I dunno about the first two.

twobux: I dunno about the first two.

Well, doggone it, people like him apparently

I'm glad Franken is winning, but this whole, "If they give it to the other guy there is going to be a serious fight" thing by his opponent AFTER the votes have been recounted is just being a sore-loser.

I wonder how O'Reilly's taking this...

JohnnyC: thing by his opponent AFTER the votes have been recounted is just being a sore-loser.

Umm, you don't know Coleman very well do you? A few of my Minneso(h)tan friends say that he was a good mayor, but as a senator he's turned into an egotistical brat.

How he can be smart when him have wrong letter after name ? Ony teh (R) can be smrt !!

Lizard People?

Last One Left: I wonder how O'Reilly's taking this...



They seem to be weathering the news just fine.

Mercutio879: Umm, you don't know Coleman very well do you? A few of my Minneso(h)tan friends say that he was a good mayor, but as a senator he's turned into an egotistical brat.

Nope... I don't know the guy very well. Luckily it's looking like I won't have to either. :D

JohnnyC: I'm glad Franken is winning, but this whole, "If they give it to the other guy there is going to be a serious fight" thing by his opponent AFTER the votes have been recounted is just being a sore-loser.

You forgot Norm's unimaginable plan:

Step 1) When ahead in the recount, claim "The people have spoken! Stop counting!"

Step 2) When the counting has stopped and you're down, LIT-I-GATE!

What else would you expect from some smelly, godless hippie?

So... does this make it even for algore, or do the Republicans get one more since this isn't a Presidential election ? Someone needs to keep score !!!

Mordant: So... does this make it even for algore, or do the Republicans get one more since this isn't a Presidential election ? Someone needs to keep score !!!

Franken won because of Diebold rigging the election?

What's with the "algore" thing? I never understood that. Wasn't that started by Rush Limbaugh, in which case you're aping a semi-joke started by someone who was most likely inn a serious drug haze?

Our government has turned into a epic tragic comedy as it is, he should fit right in.

GaryPDX: Our government has turned into a epic tragic comedy as it is, he should fit right in.

turned into an epic tragic comedy? It's been an epic tragedy for quite some time now, so I guess this is an improvement.

GaryPDX: Our government has turned into a epic tragic comedy as it is, he should fit right in.

I'm sure you're only familiar with the homonym, but you may want to look up Ancient Greece the next time you're trolling for boys at the public library.

No he won't. There are all kinds of reports saying that no matter who "wins" there's going to be instant lawsuits challenging the results for the next few months.

Mercutio879: A few of my Minneso(h)tan friends say that he was a good mayor, but as a senator he's turned into an egotistical brat.

And he switched parties when he realized he wasn't going to be more than a mayor. If only Wellstone hadn't crashed...

GaryPDX: Our government has turned into a epic tragic comedy as it is, he should fit right in.

You mean for the last 8 years.

It's a new day, Gary. You'll get over it.

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: No he won't.

After all this is said and done, I'm pretty sure he'll be a Senator.

Ed Finnerty: GaryPDX: Our government has turned into a epic tragic comedy as it is, he should fit right in.

I'm sure you're only familiar with the homonym, but you may want to look up Ancient Greece the next time you're trolling for boys at the public library.


hahahahaha..oh boy, you are such a clever individual.

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: No he won't. There are all kinds of reports saying that no matter who "wins" there's going to be instant lawsuits challenging the results for the next few months.

I agree, this election has been botched. Both sides have many appeals.

/sheeesh!

TheGreatGildersleeve: JohnnyC: I'm glad Franken is winning, but this whole, "If they give it to the other guy there is going to be a serious fight" thing by his opponent AFTER the votes have been recounted is just being a sore-loser.

He said AFTER, genius.

JohnnyC: Mercutio879: Umm, you don't know Coleman very well do you? A few of my Minneso(h)tan friends say that he was a good mayor, but as a senator he's turned into an egotistical brat.

Nope... I don't know the guy very well. Luckily it's looking like I won't have to either. :D

ANd the fact that Coleman will be going to jail soon (The FBI investigation won't be too hard now that the former business partner of the guy who funneled cash to Coleman is cooperating with authorities) means a Franken victory is the most democratic result, as if Coleman got the seat they'd just have to appoint a replace in about 3 months

I would like to read an article every time a vote is counted. Please describe in detail how the vote was examined. I can't get enough of this.

The Onanist: You mean for the last 8 years.

It's a new day, Gary. You'll get over it.

Get over what? It's a constant and duty to criticize government. Oh I get it, you're trying to jab at me. I just wish people could see a larger picture than just their hatred for the monkey boy.

The Onanist: Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: No he won't.

After all this is said and done, I'm pretty sure he'll be a Senator.

I don't have any vested interest in either, so it's pretty irrelevant to me. I'm just saying that this is not even close to over, if these assbag lawyers plan on filing all the appeals and lawsuits they've stated they will.

krelborne: I would like to read an article every time a vote is counted. Please describe in detail how the vote was examined. I can't get enough of this.

I hate orderly, lawful vote recounts!

It's like...ummm...some type of EPIC TRAGEDY!

If the election were held today, Coleman would win by 10%. Without the huge Obama turnout, Franken would not have a shot.


That being said, it will be a sad day if Franken is elected. He is the left's equivalent of Ann Coulter. Anti-intellectual and full of vitriol.

GaryPDX: I just wish people could see a larger picture than just their hatred for the monkey boy.

The same applies to those who don't happen to like the President-Elect. Try to remember that.

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: I don't have any vested interest in either, so it's pretty irrelevant to me. I'm just saying that this is not even close to over, if these assbag lawyers plan on filing all the appeals and lawsuits they've stated they will.

Thus far, most of the appeals by the Coleman camp have been dismissed outright by the courts. He's just grasping for straws at this point. Minnesota is rank with the smell of desperation from the Coleman camp

GaryPDX: I just wish people could see a larger picture than just their hatred for the monkey boy.

Who cares what you say when you reduce your critics to cartoons -- your delusion rests on you being the smartest person in the thread.

'Cause you're the only who's capable of seeing the big picture eh?

Whatever dude. Go make some charcoal.

fenianfark: If the election were held today, Coleman would win by 10%. Without the huge Obama turnout, Franken would not have a shot.


That being said, it will be a sad day if Franken is elected. He is the left's equivalent of Ann Coulter. Anti-intellectual and full of vitriol.

Projection. The final refuge of the scoundrel.

Of course the Gore recount never got finished, what with that whole US Supreme court telling Florida how to handle the ballot thing

fenianfark: If the election were held today, Coleman would win by 10%. Without the huge Obama turnout, Franken would not have a shot.

I beg to differ. The impending Coleman lawsuit wasn't really exposed until after the election and the way Coleman has handled his part of the recount shows just how much of a slimy weasel he is.


That being said, it will be a sad day if Franken is elected. He is the left's equivalent of Ann Coulter. Anti-intellectual and full of vitriol.

I'm glad you have been following this election and candidate Franken down there in St. Louis. You are a testament to a truly civics-minded person.

DarnoKonrad: GaryPDX: I just wish people could see a larger picture than just their hatred for the monkey boy.

Who cares what you say when you reduce your critics to cartoons -- your delusion rests on you being the smartest person in the thread.

'Cause you're the only who's capable of seeing the big picture eh?

Whatever dude. Go make some charcoal.

lol..wut?

El_Frijole_Blanco: Of course the Gore recount never got finished, what with that whole US Supreme court telling Florida how to handle the ballot thing

Sore loser.

It's cool that both sides have such perfect equivalents. The right has Coulter and the left has Franken, the right has NewsMax and the left has Kos... it's all just a well designed RTS game.

hey, as long as he's a Democrat, it could be charles manson for all i care. we've had republicans out the asss for the last 28 years.
since 1980, we've had only 8 years of a democrat president. and since 1994, we've had only 2 years of democratic majorities in both houses of congress.
the results speak for themselves.
out damn spot!!

krelborne: I would like to read an article every time a vote is counted. Please describe in detail how the vote was examined. I can't get enough of this.

It seems like they are only capable of reviewing one or two votes a day too. Gotta love the government.

fenianfark: If the election were held today, Coleman would win by 10%. Without the huge Obama turnout, Franken would not have a shot.


That being said, it will be a sad day if Franken is elected. He is the left's ANSWER TO Ann Coulter. Anti-intellectual and full of vitriol.

And if the third party candidate didn't run...
And if a frog had wings it wouldn't bump its arse a-hoppin'

If you've read any of Franken's books, you'd see how he's not an anti-intellectual. His approach has been to dissect the right wingers, often using their own tactics, only with better rhetoric. The only problem is that it becomes wrestling a pig. He gets dirty and the pig likes it.

The Onanist: I beg to differ. The impending Coleman lawsuit wasn't really exposed until after the election and the way Coleman has handled his part of the recount shows just how much of a slimy weasel he is.

I didn't say that Coleman was a great guy, nor do I think so. It is the old douchebag v shiat sandwich conundrum.

However, I believe that the situation may have been similar to that of the run-off of Saxby Chambliss or the election of Anh Cao in Louisiana.

Without the large general election turnout Saxby won a runoff by a much greater margin. Also, Cao was able to win in a district that many thought could not go Republican. I believe that many Democrats that simply came out to vote for Obama would stay home and Coleman would win. How many one-time voters for Obama could really be swayed into coming out to vote for Franken alone? If the elections of Chambliss or Cao show anything, none.

El_Frijole_Blanco: Of course the Gore recount never got finished, what with that whole US Supreme court telling Florida how to handle the ballot thing

yeah it did...except it still really never prove anything.

"In the aftermath of the election, the first independent recount was conducted by The Miami Herald and USA Today. The Commision found that if all votes where the intent of the voter was clear were counted, Gore would have won, using any consistent standard for 'clear intent of the voter.' But if one counts only "undervotes" (when the vote is not detected by machine), and chooses not to consider "overvotes" (when a ballot ends up with more than one indication of a vote, for example both a punch-out and hand-written name, even if the intent is clear and both indicate the same candidate)[42] Bush would have won in legally requested recount scenarios. The independent recount therefore led to a greater awareness of the issue of 'overvotes'.
If all votes in Florida had been counted either under Florida law (which prescribes "intent of the voter), under the rules requested by Bush, or under the request by Gore within a week of the election to count all the Florida votes, Gore would have won the election. However, under the recount initially requested by Gore to include four Florida counties but not the entire state, Bush would have won. [43]

fenianfark: He is the left's equivalent of Ann Coulter.

That's like saying an irate mix-breed poodle and a vicious, cocaine fueled, purebred pit bull are equals.

Coulter is on a whole other dimension of crazy. Franken has his moments, but at least he's sane. And how is he "anti-intellectual?"

I don't pray often, but when I do, it's for something like Frankin winning a senate seat. I hope he gets a chance to unstuff a bunch of shirts.
And to the farker who said he was like Ann Colter, you probably never saw him on Letterman during the campaign. He was very articulate and well versed on issues.

fenianfark: I didn't say that Coleman was a great guy, nor do I think so. It is the old douchebag v shiat sandwich conundrum.

Right. You're the "I TOLD YOU SO!" douchebag who bet on two ponies and profits from one.

Its January. Make it stop.

Snarky Acronym: And to the farker who said he was like Ann Colter, you probably never saw him on Letterman during the campaign. He was very articulate and well versed on issues.

No I didn't. But I know that his radio program was no better than O'Reilly. If you didn't agree with him, it was over-the-top ranting and raving. That is why I said he was anti-intellectual. If you disagree with someone, you can debate it, like a civilized human being.

He, much like O'Reilly or Coulter, devolves into an epithet and ad hominem attack spewing monster. I'm sure he comes across as very likable on TV, when he is not openly debating someone. However, on his own platform, a radio show, he was just as bad as the two aforementioned anti-intellectual dullards.

Ed Finnerty: Right. You're the "I TOLD YOU SO!" douchebag who bet on two ponies and profits from one.

Stay classy.

fenianfark: How many one-time voters for Obama could really be swayed into coming out to vote for Franken alone? If the elections of Chambliss or Cao show anything, none.

Your argument might work for Chambliss, but it doesn't work for Cao. I'm an Obama voter from New Orleans who threw his first vote for a Republican at Cao. Regardless of the whole spectacle of the presidential election, we were just plain tired of Jefferson. I still can't believe he won the primary.

fenianfark:
No I didn't. But I know that his radio program was no better than O'Reilly. If you didn't agree with him, it was over-the-top ranting and raving. That is why I said he was anti-intellectual. If you disagree with someone, you can debate it, like a civilized human being.

He, much like O'Reilly or Coulter, devolves into an epithet and ad hominem attack spewing monster. I'm sure he comes across as very likable on TV, when he is not openly debating someone. However, on his own platform, a radio show, he was just as bad as the two aforementioned anti-intellectual dullards.

I never listened to his radio show, but I have read a few of his books and seen a couple of TV debates. Franken is definitely not anti-intellectual. If anything, he's just frustrated. He's been pulling apart the GOP platform and mainstream Republican lies for 15+ years now and little has come of it. Why do you think O'Reilly, Hannity, and all of them hate him so much? If their viewers bothered to read Franken's book and take the information honestly, there is no way you could watch them without contempt.

Franken's not perfect, but for a large part he does his homework and is spot on target against the deception and misinformation. Lastly, he cares about what he's doing and wants to really improve his country- I'll excuse passionate outbursts if that's what he's fighting for.