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Meanwhile, back in the States

After a long, bitterly-contested recount process, the Minnesota State Canvassing Board has certified Democrat Al Franken as the winner of last November’s Senate election against Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.

Although Coleman’s attorney vows to challenge the decision, I think the odds are pretty solid that Franken will end up taking Coleman’s place in the Senate.

Franken is a former “Saturday Night Live” comedian and the author of several books, including the very funny “Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot.”

Because the margin (225 votes) is so small, I’ve decided that the reason for Franken’s victory is the botch that Coleman made of questioning George Galloway when he testified before a Senate subcommittee investigating the corrupt Iraqi “oil-for-food” program in 2005. The sadly no-longer-blogging Douglas at Last of the Famous International Playboys got it about right at the time.

Go ahead, prove otherwise.

Comments

Mike    
  6 January 2009, 12:30 am

Can’t wait for Shaun Hannity’s face!

Hope he is back on tonight.

mesquito    
  6 January 2009, 12:36 am

Landslide Al.

David All    
  6 January 2009, 12:46 am

Mesquito: “Lanslide Al”
You Betcha!

Boogski    
  6 January 2009, 1:11 am

Franken had a field day a few years ago when Rep. Dick Armey referred to Rep. Barney Frank as “Barney Fag”. :D

Hell, maybe Franken can bring a little humour to the floor of the Senate.

M o r g o t h    
  6 January 2009, 1:14 am

Well, Franken did the usual Democratic ploy of “mysteriously” discovering more and more convenient votes for him, like what happened in Washington State a few years back.

He has stolen Minnesota, basically.

but hey, that’s the Democrat’s usual tactic.

Corrupt motherfucking cunts.

vildechaye    
  6 January 2009, 1:25 am

“But hey, that’s the Democrat’s usual tactic.
Corrupt motherfucking cunts.”

Unlike those republicans, who steal presidential elections by getting their bro’ the gov to disenfranchise thousands.

By the way, how did franken “discover” more votes… I thought vote counting was impartial. Or did they not teach you that in civics class, Morgoof.

downsteamJim    
  6 January 2009, 2:44 am

vilechaye: It is a shame when people who are dead, do not exist, or are convicted felons are denied the vote. This group consistanly votes 100% liberal democrat.

Tacitus    
  6 January 2009, 2:57 am

Historically, the American Democratic party is the party of demogogy, ballot-stuffing and election fraud, the Republican party, the party of economic Darwinism and law enforcement.

You can clear your sinuses by consulting the Hamas Charter and returning to pure Progressive Principles.

Josh Scholar    
  6 January 2009, 6:35 am

“brain cells” sigh

Thanks for your comment! It has been placed in the moderation queue, and if it is approved it will be published here soon!

Oh, Jesus. Those peppy, sarcastic exclamation points are a bit much.

tt    
  6 January 2009, 9:07 am

True Tacitus

Most voter fraud in the UK is in Labour areas….

Something those two Leftists parties have in common

M o r g o t h    
  6 January 2009, 10:52 am

Unlike those republicans, who steal presidential elections by getting their bro’ the gov to disenfranchise thousands.

*ALL* the major recounts of Florida showed Bush winning.

As DownStreamJim said, it is the Democrats who are the party of imaginary voters.

Mr Danger    
  6 January 2009, 3:01 pm

So I guess nobody here is familiar with the specifics of the situation, but they hate democrats and have spare time to rant on the internet.

ssmith    
  6 January 2009, 3:08 pm

The wall street journal reported that there are 25 precincts, that have more ballots counted then were actually cast in that precinct on election day. How does that happen?

The Clowns on the hill must be lonely. With the addition of Franken, maybe Pelosi, Reid, Frank, Kennedy and the like can finally transform this great nation into the circus they want.

They have gotten a great lead in the last two years.

Doktor Wer    
  6 January 2009, 6:01 pm

Nobody cares about Minnesota. What’s much more interesting is today’s rejection of the credentials of Balgojevich’s pick for the US Senate. The Dems are being humiliated and Obama’s honeymoon is over before it’s even started. No wonder Gene would prefer to talk about the election of the Clown Prince Franken.

Tim H    
  7 January 2009, 2:12 am

Franken did the usual Democratic ploy of “mysteriously” discovering more and more convenient votes for him, like what happened in Washington State a few years back.
He has stolen Minnesota, basically.

Yes in retrospect it seems insane that Franken should have been counting the votes himself and all on his own. Oh wait, it was actually an independent board that did the counting.

but hey, that’s the Democrat’s usual tactic.
Corrupt motherfucking cunts.

Yes some Democrats are are corrupt, crooked, self-serving, cheating, lying. In a word, they’re conservatives.

*ALL* the major recounts of Florida showed Bush winning.

Never mind that vildechaye wasn’t referring to that (but to the well documented disenfranchising of voters in traditionally Democratic areas and demographics, on the basis that they had similar names to convicts etc.). You have been corrected on this claim before. The recounts showed that though the specific counties that were the subject of the law suit would have gone Bush’s way with a recount, a recount of every vote across the state would have shown that Gore won. So why would you repeat something that you know is a lie? Oh wait, I answered that just above. Is it true that conservatives actually feel crippling physical pain if they aren’t lying, cheating or stealing?

What’s much more interesting is today’s rejection of the credentials of Balgojevich’s pick for the US Senate. The Dems are being humiliated and Obama’s honeymoon is over before it’s even started.

Given that it is the Dems themselves that have rejected Roland Burris’ credentials and refused to seat him how are they being humiliated? And everybody knows if Blagojevich and Burris were Republicans, a Republican Congressional leadership wouldn’t have even hesitated to seat him and Bush would have been telling everyone what stand-up guys they are and how all the conspiracy charges against Blagojevich are liberal lies. He isn’t even President yet and Obama is already cleaning up Washington DC, restoring honor to the Presidency after eight years of disgrace and incompetence, and leading the clean up Congress after the years of corruption under the likes of Tom DeLay and Ted Stevens.

Isn’t it interesting that the Democrats will always fight corruption even if it’s from members of their own party, but the Republicans will always try and cover-up for fellow Republicans, try and minimise or excuse what they’re done, and then pardon them when it’s all over? A suspicious man might conclude from that that all Republicans must be on the take, doing everything they can to help any of their colleagues who get caught to get off because they know it could be them next.

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