The Difference Between Reasoned Debate and Righteous Smackdown

Here we have Al Franken talking with teabaggers who turn out to be reasonable people who want to discuss something with their Senator that they don’t agree with. Below that, you will see Congressman Barney Frank being very funny and dismissive of an aggressively crazy lady.

Note how appropriately they respond. Franken gives a nuanced response that has the audience wondering if they’ve got the issues wrong and misunderstand his platform. Frank, a gay Jew, replies to a lady saying that universal health care is a Nazi position by telling her she’s ridiculous.

3 thoughts on “The Difference Between Reasoned Debate and Righteous Smackdown”

  1. It feels so viscerally good to see someone not putting up with bullshit. I love Barney Frank.

    Also, Franken did a great job.

    It feels weird to be mostly relieved when politicians open their mouths, as I do these days.

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