And this is Franken's very mild rebuke in his latest campaign ad:
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Rebuke. v. Call on the carpet: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Archpundit has some thoughtful comments on Mark Kleiman's post.
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