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#1 2009-06-30 1:37 pm
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Court rules unaniamously for Franken
Are we done with this yet, then?
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#2 2009-06-30 1:56 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
Governor Pawlenty has said that he will sign Franken's certificate of election if the Minnesota Supreme Court decides in his favor. So at the very least, Franken should now be seated in the senate whether Coleman wants to appeal to the federal courts or not.
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#3 2009-06-30 2:14 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
C'mon, its not even July, surely the GOP can drag this out for another month or two.
Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet." They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew.
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#4 2009-06-30 2:18 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
JakeTheTall wrote:
C'mon, its not even July, surely the GOP can drag this out for another month or two.
I'm with you.
If there is one thing I have faith in, it's the awesome scumbag power of the GOP!
I don't think they've even broken a sweat yet.
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#5 2009-06-30 2:53 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
I should be saying, "Yeah! Finally it's over!" But I really don't think it is.
Grandfatherly advice: You can drink 'em pretty, but you can't drink 'em smart.
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#6 2009-06-30 3:06 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
But Franken is an entertainer!
I'm not dead yet.
There are 3 types of people, those who can count and those who can't.
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#7 2009-06-30 3:09 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
NBC news now reporting that Coleman has conceded the race.
We also know how cruel the truth often is, and we wonder whether delusion is not more consoling. - Henri Poincaré
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#8 2009-06-30 3:16 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
DevoDoc wrote:
NBC news now reporting that Coleman has conceded the race.
Why?
I am shocked.
He must have a medical problem or something.
Well, eight months is nothing to be ashamed of (well, for a Republican).
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#9 2009-06-30 3:33 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
sturner wrote:
But Franken is an entertainer!
They all are.
Wait... am I the only person who makes popcorn and turns on C-SPAN?
Well... maybe I am. 
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#10 2009-06-30 3:33 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
"The Supreme Court has made its decision and I will abide by the results," Coleman told reporters outside his St. Paul home.
Coleman, appearing relaxed and upbeat, said he had congratulated Franken, was at peace with the decision and had no regrets about the fight, which started almost immediately after the Nov. 4 election.
"Sure I wanted to win," said Coleman, who called the ruling a surprise. "I thought we had a better case. But the court has spoken."
He declined to talk about his future plans, brushing aside a question about whether he would run for governor in 2010.
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#11 2009-06-30 3:52 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
He declined to talk about his future plans, brushing aside a question about whether he would run for governor in 2010.
Now that bridge has GOT to be burned to cinders, donchathink?
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#12 2009-06-30 3:55 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
iSeamas wrote:
DevoDoc wrote:
NBC news now reporting that Coleman has conceded the race.
Why?
I am shocked.
He must have a medical problem or something.
Well, eight months is nothing to be ashamed of (well, for a Republican).
Am I the only one expecting a sex scandal involving Coleman is about to make itself known ?
Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet." They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew.
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#13 2009-06-30 4:02 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
JakeTheTall wrote:
iSeamas wrote:
DevoDoc wrote:
NBC news now reporting that Coleman has conceded the race.
Why?
I am shocked.
He must have a medical problem or something.
Well, eight months is nothing to be ashamed of (well, for a Republican).Am I the only one expecting a sex scandal involving Coleman is about to make itself known ?
What do you think?
Dead girl or a live boy?
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#14 2009-06-30 4:37 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
Now the Democrats have an unstoppable majority in the Senate, because Senate Democrats are well known for voting in a block and...
I still believe in liberalism today as much as I ever did, but, oh, there was a happy time when I believed in liberals.
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#15 2009-06-30 4:52 pm
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At last! They can finally outlaw religion and arrest anyone reading the Bible.
Next up: mandatory abortions for all pregnant conservatives.
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#16 2009-06-30 4:59 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
ShnickyShnack wrote:
At last! They can finally outlaw religion and arrest anyone reading the Bible.
Next up: mandatory abortions for all pregnant conservatives.
Unleash the gay demons!
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#17 2009-06-30 5:01 pm
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I'm not leashed. Well, not all the time...
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#18 2009-06-30 5:44 pm
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Whip it good!
Brigid O'Shaughnessy: I haven't lived a good life. I've been bad, worse than you could know.
Sam Spade: You know, that's good, because if you actually were as innocent as you pretend to be, we'd never get anywhere.
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#19 2009-06-30 5:48 pm
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Oddest reaction I've seen so far-- this was at the top of google news.
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- With its decision in favor of comedian Al Franken, the Minnesota Supreme Court has given the U.S. Senate its first veteran of “Saturday Night Live” -- and left the chamber with no Jewish Republican members.
Some subjects actually enjoy pain, and withhold information they might otherwise have divulged in order to be punished.
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#20 2009-06-30 5:59 pm
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Nor those of Ulster.
Brigid O'Shaughnessy: I haven't lived a good life. I've been bad, worse than you could know.
Sam Spade: You know, that's good, because if you actually were as innocent as you pretend to be, we'd never get anywhere.
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#21 2009-06-30 6:49 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
"Sure I wanted to win," said Coleman, who called the ruling a surprise. "I thought we had a better case. But the court has spoken."
Ah yes. Having fewer votes cast for you is often viewed as a good indicator of having won an election...
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#22 2009-06-30 7:13 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
jkahless wrote:
"Sure I wanted to win," said Coleman, who called the ruling a surprise. "I thought we had a better case. But the court has spoken."
Ah yes. Having fewer votes cast for you is often viewed as a good indicator of having won an election...
It's a bit more complicated than that. He won the initial count remember and then it's gets to be a pile of bs from both sides about what's getting counted and what isn't.
They have got to fix this smurfing election smurf. The damn count shouldn't change. I don't care who wins, it shouldn't take months to figure it out.
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#24 2009-06-30 7:30 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
robco wrote:
I'm not leashed. Well, not all the time...
A happy little devil, aren't you?
I'm not dead yet.
There are 3 types of people, those who can count and those who can't.
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#25 2009-06-30 7:31 pm
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Re: Court rules unaniamously for Franken
Farmerkev wrote:
jkahless wrote:
"Sure I wanted to win," said Coleman, who called the ruling a surprise. "I thought we had a better case. But the court has spoken."
Ah yes. Having fewer votes cast for you is often viewed as a good indicator of having won an election...It's a bit more complicated than that. He won the initial count remember and then it's gets to be a pile of bs from both sides about what's getting counted and what isn't.
They have got to fix this smurfing election smurf. The damn count shouldn't change. I don't care who wins, it shouldn't take months to figure it out.
Part of it seems to be the ability to demand recounts only for specific areas rather than an overall recount.
Frankly I don't get what's so goddamned complicated about casting and counting votes. They can even do it in the goddamned Congo, for Chrissakes.
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