Al Franken thinks of himself as a free-speech advocate. In fact, he's so determined to allow candidates the right to speak that he'll assault anyone who pipes up around them:

Wise-cracking funnyman Al Franken yesterday body-slammed a demonstrator to the ground after the man tried to shout down Gov. Howard Dean. ... Franken emerged from the crowd and charged one male protester, grabbing him with a bear hug from behind and slamming him onto the floor.

Why has the normally pacifist, anti-war Franken suddenly taken to unilateral attacks?

"I'm neutral in this race but I'm for freedom of speech, which means people should be able to assemble and speak without being shouted down."

Oh, so Franken is for freedom of some speech, and also for vigilantism. I certainly hope Al's available to work security for the protest area during the Republican convention. Oh, wait, he'll probably be one of the protestors, right? Hmmm ... if he gets too loud, can Bruce Willis beat the crap out of him?

Just wondering.

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