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Tue Apr-07-09 11:28 AM
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FRANKEN WINS--Just passed the magic number. Coleman |
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mathematically eliminated!!
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:29 AM
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1. I thought they needed 300+?? |
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not that it looks like Coleman will catch up! HAHAHAHA!!!
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:31 AM
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:29 AM
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2. Franken wins thread #4,543. |
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:31 AM
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:30 AM
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3. Franken's won it more often than the New York Yankees have won the World Series, |
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but yet they keep playing.
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:42 AM
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17. Ain't that the damned truth?!! |
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:31 AM
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5. Coleman is taking it to SCOTUS. See you in a few months. nt |
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:37 AM
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14. It will never come up. Senator Franken will be seated in the meantime. |
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:31 AM
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6. And after 4-5 years of state and federal appeals... |
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he might actually be sworn in...
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:33 AM
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10. Talk about "frivolous lawsuits!" |
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Coleman and the Republicans should be pilloried in the public square for this one.
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:32 AM
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8. But Coleman is a sore loserman so we can expect it will get court challenges. |
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:33 AM
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9. That's good news, but . . . |
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The State of Minnesota is still more interested in process than in being represented in Washington. As long as Coleman can keep a court challenge alive, no matter how specious or in bad faith, Minnesota law says that the seat remains vacant. Even though he's mathematically dead in the count, recount, counted again, and recounted again, I'm sure he will insist that every last ballot be examined and tallied. Then he will file a challenge to that tally, and we can start all over again.
Coleman will be bankrolled by fellow Republicans and oher sore losers, and his attorneys will make a lot of money while the people of Minnesota are denied representation well beyond any reasonable expectation of an overturning of the results of the November election.
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:34 AM
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11. Is this ever going to be settled? |
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:48 AM
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21. Yes, it will be settled when Al Franken makes him Secretary of State. n/t |
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:35 AM
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12. I guess the GOP wants to train the Democrats how to do it to them in the future |
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and I'm sure we'll be most happy to oblige them
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:39 AM
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15. I doubt it. We can't even get our way with a majority in both houses and |
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:45 AM
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19. Democrats would never do this |
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That is partly why we ended up with bu$h and Cheney
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Tue Apr-07-09 05:19 PM
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39. exactly. can you say ohio 2004? new mexico 2004? san diego 2006? |
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no counts, let alone recounts....
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:36 AM
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13. Excellent. One more Obstructionist passed by the wayside. |
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I hope he wasted a hell of a lot of money.
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:41 AM
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16. If Coleman is allowed to take this to the SCOTUS |
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....its just more evidence that the legal system in this country is beyond effed up and in need of drastic reform.
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Tue Apr-07-09 05:19 PM
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:43 AM
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18. In all of their decisions this 3 judge panel has been unanimous |
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and it includes a Republican. MN public radio is discussing this now and the opinion of the guests is that the MN Supreme Court is known for being judicial rather than partisan. The thought also is that if the MN SC rules in favor of Franken that they will order that he be certified the winner. The 2 guests also believe that the U.S. Supreme Court would refuse to hear the case. This will not go on and on as the pessimists here believe. Franken will be seated in the Senate soon.
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:53 AM
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22. Thank you for some some clarity on this insane case n/t |
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:47 AM
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20. Does this mean The Franken Campaign will stop calling me for more money every couple of days? n/t |
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Tue Apr-07-09 12:32 PM
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29. you just made me really happy I don't live in Minn. |
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never thought about that.
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Tue Apr-07-09 12:35 PM
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30. I don't live in Minnesota, either. But I donated more to Al Franken than I did to Obama. n/t |
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Tue Apr-07-09 11:58 AM
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23. Does anyone have a link to live info on this? |
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Edited on Tue Apr-07-09 12:00 PM by jimlup
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God I'm glad this is moving towards being over and that Coleman is a laughing stock.
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Tue Apr-07-09 12:03 PM
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25. A live link to the news conference |
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Tue Apr-07-09 12:07 PM
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27. Yeah but Republican math is different. |
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Tue Apr-07-09 12:30 PM
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28. Goshdarnit! People really do like him! |
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Congratulations, Senator Franken. :patriot:
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Tue Apr-07-09 12:38 PM
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31. Franken wins again...and Coleman files another suit. |
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Tue Apr-07-09 12:48 PM
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34. When it actually happens, I think we'll see a wave of GOP suicides. |
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Edited on Tue Apr-07-09 12:49 PM by byronius
Al Franken is the GOP's worst nightmare. Thoughtful, articulate, caring, smart as a whip.
!POOF! goes the exploding freeper heads.
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Tue Apr-07-09 02:36 PM
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35. Hopefully he will take his seat now. It has been a long haul for Franken. |
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Tue Apr-07-09 02:38 PM
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36. Great. Now what's it going to take to seat him? |
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Tue Apr-07-09 02:45 PM
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37. 3 words.....minnesota supreme court |
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Edited on Tue Apr-07-09 02:48 PM by spanone
his rnc attorney, ben ginsberg, said they will take it to the minnesota supreme court
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Tue Apr-07-09 04:27 PM
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38. Three more words.... Wholly without merit. |
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Wed Apr-08-09 05:24 AM
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41. and the appeal will be DENIED! nt |
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