ST. LOUIS PARK BADASSES, CONT'D: You may remember a few weeks back I wrote about Thomas Friedman, and the bizarre incident in which he punched out another man at a think-tank symposium. Today comes news of yet another violent incident involving a political celebrity from my hometown of St. Louis Park, MN- this time, it's Al Franken.
According to the New York Post, Franken was attending a Howard Dean rally in New Hampshire when another one of those seemingly ubiquitous Lyndon LaRouche supporters started to heckle Dean. Apparently fearing that Dean would either start screaming or start singing, Franken "body-slammed" the man, knocking him to the ground. There was collateral damage, however, as Franken had his glasses broken in the scuffle.
Don't know what it is about liberal Jewish boys from St. Louis Park getting into these brawls, but don't worry mom, I'll try my best to stay out of trouble.