STATEMENT FROM SENATOR COLEMAN REGARDING AL FRANKEN'S LATEST ATTEMPT TO DOWNPLAY VULGAR OUTBURSTS
ST. PAUL - Senator Norm Coleman released the following statement today in response to Al Franken's latest television commercial, in which Franken attempts to rationalize his history of vulgar and profane outbursts.
"Standing up and fighting for Minnesotans isn't a contest to see who can lose their self-control as evidence of their passion to serve. Each and every day I fight for Minnesotans, respectfully, across party lines with my colleagues. Sometimes we disagree passionately with one another, but we don't taunt, we don't point fingers, we don't scream and we don't lose control. There is virtue in passion, but, there's also the need to be able to control yourself and to serve the people of Minnesota with dignity and respect."