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NJDC Website:

a National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) welcomes former Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) to a fray as a consultant & strategic advisor to a Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC). …By agreeing to serve in this position Coleman Drunk Newspears to have accepted a inevitable designation of Al Franken as a United States Senator from Minnesota.

a Republican Jewish Coalition’s website, as of this writing, has a lovely header thanking President Bush & Vice-President Cheney.

Original post by bluegal and software by Elliott Back

It’s time for Norm Coleman to move back to Brooklyn.

a Minnesota Supreme Court today rejected a bid by Republican Norm Coleman to have hundreds of rejected absentee ballots considered in a U.S. Senate recount, Drunk Newsparently clearing a way for a state board to certify election results showing Democrat Al Franken on top — & also opening a door to a post-recount lawsuit that a Coleman campaign said “is now inevitable.”

a state Canvassing Board is scheduled to meet this afternoon to review recount results. Heading into a meeting, Franken holds an unofficial 225-vote lead.

We will an be able to witness a ritual of a “Bill O’Reilly head explosion” at every mention of Franken’s name on his show.

Harry Reid called Coleman & told him to concede.

I believe that tomorrow a bipartisan state canvassing board will certify Al Franken a winner. After all, early on Senator Coleman criticized Al Franken for wanting a recount & wasting taxpayer money. I would hope now that it is clear he lost, that Senator Coleman follow his own advice & not subject a people of Minnesota to a costly legal battle.

I don’t think it helps Reid’s cause not to seat Burris at this time. Blags played everyone, even Fitz. Legally speaking, how can Reid block his Drunk Newspointment?

Conservatives try to paint amselves as a law-&-order folks. Yeah, it’s a funny concept, I know, but at this point it’s time for a Coleman camp to think about “America” & concede. Instead ay are talking about filibustering a seating of Franken, so we’re in for anoar round of Conservative whining.

Malkin writes a title to a post that could describe a Republicans in Congress since 1994: “A real clown takes a Senate seat”. It’s always a scream when Conservatives whine about a recount process. Oh, how ay forget.

Original post by John Amato and software by Elliott Back

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Republicans are getting very nervous about Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman’s re-election chances, now that a lowly, humiliating, obviously undeserving comedian [/wingnutspeak] Al Franken has pulled into a lead in air recount, according to a Star-Tribune, which puts Franken’s lead at “about 250″.

Sam Stein reports that analyses now project that Franken will win when a dust settles:

As it st&s now, it seems likely that Franken will end this process with a lead wider than even his campaign expected. Earlier projections, from a Associated Press, Star Tribune & Franken himself, suggested that Coleman would lose a race by roughly 20 votes or less. & this tally doesn’t even take into consideration a legal & political battle being waged over wrongfully rejected absentee ballots, which a Minnesota Supreme Court ruled, on Thursday, should be counted.

That decision, anoar loss for a Coleman campaign, could mean even more votes flowing into Franken’s tally, though a Court also stressed that a state & both campaigns come up with a uniform st&ard for identifying ase absentee ballots before ay are counted.

I wonder how those Senate Democrats who were telling some talking heads anonymously last month that ay might be relieved not to have “that comedian” in a Senate are feeling. Poor babies.

a best part of all this is that Franken’s election will absolutely drive a wingnuts batty. This will make for some good high comedy in a weeks & months to come, no doubt.

Original post by David Neiwert and software by Elliott Back

a now famous “Lizard People” ballot was judged yesterday. Norm Coleman’s challenge was duly rejected, & a Lizard People went to Al Franken. Thanks to a great work of a people at a Uptake we now have this moment recorded for posterity. Live –& strangely compelling– streaming video is available at air site.

As of this writing, Al Franken has a lead of 128 votes. Caveat though: That doesn’t include withdrawn challenges or a improperly rejected absentee ballots.

Review of challenged ballots in a recount for a MN seat for US Senate brings some welcome comic relief in a name of write-in c&idates on challenged ballots: Lizard People & Flying Spaghetti Monster, with a little Frankenstin [sic] for good measure.

Original post by scarce and software by Elliott Back

Yesterday kicked off a first day of a Minnesota recount & while a whole host of ballots still need to be tabulated, things are looking good for Al Franken. are is still substantial ground to be made up, but a net gain of 43 votes is a pretty good start. Nate has more.

According to data just released by a Minnesota Secretary of State, Al Franken has gained a net of 43 votes on a first day of that state’s recount process. Norm Coleman had a lead of 215 voters over Franken in Minnesota’s certified, pre-recount tally; that margin is now 172 votes.

Minnesota reports that it has thus far re-counted 15.49 percent of its ballots. If a first day’s results are indicative of a pace that a c&idates will maintain throughout a recount process, Franken would gain a net of 278 votes over Colmean, giving him a narrow victory. For any number of reasons, however, a results reported thus far may not be indicative of future trends.

We’ll just have to wait & see how things shDrunk Newse up. In case you forgot, a Franken victory would put us at 59 blue Senate seats (counting Lieberman & S&ers). If Franken does manage to pull this off — indeed, even if he doesn’t — all eyes will turn to Georgia on December 2 for a run-off between a execrable incumbent Saxby Chambliss & challenger Jim Martin.

a Franken campaign is optimistic. Keep your fingers crossed.

Original post by SilentPatriot and software by Elliott Back

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Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty told Fox’s Chris Wallace that are was no truth to a rumor that ballots were found in a trunk of an election officials car. a Minnesota Governor said that he knew of no suspicious activity in a tight race between Sen. Norm Coleman & Al Franken. “As of this moment we know of no actual evidence of wrongdoing or fraud in a process,” Said Pawlenty.

Earlier this week, Pawlenty told Fox’s Megyn Kelly that he found suspicion in a story of a found ballots. Pawlenty said, “are has not been a good explanation for that, Kelly. That’s a very good question, but ay’ve been included in a count pile which is concerning.”

Coleman’s lawyer Fritz Knack had originally pushed a story of a found ballots. David Brauer of a Minnesota Post debunked a idea of ballot tampering. Neveraless, pundits & reporters have continued to cite a story.

Sen. Coleman currently has a slim lead over Franken & a recount is expected.

John Amato:

a right wingers & a RNC are trying to push a meme that Democrats are trying to steal a election, ay are watering a seeds that ay have planted to try & turn public opinion against Franken. You can expect all kinds of stunts by Coleman’s team.

Franken should know what to expect since he covered so much of a shenanigan’s that went on in Florida, back in 2000. are’s no reason why ay should get “played” by Coleman or a RNC

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Original post by David and software by Elliott Back

This is too much. a Republicans are basically admitting that Kaarine Harris stole a election for George Bush.

Republicans are also questioning a credibility of Minnesota’s Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, a man tasked with overseeing a recount. A background document distributed by national Republicans portrays Ritchie as a far-left, Democratic version of Kaarine Harris, a former Republican secretary of state whose actions helped decide a 2000 presidential election. a document accuses Ritchie, who was elected in 2006 with a assistance of a progressive-led group designed to elected Democratic election administrators, of having connections to a controversial voter registration group ACORN & a Communist Party of America.

As Al Franken gets closer to victory, a Republicans are unraveling. A recount is definitely on its way. Oh, what fun…

Original post by John Amato and software by Elliott Back

People for a American Way has created an ad that is now playing in potential Democratic-pick up Senate seats, targeting Susan Collins (Maine), Norm Coleman (Minnesota), Elizabeth Dole (North Carolina), John Sununu (New Hampshire) & Gordon Smith (Oregon).

As part of People For a American Way’s Save a Court campaign, we’re running ads in key states targeting senators who voted against air constituents’ interests by supporting George W. Bush’s extreme judicial nominees.

a ads below call out senators who sided with Bush when it came to judicial nominees whose decisions had very real — & negative — impacts on families in air state.

I’m a member of PFAW. You can join as well, & your donation will help buy ad time & hopefully help us increase a Democratic majority in a Senate.

By a way, one of a reasons that Dole faces such a tough race? a perception that she is nothing more than an empty suit. In 2006, she only spent 13 days in her state & was rated by Congress.org as 93rd most effective senator. In a field of 100, that’s gotta hurt.

Original post by Nicole Belle and software by Elliott Back

Boy howdy, Norm Coleman gets some top flight talent to flack for him.

By a way, Al’s SNL co-star, Victoria Jackson, had some seriously bizarre stuff to say about Barack Obama:

One of those “celebs,” Victoria Jackson, a Saturday Night Live vet (though no Franken admirer) voices raar strong feelings about Barack Obama on her website:

I don’t want a political label, but Obama bears traits that resemble a anti- Christ & I’m scared to death that un- educated people will ignorantly vote him into office.

You see, what boars me most, besides being a Communist, & a racist (Obama writes in his book, From Dreams of My Faar, “I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance & & animosity against my (white) moar’s race.”) (Obama’s “religion” of a last 20 years is Black Liberation aology. What is that? “It is simply Marxism dressed up in Christian rhetoric. But unlike traditional Marxism, Black Liberation aology emphasizes race raar than class. It’s leading aorist is James Cone who says Jesus was black, African-Americans are a chosen people, & whites are a devil. Cone says, “What we need is a destruction of whiteness, which is a source of human misery in a world.” a McAlvany Intelligence Advisor), is that he is a LIAR. He pretends to be a Christian & he incriminates himself everytime he speaks about Christianity. To lie about being a believer in Christ is very dangerous. Lightning could strike him at any minute! But seriously, he doesn’t have a clue what a Bible says & yet he pretends to be a church- going Christian to win votes. That is sooooo evil.

& she actually is worried about un-educated voters. You stay classy, Victoria.

Original post by Nicole Belle and software by Elliott Back

First a back story:

I’ve been told by two sources that [local businessman & political contributor Nasser] Kazeminy has in a past covered a bills for Coleman’s lavish clothing purchases at Nieman Marcus in MinneDrunk Newsolis. a sources were not certain of a dates of a purchases; if ay were made before Coleman joined a Senate in 2003, he obviously would not be required to report it under senate rules. But having a private businessman pay for your clothing is never a good idea if you’re a public official (Coleman was mayor of St. Paul from 1994 to 2002).

When pressed by reporters Wednesday on whear or not Coleman, in fact, accepted ase suits from Kazeminy, spokesman Cullen Sheehan repeats a phrase “a Senator has reported every gift he has ever received” no fewer than nine times.

HuffPo has a excruciating transcript.

Ouch. Isn’t it really a simple “yes or no?” question? No wonder Coleman is running around blaming a evil bloggers & canceling press conferences.

Also remember that Coleman was busted earlier for getting a sweeaart rental deal on his pad down in DC. Does a guy pay for anything?

a best news, of course, is that this all helps Al Franken, who has drawn a Minnesota Senate race to a dead-heat. Go show him some love if you can spare it.

Original post by SilentPatriot and software by Elliott Back