Original sentence: " Franken said he wanted administration officials who  promoted abstinence before marriage to provide examples of when they  had actually abstained themselves, showing the youth that they "truly walked the walk - instead of just talking the talk - by not having sex until they are married." The letter stated that other conservative leaders (then HHS secretary Tommy Thompson, William J.Although Franken's fans clearly saw the prankish spirit in his letter, some conservative critics claimed there was no obvious satirical intent in his actions and charged the comedian with being a hypocritical "liar"
Edited sentence: " Franken said he wanted examples of administration officials who promoted abstinence before marriage abstained themselves, showing the youth that they "truly walked the walk - instead of just talking the talk - by not having sex until they are married." It previously stated that other conservative leaders (then HHS secretary Tommy Thompson, William J.Although most observers at the time clearly saw the prankish spirit in Franken's letter, some conservative critics professed outrage.These critics claimed there was no obvious satirical intent in his actions and charged the comedian with being a hypocritical "liar"