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Franken Has 225 Vote LeadA Race Close, Controversial And Full Of DoubtsVictory in Minnesota's drawn-out Senate race moved within Democrat Al Franken's grasp Saturday when he increased his lead over Republican Norm Coleman as the statewide recount drew to a close.The state Canvassing Board will reconvene Monday to declare which candidate received the most overall votes in the election. Barring cour

Al Franken’s campaign is as close to declaring victory as it has

Looks like that’s where this Minnesota recount is headed. Now that’s Getting Your Exploding Head On, maybe even better than some folks here having to say “President-elect Obama.” Turns out Coleman puffed up his "lead" with quite a lot of patently absurd ballot challenges that aren’t holding up that well.

A key new development in Minnesota: The Franken campaign is now giving an actual figure for what they think their true current deficit against Norm Coleman is -- an estimated statistic that has proven ...

Here is an example of one ballot that Mr. Franken is challenging.  Now, I can see if there was a mark on both, but c’mon … let’s get real here.  In all fairness, Norm Coleman has challenged more ballots but not as absurd as this one. Get over it Al.  Air America is waiting for you [...]

Take a hard look at this ballot marking. Who do you think this person voted for? Al Franken says he wants "every vote counted", yet for some strange reason he wants this ballot thrown out... because it's really not clear to him who this person voted for. Is Al Franken sincere about counting EVERY vote, or just Al Franken votes? You make the call: A Neocon Express Post

The results of this nailbitting Senate race are a lot closer than Coleman was hoping. Can he hang on to his seat? Here’s how the race for Senate in Minnesota looks as of 4:00am Central Time on November 6, 2008… Senator Norm Coleman (R) - 1,211,644 Votes Challenger Al Franken (D) - 1,211,167 Votes Difference - 497 Votes The late Warren Zevon once [...]

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H/t MoonBattery.comOn the other hand, if his kind actually represents the sort of person you are, then go right ahead and vote for him -- even annoying rotten bastards have a right to fair representation in Washington.

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by Dave MindemanA couple of important things happened with the Al Franken campaign yesterday and today. First, Amy Klobuchar offered her support in a fund raising letter and secondly, Betty McCollum announced her support in a letter to her own supporters.For now, that looks like a unified front from the major DFL players and makes the quixotic primary campaign of Priscilla Lord Faris a moot point

by Dave MindemanIf the voters of Minnesota would rather be represented by a hack, like Norm Coleman, than laugh off a few jokes that didn't work, then they should stop complaining about being stuck with professional politicians. And the real joke will be on them. --Michael Kinsley, Slate.comI have listened to a number of people grouse and complain about Al Franken's campaign. Unfortunately, a lot

by Dave MindemanIt doesn't matter what you think of Al Franken... his new commercial gives the perfect solution to special interest reform. The revolving door for former congress people to become lobbyists is where the real problem in Washington lies.Those of you who think the government spends too much money should support Al Franken on this. His proposal is quite simple... make it illegal for

Mike Kinsley, of Kinsley Gaffe fame, has a post at the Post about gaffes! The Real Joke in Minnesota By Michael Kinsley Monday, July 7, 2008; 12:00 AM Americans say they want to be represented by "real people" and not by "professional politicians." But with their votes they reward professionalism and drain the reality from politics. Real people haven't spent their lives plotting a political

by Dave MindemanKSTP/Survey USA released their poll regarding the Senate race. This time Franken took a hit against Coleman and trails head to head at 52% to 40%. That seems more in keeping with the bad publicity that has been a constant over the last month.KSTP wanted to add extra gasoline to the mix, so they did a survey that including Mike Ciresi against Coleman and then added Jesse Ventura

by Dave MindemanSometimes you need to hear from someone close to the situation to get the full picture.When it comes to Al Franken, you need to read the "journey" of Barb Miller... a Franken delegate and a writer for the Clothesline Blog (one of the best written blogs out there). Here is an excerpt:Here’s the deal, people. Al Franken has said some really dumb stuff, no question about

by Dave MindemanSorry to keep going on about the Minnesota Senate race, but I seem to be compelled to get the right context here. There are a couple of issues that bother me.On Franken's writings: I can certainly understand that on its face, these jokes are crude and in many ways, offensive to women. No one is going to defend them on that basis. But Franken was a comedy and skit writer for a c

by Dave MindemanRepublicans love negative campaigns -- it is all they know.From Minnpost:"Mark is doing our research,'' said Carey. "Sometimes, I don't think we should even be paying him he's having such a good time. We hear laughter coming out of his office and say to each other, 'Guess Mark found out something more on Franken.' ''"He's a researcher's dream,'' said Drake.Question:

by Dave MindemanI am not going to be defending Al Franken, the comedian, here...that is Al Franken's job. Clearly, Mr. Franken needs to separate his entertainment life from the new career he seeks. I read the article that includes this joke reference to rape. The article is in a 1995 issue of the New Yorker and is 12 pages long. The article was written to examine the "demise" of Sat

by Dave MindemanThere was another one today. Another in the endless series of Republican press conferences finding yet another Al Franken joke that is either, a) offensive, b) vulgar, or c) not funny.I'm getting fed up with this political charade. And I'm getting fed up with media that enables this obvious political tactic.It is beginning to border on "book burning" behavior. Al Frank

by Dave MindemanBoy, the DFL Senate race has its problems. Al Franken is in a heap of trouble with all those nasty words he has uttered or written over his career.But it could be worse. Think of this candidate from a few years ago:1) He had nude pictures of himself which were widely distributed on the internet...and on gay porn sites; they are still there.2) He had numerous sexual harrassment

by Dave MindemanJust a little comparison...minus the Red Cap Headlines. This is a comparison of posts from the MDE website regarding Franken's issues with worker's comp and taxes with regards to information in the Star Tribune story about the State GOP's FEC reporting issues.There wouldn't be a double standard here, would there?MDE: BUSTED! FRANKEN CAMPAIGN CAUGHT IN WEB OF LIES OF ITS OWN CREATI

während in Deutschland und anderen Europäischen Ländern über die Einführung eines Mindestlohnes in Höhe von unter 1.000€ diskutiert wird, gibt es in der Schweiz Forderungen Löhne unterhalb von 3.500 Schweizer Franken (aktuell 2.165 €) abzuschaffen: wenn die unterschiedlichen Lebenshaltungskosten berücksichtigt werden, gibt es eine erhebliche Diskrepanz von ca. 90% in der Höhe der Forderungen eines Mindestlohnes.

by Dave MindemanI am amazed at all the coverage of Al Franken and his tax problems. It is like a Michael Brodkorb wet dream....he doesn't even have to write "BREAKING NEWS" in BIG CAP HEADLINES every 15 minutes to get the attention.But beyond the obvious implications, there are a couple of outside observations I'd like to make. First of all, there is a logistic concern about the Franken campaign itself. Although the response over the last 48 hours has been top notch, as MPR outlined well, it is troubling that all of this information was not vetted before the campaign began. The stakes in a US Senate campaign for any state are very high and the level of scrutiny afforded any candidate borders on insane. One of the basic rules in today's political climate is that an upstart ca

Ein tolles Wochenende. Am Samstag zur Generalprobe der Nürnberger Symphoniker [1] (die Werke von Joseph Rheinberger und Anton Brückner) in der Meister Singer Halle, danach zur Gaststätte Bäckerhof [2] für das feine thailändische Essen und anschließend in die Cinecitta. Der Film "Tödliche Entscheidungen" [3] ist wirklich fesselnd, vor allem Dank grossartiger schauspielerischen Leistung der Hauptdarsteller. Kann ich nur empfehlen. Am Sonntag war dann der Ausflug nach Fürth in die Grüne Halle [4] zum diesjährigen japanischen Kirschblütenfest geplant. Es war wieder hochinteressant, vor allem für die Japan-Fans. In diesem Jahr bevölkerte eine Vielzahl seltsamer Mangas die Grüne Halle. Und Robert, unser Go-Meister [5], war mit seinem Verein auch vor Ort. Un

I’m actually quite surprised by how little national attention the Senate race in Minnesota has been getting. Of all of the Senate races currently happening, it’s this race, without a doubt, that will be one of the most lively and expensive. For those of you who haven’t been following this race, basically its between the incumbent, [...]

Republican Incumbent Norm Coleman defeats any of his 3 remaining DFL challengers in an election for U.S. Senator from Minnesota today, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KSTP-TV Minneapolis. Today, it's Coleman 51%, comedian Al Franken 41%. When the DFL candidate is either Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer or Darryl Stanton, Coleman wins 2:1. Back to Franken: Compared to an identical SurveyUSA tracking poll released one month ago, Coleman is up 4, Franken is down 5. All of that movement is with women. A month ago, Coleman trailed Franken by 12 among women. Today he leads by 5, a 17-point swing. Coleman holds 92% of his Republican base. Franken holds 75% of his Democratic base, but loses 18%, who cross-over. Independents break 6:5 for Coleman. For the past 3 months, Coleman and Fra

Anti-Strib is reporting that Mike Cerisi announced in an email today that he is out of the Minnesota Senate Race. It’s now a race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman. Now since Al Franken is the presumptive nominee, lets go over his key issues. These are his stances listed on his website (The spin has been removed [...]

Der Schweizer Franken ist die einzige Währung, der ein großes europäisches Land gehört, dass weder die Europäische Währungsunion noch auf die G-7-Länder. Obwohl die Schweizer Wirtschaft ist relativ klein, der Schweizer Franken ist eine der vier großen Währungen, stark ähneln die Stärke und Qualität der Schweizer Wirtschaft und Finanzen. Die Schweiz hat eine sehr enge wirtschaftliche Beziehungen mit Deutschland, und damit zur Euro-Zone. Daher ist im Hinblick auf die politische Unsicherheit in den Osten, der Schweizer Franken ist, favorisierte der Regel über den Euro. Normalerweise ist es der Ansicht, dass der Schweizer Franken ist eine stabile Währung. Eigentlich aus einem Devisen-point of view, der Schweizer Franken ähnelt dem Muster des Euro, aber nicht seine Liquid

Es ist schon einige Wochen her, dass wir uns unter dem Titel “Überflüssig…” mit dem Franken- Brunnen- Produkt “Aqua Wellness - Pflaume, Vanille & Hibiskus” auseinandergesetzt haben und es - sehr zum Schrecken unserer Geschmacksknospen - auch getestet haben. Inzwischen haben sich unsere Gaumen erholt und einem erneuten Produkttest zugestimmt - der wieder aus der “Near Water”-Ecke kommt und auch aus dem Hause “Franken Brunnen” (in Ostdeutschland auch “Ileburger”) stammt. “Citrus-Mango Glyx” verheißt das in zarten Rot- und Gelbtönen gehaltene Etikett der PET-Flasche. Für den Fall, dass ein Käufer die Anspielung mit dem “Glyx” im Produktnamen noch nicht verstanden haben sollte, findet man weiter unten, direkt neben einem Haufen leckerer Früchte den Hinweis “mit niedrigem glykämischen Index”. Und direkt daneben, gleichsam als scheinbar amtliche

Survey USA;Coleman (R)- 46%Franken (D)- 45%Coleman (R)- 44%Ciresi (D)- 44%Coleman is surprisingly weak, and Franken is surprisingly strong. Ciresi doesn't really shock me. Rasmussen's numbers are a little more believable;Coleman (R)- 49%Franken (D)- 42%Coleman (R)- 46%Ciresi (D)- 43%Tossup

My kid sister has always been something of a fussy eater. When she was a little child, it was not uncommon for her seat at the table to be littered with (what she THOUGHT were) well-hidden remnants of her meal - legumes, anything that had been within 6 feet of ocean waters, bean shoots, sprouts, [...] (follow the jump to read the rest)

Ann-coulter-al-frankenAnn Coulter and Al Franken at The Connecticut ForumCall off the 'New Deal' or the Holocaust?

Al Franken Running Hard for Minnesota Senate Seat ... SeriouslyRead Story

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CQPolitics.com: No Jest in Franken’s Senate War Chest, But He Has Democratic CompanyExcerpt:"Franken apparently will have to spend at least a portion of his campaign fund to try to fend off opposition for the Democratic nomination. Michael Ciresi, a wealthy lawyer and past Democratic Senate primary contender, on Wednesday filed his own statement of candidacy for the party’s 2008 Senate nomination.And while Franken has made an impression by reaching seven figures in roughly six weeks of campaigning, he has a long way to go to catch up with incumbent Coleman in the money chase. Coleman’s FEC filing reported that he finished the first quarter with nearly $3 million dollars cash on hand."http://www.cqpolitics.com/2007/04/no_jest_in_frankens_senate_war.htmlAlex

This is an excellent read from over at the Conservative Voice. I have them on my Google start page and check them out daily. This is a well done explanation of liberal thinking processes but thats only one of several topics touched upon. The description of liberals banning Valentines Day because of child obesity is perfectly spot on to how they think. I got a bit lost at the lesbian pets but hey it's been a long day and I'm distracted because I am leaving on vacation tomorrow. Enjoy the article! ~RJH The Conservative Voice article link He's Al Frankenby Lee Hempfling February 17, 2007 01:00 PM EST A NASA astronaut embarks on a sad journey; Chris Mathews drops the 'F' bomb on Imus In The Morning; observers climb all over Joe Biden for thinking out loud (and structuring his words in a manner that could be interpreted); President Bush agrees with just one word of Biden's insight of Obama, (articulate) and some people assume offense was intended by the use of a single word; people

From the Associated Press: AP - Air America Radio, in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings since October, will be rescued at the 11th hour by Manhattan real estate developer Stephen L. Green. Al Franken, the best-known host of the liberal network, announced his departure from his show today, in order to explore a run for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota. Green is the brother of Mark Green, the New York Democrat who served as the city’s public advocate in the 90s and ran for mayor against Michael Bloomberg in 2001. He has already signed a letter of intent, and plans to finalize a purchase agreement within the week. Air America CEO Scott Elberg confirmed the sale. “This is a great thing, for our affiliates, the company, the audience and every employee in our organization.” Franken’s political action committee is Midwest Values PAC and his announcement on the future of Air America Radio and his possible candidacy can be found here. (Hat tip: Jonathan Singer, MyDD)

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