Al Franken...is this for real?

[lookout123]

Very interesting. stupid, but interesting. if they are supposed to clearly and cleanly fill in the circle or ask for a new ballot in case of a mistake and they could do neither properly, the ballot shouldn't be counted.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by lookout123

Very interesting. stupid, but interesting. if they are supposed to clearly and cleanly fill in the circle or ask for a new ballot in case of a mistake and they could do neither properly, the ballot shouldn't be counted.

Except the Minnesota guidelines for counting votes say that if you can tell the intent of the voter, the neatness of the ballot doesn't matter.

[lookout123]

I know that's what it says and that's what they're trying to do. I'm just saying the law should be changed. If you're too stupid to scribble in a circle and barring that, ask for another ballot, you don't deserve to have your vote counted.

[glatt]

I can't argue with that.

Actually, that's not true. I could argue with that, but my heart wouldn't be in it.

[richlevy]

Well, it does appear that Mr. Franken is in the thick of things. Personally, I think making people who went bankrupt paying for their kids chemotherapy get credit counseling is ridiculous.

[Radar]

Originally Posted by richlevy

Well, it does appear that Mr. Franken is in the thick of things. Personally, I think making people who went bankrupt paying for their kids chemotherapy get credit counseling is ridiculous.

Al Franken kicked that lady's ass because he's smart enough, he's good enough, and gosh darn it...people like him.

[lookout123]

Radar, you may not like them, but it would appear that Thompson, Reagan, and Schwarzenegger made the jump to politics with great success.

[Radar]

Originally Posted by lookout123

Radar, you may not like them, but it would appear that Thompson, Reagan, and Schwarzenegger made the jump to politics with great success.

If you consider irresponsible deficit spending, tripling the national debt, taking credit for things you didn't do, denying the things you actually did, trading arms for hostages, lying to the American people, and condoning attacks on civil rights to be great success I suppose you're right.

Reagan was the second or third worst president in American history behind George W. Bush, and Woodrow Wilson. Schwarzenegger had good intentions, but he can't get any real cuts in spending with the socialist California state senate in the majority so he's pretty much failed as a leader and at crossing the isle. Thompson really isn't even worth mentioning. His acting career has always been more important to him than his political career and he's a quitter. Of the actors who have gone into politics, he's slightly better than the others, but equally crappy as a politician.

[Ibby]

Lizard People definitely meant to vote for franken.
On every other race, the write-in oval was filled in next to the 'lizard people' write-in. On the senate race, while Lizard People was still written in, the oval wasn't filled, and the filled oval for Franken should definitely be construed as intent.

[Pico and ME]

I never listened to Franken while he was on Air America, but the few times I've read something he's written, I was impressed. He may have acted like a reactionary lefty, but Bush caused a lot of people to do that. What was his 'nonsense' like?

[richlevy]

I admit I have a copy of Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right downstairs that I bought last month at the library book sale and haven't opened yet.

It's going to be my 'vacation book'.

BTW, heres a clip of Franken speaking with Ann Coulter

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Pico and ME

I never listened to Franken while he was on Air America, but the few times I've read something he's written, I was impressed. He may have acted like a reactionary lefty, but Bush caused a lot of people to do that. What was his 'nonsense' like?

I find him to be very much like Sean Hannity. He wouldn't be able to build an audience of his own, but can roll out the platitudes, and appeal to the bigotries of his side, making the base angry and mobilized, but lacking the talent of Limbaugh when it comes to blending lies with"humor" or actually building a movement.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Griff

I find him to be very much like Sean Hannity. He wouldn't be able to build an audience of his own, but can roll out the platitudes, and appeal to the bigotries of his side, making the base angry and mobilized, but lacking the talent of Limbaugh when it comes to blending lies with"humor" or actually building a movement.

Hence why Air America was such a failure, not to mention all the financial trouble Frankin and and his buddies got into. Sort of like the way Congress is throwing money out without it being monitored.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Hence why Air America was such a failure, not to mention all the financial trouble Frankin and and his buddies got into. Sort of like the way Bush is throwing money out without it being monitored.

Fixed your Limbaughism.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Griff

Fixed your Limbaughism.

Fixed your Demoncratic way of seeing the world with rose colored glasses.

Originally Posted by TheMercenary
Hence why Air America was such a failure, not to mention all the financial trouble Frankin and and his buddies got into. Sort of like the way the demoncratically controlled Congress is throwing money out without it being monitored.