Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:<\/p>\n
Newest newsletter – grandson born.\u00a0 Not something public funds should be spent to announce.\u00a0 The Franking Privilege was meant to talk about legislative matters, not personal ones.\u00a0 But it’s a small drop in an ocean of enormous Congressional waste, so ignore it.\u00a0 Congratulations, Senator, on the newest family member.\u00a0 No grade.<\/p>\n
Senator Franken is working on legislation to make student loans more affordable.\u00a0 But senator, you voted for Obamacare, which included a federal take-over of all student loans so the origination fees and interest payments would off-set the cost of providing health care to poor people.\u00a0 If you cut those student fees and interest, you reduce funding for Obamacare.\u00a0 Why does Al Franken hate poor children and want them to DIE?\u00a0 Grade: F<\/p>\n
Protecting student’s privacy is a great idea.\u00a0 Could we expand it to everyone’s data?\u00a0 Stop the federal government from intercepting all email, text and phone conversations?\u00a0 Stop spying on Congress?\u00a0 Just a thought. Grade D<\/p>\n
Bringing an immigrant to the State of the Union is a fine piece of showmanship, but you brought the wrong one, senator.\u00a0 Instead of the one entrepreneur who spent 20 years making something of his new life to contribute to the community, you should have brought some of the thousands of illegal immigrants who only take from the community, or who cause disruption with endless demands to convert Minnesota into Mogadishu.\u00a0 Your guest is not a representative example of the immigrant community, he’s the exception that reinforces the stereotype.\u00a0 And that’s why The Donald is riding a wave of populist support for restricting immigration: people see through your showmanship and recognize the underlying truth. Grade F
\nJoe Doakes<\/p><\/blockquote>\nI think Franken is auditing the class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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