Al Franken...is this for real? - Page 10

classicman · 02-04-2009, 08:00 AM

I don't think thats enough to change the outcome in an election this close. It is interesting though.

TheMercenary · 02-04-2009, 08:55 AM

I like the idea that they used a three judge panel. It minimizes the possibility that anyone is going to come back and say it was a partisan decision.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-04-2009, 10:43 AM

Maybe, are the judges appointed or elected?

TheMercenary · 02-04-2009, 10:54 AM

Good question. I have no idea.

Happy Monkey · 02-04-2009, 06:04 PM

And there you have more:

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The Minnesota election court has just handed down a major ruling, completely denying Norm Coleman's motion for summary judgment that would have opened up and counted a set of roughly 4,500 rejected absentee ballots that his campaign insists were wrongly rejected and ought to be counted.
Earlier today, the court similarly rejected Franken's attempt to have the ballots set aside entirely and to limit Coleman to a pool of 654 ballots, which at the time the Coleman camp was hailing as a major victory that will ensure votes are counted. But it turns out it's not that easy.

If it turns out that all of the ballots were incorrectly rejected, Coleman would have to beat Franken by almost 5% in them. If 3000 were incorrectly rejected, that number goes over 7%. If it is 1000 - still very high - Coleman would have to get more than 22% more of them than Franken. And, just to go to the other extereme, if it were 227, Coleman would have to get them all. (Math from here. YMMV on Kos, but math is math.)

It's just a tactic to keep the Senate Democrats as far below 60 as possible as long as possible.

Urbane Guerrilla · 02-06-2009, 10:20 PM

I still think it's beyond belief that half the Minnesota electorate could want the likes of Al Franken for a Senator. Freakish. Even more freakish if Al continues to act like Al in office. It would be a pleasant -- and a complete -- surprise to discover a statesman there, but I'm not holding my breath.

TGRR · 02-06-2009, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

I still think it's beyond belief that half the Minnesota electorate could want the likes of Al Franken for a Senator.

Probably says more about his opponent.

02-06-2009, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TGRR

Probably says more about his opponent.

Sure does...Coleman had the dubious distinction of losing to Jesse Ventura for governor.

He was fortunate his opponent (Paul Wellstone) when he ran for Senate in 02 died in plane crash the week before the election.

Coleman is an intellectual lightweight...Franken certainly cant be any worse.

I dont expect Franken to be doing Mick Jagger impersonations on the floor of the Senate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_mwsDFm7bQ

TGRR · 02-07-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Redux

I dont expect Franken to be doing Mick Jagger impersonations on the floor of the Senate.

sugarpop · 02-10-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

I still think it's beyond belief that half the Minnesota electorate could want the likes of Al Franken for a Senator. Freakish. Even more freakish if Al continues to act like Al in office. It would be a pleasant -- and a complete -- surprise to discover a statesman there, but I'm not holding my breath.

Hey, Jesse Ventura pulled off being governor, why not Al Franken as a senator?

Urbane Guerrilla · 02-11-2009, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by sugarpop

Hey, Jesse Ventura pulled off being governor, why not Al Franken as a senator?

Look at Jesse Ventura's early career for why he really pulled it off; being a SEAL tends to get you pretty solidly grounded. Al's got nothing of the kind in his resumé. Too, I think being a former SEAL is also why Jesse Ventura was a one-term Governor. He did not morph into a slickster of a politician, and I bet he didn't acquire much of a taste for it.

Urbane Guerrilla · 02-06-2009, 10:29 PM

His opponent's most distinguishing characteristic is he's a Republican...

... not completely scandal free, it seems. Money for Norm, or was it Norm's wife?

02-09-2009, 11:01 PM

Coleman is calling in the God card:

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When asked about the recount and how it is affecting him personally, Coleman said he starts every day with a prayer and that he knows “God wants me to serve.” Coleman did later temper those rather immodest remarks by adding that he “is not indispensable” and that others can serve as well. Coleman closed the interview with an appeal to Gallagher’s listeners for contributions to his campaign website.

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/smartpo...ts_me_to_s.php

But he still needs your contributions!

fomentor · 02-10-2009, 01:30 AM

i should have a funny politically relevant caption for this but i don't

sugarpop · 02-10-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by fomentor

i should have a funny politically relevant caption for this but i don't

Is that picture even real?

02-04-2009, 08:00 AM	#1
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I don't think thats enough to change the outcome in an election this close. It is interesting though. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-04-2009, 08:55 AM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I like the idea that they used a three judge panel. It minimizes the possibility that anyone is going to come back and say it was a partisan decision. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-04-2009, 10:43 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Maybe, are the judges appointed or elected? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-04-2009, 10:54 AM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Good question. I have no idea. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-06-2009, 10:20 PM	#6
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	I still think it's beyond belief that half the Minnesota electorate could want the likes of Al Franken for a Senator. Freakish. Even more freakish if Al continues to act like Al in office. It would be a pleasant -- and a complete -- surprise to discover a statesman there, but I'm not holding my breath. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

02-06-2009, 10:29 PM	#12
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	His opponent's most distinguishing characteristic is he's a Republican... ... not completely scandal free, it seems. Money for Norm, or was it Norm's wife? Last edited by Urbane Guerrilla; 02-06-2009 at 10:45 PM.

02-10-2009, 01:30 AM	#14
fomentor Vivacious Vivisectionist Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 36	i should have a funny politically relevant caption for this but i don't

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