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NewJeffCT

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36. Many years back when Al Franken was on Air America

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:07 AM

Apr 2017

Franken would have a daily segment with a good friend of his that was a dedicated Rush Limbaugh fan. The guy would come on and Al would debunk Rush’s latest talking point as a lie, half truth or weasel words (something taken out of context, I think). However, the guy kept listening to Rush faithfully even though Al would debunk him. Finally, a frustrated Franken challenged his friend to find anything in the past month that Rush said that was 100% true – they guy could not do it, even though Al gave him a week. The friend then responded that it didn’t matter that Rush lied all the time – he just liked Rush and his talking points and the attitude in which they were delivered.

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