Coleman To Be Certified Winner Over Failed Comedian

Of course, the angry, failed comedian and failed radio host will get a recount, so there's still time to steal the election.

DFLer Al Franken asked Monday to have rejected absentee ballots be considered in the U.S. Senate election results that are to be certified today by a state board, a move later blunted by an attorney general's opinion that the issue should be left to the courts.

The eleventh-hour maneuvering occurred as the five-member state Canvassing Board prepared to meet at 1 p.m. today in St. Paul to review results showing Republican Sen. Norm Coleman with a lead of 215 votes out of more than 2.9 million cast.

That margin includes the canvassed results submitted by Minnesota's 87 counties, plus an additional nine votes in Coleman's favor that emerged from a post-election audit conducted in a sampling of about 200 precincts to check the accuracy of voting machines.

The difference is well within the one-half percentage point required to trigger an automatic hand recount, which Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said he was "absolutely" certain will begin Wednesday morning despite the last-minute challenge.

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Al Franken's Climate of Hate

The ongoing climate of leftwing rage has spread from the Obamatons down to the state level. Now we have this report out of Minnesota where thugs vandalized property of Senator Norm Coleman.

Vandals defaced the garage at Sen. Norm Coleman's home, his campaign and police said Wednesday.

Coleman and his wife, Laurie, live in the Crocus Hill neighborhood of St. Paul. Graffiti left on the outside of their garage reads: "U R A criminal resign or else"; "Scum," which is written three times; and "Psalm 2."

Coleman is a former mayor of St. Paul, and has lived in the home on a residential street near the Victoria's Crossing shopping area for almost 20 years.

Police spokesman Peter Panos said the graffiti was reported Wednesday morning. He said he expected increased patrols around the Coleman home.

Laurie Coleman, the senator's wife, told the St. Paul Pioneer Press that the family's garage has been marked at least once before, but the latest incident was worse.

"This is just threatening," she said.

I blame Al Franken. Judging by the comments to the story, Coleman deserves this and more. Or, in classic liberal projection, Coleman did this himself.

This is so clearly the sympathy stunt by the Coleman campaign or a supporter. Do people actually believe that somebody who disliked the senator that much would wait until two weeks before the election at a time when Coleman is losing ground and then do something like this? (And reference a biblical verse at that!)

posted by bseems on Oct. 22, 08 at 9:21 AM

Norm Coleman IS scum. He has more flip flops than VFW pancake breakfast. What's up with his teeth? He looks like Matt Dillon's character in "Something About Mary". I don't think it's write someone "vandalized" his garage, but then again he polluted my TV set with 10 months of bald faced lies. Then again, I don't expect anything different from the neo-cons and their Greedy Oil Party.

posted by IanDark on Oct. 22, 08 at 9:32 AM

Given his long track record of lying, I would not be surprised if he had it done to himself.

posted by alpeder1 on Oct. 22, 08 at 9:38 AM

It's wrong to assume that somebody who opposes Coleman did this. Based on this article, there's no evidence either way. One thing we do know, however, is that Republicans will do Absolutely Anything to further their campaigns (or retain and expand their power). You might think the idea that Coleman did this himself is ludicrous, but it's no crazier than anything that comes out of Michele Bachmann's or Sarah Palin's mouth. It seems entirely possible (though I grant you, not likely) that Coleman vandalized his own property for attention and sympathy.

posted by superdeluxe on Oct. 22, 08 at 10:13 AM

Remarkably, 40% Actually Consider Voting for Him

Looks like former amateur comedian and failed radio host Al Franken faces an uphill battle in his absurd quest to become a United States Senator. Granted, considering some of the lowlifes that occupy the Senate, having him as a member might be an improvement.

A new KSTP-TV/Survey USA poll shows Republican Sen. Norm Coleman with a double-digit lead over DFL Senate candidate Al Franken.

Pollsters surveyed 700 Minnesotans last week. They found in a race between Coleman and Franken, Coleman would win 52 percent to 40 percent.

Coleman's campaign says the poll results show Minnesotans are connecting with the Coleman campaign, but that it's anticipating a very close race.

Franken's campaign too is predicting a close race, saying it's seen all sorts of polls saying all sorts of things.

The poll also asked what would happen if former Independence Party Gov. Jesse Ventura entered the Senate race.

It found Coleman would still win with 41 percent, Franken would come in second with 31 percent and Ventura would get 23 percent.

A Rasmussen Reports poll also taken last week showed Coleman and Franken in a statistical dead heat.

It's hard to believe Minnesotans would even contemplate putting Ventura in office again. Even harder to consider a clown like Franken, what with all his recent baggage.

I can imagine the media in Minnesota will encourage Ventura getting in the race in the hope he can fracture the vote enough for Franken to slip in. The DFL should seriously reconsider whether they want such a boob representing them.

Is Franken really the best they can offer?