

Al Franken resigned from Senate

Sort of. Maybe. Perhaps in a few weeks. If he gets around to it. He gave a speech. Care to read it? Of course not. My eyeballs brushed over the speech paragraphs in italics and glimpsed, "... irony in the fact that  I'm leaving office while a man who has bragged ..." Nope! You don't get to do that. Just leave. Your leaving speech is invalid like your term was invalid like your election was invalid with a trunk load of votes all for Al Franken suddenly appearing as needed and that was just fine with your state that reelected you.

The older I get the more I block and the faster I block it. At this point the reflex is instant.

Same thing with the Olympic skier who said she will not be representing Trump when nobody asked her to represent Trump. Then she adds that she would like to represent the people of the United States, but by then I had already decided to skip the whole thing. I lost interest immediately. No, she will will not be representing this American who rejects blending politics with sports. And that's not a matter of principle either it's just patience used up entirely.

7 comments:

AllenS said...

He's not leaving.

Leland said...

Agree Chip, I never thought Olympians represented Presidents, and I never recall them being asked to do so. It does show a certain mindset to even think of yourself as a potential subject to a ruler in the US. Is this how she felt under Obama? If so, I'll be sure to do my part to give her more Trump to disabuse her of the notion.

Dad Bones said...

And Jennifer Lawrence wants the world to know what she'd say to Trump if she had the chance, after admitting she's an asshole to her fans who try to say something to her.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

hahahahaha.

He stole his seat. Comeuppance tastes good. Now - off to the K street you moochy hypocrite.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

The thing is - democrats will always sacrifice themselves for the greater leftwing fascist goal.



edutcher said...

Having announced his resignation, Smalley now puts a big, fat (think Michael Moore, Amy Schumer, Lena Dunham, and Rosie O'Donnell in a nude foursome) spotlight (if you dare) on himself and his party. Any time he opens his mouth or is even on camera, people will ask, "Is he still there?".

That old English saying, too clever by half (more like an eighth), applies here.

chickelit said...

Franken should go back to SNL and play himself in comedic skits. These days, that show is a wholly partisan meme factory. He'd fit right back in.