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LIVE-BLOGGING DFL SENATE CANDIDATES ON “ALMANAC”
By Michael B. Brodkorb | August 24, 2007
Mike Ciresi, Jim Cohen, and Al Franken are debating tonight on "Almanac". Check back to Minnesota Democrats Exposed for updates during tonight's debate.
7:35 p.m.: The debate is over…more analysis to come. Ciresi needs to clean-up his answer on gay marriage, but he won tonight's debate.
7:30 p.m.: Mary Lahammer asked people at the State Fair questions for the candidate. A kid slammed Franken for his weak position on Iraq. Brutal.
7:26 p.m.: Gay marriage: Franken supports gay marriage, Ciresi said he supports civil marriage. Cohen supports gay marriage. Franken said he's not afraid of gay marriage.
7:23 p.m.: Ciresi just corrected Franken's answer…said he didn't answer the question Kathy Wurzer asked. Franken looked angry.
7:21 p.m.: Ciresi took a subtle jab at Franken about name calling in political debates. Ciresi said he will not call Coleman names, yet he will attack his policies.
7:20 p.m.: Franken looks and sounds defensive.
7:13 p.m.: Second question: Iraq…Cohen said he is against the war…always has been. Ciresi said that he has always opposed the war in Iraq. Franken discussed how his position on Iraq has evolved.
7:11 p.m.: First question: raising gas tax…Jim Cohen, yes. Franken said he would keep it on the table…he kinda wormed out of answering the question. Mike Ciresi said he would support raising the gas tax.
7:09 p.m.: The debate has started…sitting in this order…Mike Ciresi, Al Franken, and Jim Cohen.
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August 24th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Gotta give Franken credit on his gay marraige question, your either in favor of leagalizing it or not, and if your afraid of the politics of your opinion your not ready to lead.
Otherwise a pretty dull and meaningless debate.
August 24th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Franken screwed up the question on home mortgages being foreclosed and had to be corrected by Mike. That’s pretty bad. Franken answers the foreclosure question by mentioning participation in a 2002 predatory lending conference. Then Franken goes off on a partisan name calling binge which Ciresi correctly identifies. Then when asked by Kathy how HE (Franken) will unite people in congress he responds by FIGHTING (his emphasis not mine) for things people want (as if the republicans weren’t even part of congress). Amusing Freudian slip by Cohen – we must bring Syria to table for the safety and security of Iranians – er – Iraqis. Franken thinks we completely lost our standing as an honest broker in the middle east – yeah I want to send him to congress. Ciresi won.
August 24th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Franken won’t do shit to unite anyone. He’s a divisive asshole to the core. Listening to any democrat claim they’ll do anything to unite anyone makes me puke. They’re the source of national division in the first place.
Democrats don’t give a shit about uniting. They’re not even interested in talking to conservatives, much less addressing their concerns. Liberals are just a bunch of chicken-shit liars.
August 24th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
They say they were always against the war in Iraq?
Sounds like bandwagon fans to me! Hillary even voted for the war. If I’m not mistaken there was only 1 U.S. Senator that would of stood alone on this issue when it really mattered the most. I believe that man’s name was Paul Wellstone. Oh, If only we could have another Wellstone elected in 2008…
August 24th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
…..So what are your views on the Independence Party Chestnut?
August 24th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Ciresi won tonight’s debate.
August 24th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
More importantly nothing about Frankens perfomrmance suggested he will get any votes that Mike Hatch didn’t. He’s just another Democrat and hey good for him, but it’s not gonna get him to far.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
I’d agree with your assessment, Michael – Ciresi clearly won the debate. Franken wasn’t answering the questions put to him. Ciresi’s position on gay marriage is fine – no-one is asking that the state force churches to recognise gay marriages. That would be a violation of the separation of church and state.
I don’t agree on Franken doing no better than Mike Hatch. Hatch was very unpopular among DFLers. That didn’t help him in the general election. Remember he did very poorly in the urban core – and DFL candidates need to do well in the urban core to win the state.
It’s good Amy Klobuchar can be on Almanac to get a puff piece interview – she’s not holding any constituent town meetings during the break – she’s kind of like Michele Bachmann that way.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
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August 24th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
That’s the spirit Chestnut, that’s the spirit.
August 24th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Eva: do you think any of the candidates’ answers on gay marriage will hurt them with DFLers?
I think Ciresi needs to clean-up his answer, but all of the candidates seem to be on the same page.
August 25th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
I’m not sure about DFLers in general. Ciresi needs to be clear in his answer – it sounds a bit like Obama – there’s a straw man there, because no one is calling for forcing churches to perform/recognise gay marriages. The catholic church doesn’t recognise divorce – but that isn’t how things are done with civil law.
I think what’s going to help Ciresi more is his consistent opposition to the war – as opposed to Franken’s Johnny come lately approach.
August 25th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Ciresi will win EVERY debate against Franken. How can he not, he has one of the best law firms around. I do like Ciresi, but since I plan on winning in 2008 anyway I would much rather have Franken in the debates.
I do know one thing forsure though I could still out debate Ciresi.ON ANY DAY OF THE WEEK, even if I’m half awake….that statement should take nothing away from Ciresi though.
Franken I would SHUT DOWN immediately….So please everyone give Franken the endorsement, It would be very troubling to Mr. Ciresi to be shut down by me, at least he would get a free education from me in the debates though.
August 25th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
“there’s a straw man there, because no one is calling for forcing churches to perform/recognise gay marriages.”
It would be laughable if they tried. Hello separation of church and state… actually, that’s the separation the framers intended…
“The catholic church doesn’t recognize divorce…”
Spoken like a non-Catholic. The Catholic church does too recognize divorce… Just not the government’s granting of one… It’s called an annulment…
August 25th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Chestnut – exactly so – there is separation of church and state – and that’s part of what it’s for.
August 28th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
PLAY BALL!
SUB TITLE
SENATE SEAT BOOGIE
BY BANJOTOM
AUGUST 2007
WENT TO A SOFTBALL GAME IN ST. PAUL LAST NIGHT. THE GAME STARTED WITH AN ANNOUNCEMENT THERE WOULD BE A RUN OFF FOR A SPOT ON FIRST BASE. GOOD LOOKING KID FROM OUT OF TOWN ((NC) THAT SUDDENLY WENT TO PLAY FOR AN OPPOSING TEAM HAD VACATED THE POSITION. OF FOUR POSSIBLE GUYS OPTING FOR THE POSITION THREE GUYS SHOWED UP. WORD WAS THE ONE GUY THAT DID NOT SHOW UP WAS SIMPLE IGNORED BY THE COACH CAUSE HE DID NOT MEASURE UP TO SIGN UP STANDARDS SET BY UNKNOWN PARENTS THAT FUNDED THE T-SHIRTS FOR THE BALLTEAM. ANY WAY, THEY ALL WANTING TO PLAY FIRST BASE.
ONE KID WAS QUIET RICH KID WHOSE WHO WON THE LOTTERY AND HAD MOVED TO A NICE NEW DEVELOPMENT OUT SIDE THE OLD CITY…. HE LOOKED LIKE HE WAS LIVING COMFORTABLE CAUSE HE PASSED OUT HIS RESUME AND DVD’s TO EVERYONE THAT LOOK LIKE A POTENTIAL FUTURE FAN. PEOPLE ALSO REALLY GROOVED ON THE GIFTS HE HAD FOR LITTLE SCHOOL KIDS AND, AND FRESH FRUIT FOR SKINNY LITTLE GIRLS THAT LOOKED HUNGRY, AND IT FELT LIKE THE OPRA WINFREY SHOW.
THE OTHER KID WAS NOT FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD EITHER (A F) HE HAD ATTENDED SCHOOL WITH SOME OF US, BRIEFLY, THEN MOVED OUT OF STATE AND STRUCK IT BIG ON A TV TALENT SHOW FOR FUNNY PEOPLE. A FUNNY GUY HE COULD APPLE POLISHING LIKE NOBODIES BUSINESS. THE KID WORE STRIKING GLASSES THAT WITHOUT WHICH HE WOULD BE BLIND AND CLUMSY AND WAS NICE BUT KINDA PUSHY!
AND JUMPED IN LINE WHENEVER HE FELT LIKE IT.
ANY WAY ONE OF THE MOMS WAS CONTROLLING THE WHOLE INTERVIEW PROCESS (KW) HELD BEFORE FIELD TRIALS. SHE WORKED FOR TPT, A SO CALLED LOCAL PUBLIC TV STATION. SHE KEPT PUSHING DOWN THE THIRD GUY, A GUY, SHORT IN STATURE, DRESSED NICE, BUT HIS HAIR WAS JUST A LITTLE LONG AND IF HE DIED IT RED IN STEAD OF SILVER HE WOULD LOOK LIKE SPANKY FROM OUR GANG…. READY TO LEAD THE TEAM TO ULTIMATE VICTORY.
ANY WAY THIS SOFT BALL MOM WAS VERY IRRITATING TO EVERY ONE BUT SHE REMAINED OBLIVIOUS. SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WAS DOING, AT LEAST EVERYONE THOUGHT, SO WE THINK SHE HAD A THING FOR THE GOOFY KID WITH THE BIG GLASSES AND WAS FRIENDS WITH THE QUIET RICH KIDS PARENTS CAUSE THEY WHERE SOCIAL CLIMBERS.
SHE DID NOT LIKE THE SHORT KID AND IT SHOWED IN HER DEMEANER. NOW WHEN THE FIELD TRIAL BEGAN THIS WOMEN WAS VISABLY SUCKING UP TO HER FAVORITES AND RUDE TO THE SCRUFFY SILVER HAIRED KID THAT WANTED TO PLAY VERY VERY BAD BUT JUST COULD NOT TAKE A NICE LITTLE PUNCH AT THIS WOMEN WHO WAS JUST BEGGING FOR IT. A PUNCH IN HER FANCY PANTS BUTT FOR BEING SUCH A SHRILL. SHE HAD A PIERCING MOTHER WAY OF LOOKING NICE BUT YOU WANT TO JUST PUNCH HER AND OF COURCE YOU COULD’NT.
SHE HAD NO POWER TO APPOINT YOU TO FIRST BASE, BUT, SHE WAS A GATEKEEPER FOR HER FAVORITES BOYS. EVENTIALLY THE RICH GUY GOT FIRSTS ON THE POSITION CAUSE THE COACH WAS NOT STUPID AND HE NEEDED A NEW BUS FOR THE TEAM AND THIS WAS HIS AGENA OR PLAN FROM THE GET GO.
ANY WAY, THE SILVER HAIRED KID WENT HOME ANGRY ALTHOUGH HE NEVER LET ON DURING THE INTERVIEW CAUSE HES SO NICE AND LOOKED SCARED (EVEN THOUGH HE’S NOT) TO TAKE ON THE BIG BOYS WHEN THEY CLEARLY NEEDED A THRASHING. WHEN HE GOT OUT HE WAS FUMING AS WELL AS HIS FRIENDS. THE KID WAS KICKING HIMSELF FOR NOT STANDING UP TO THE SOFTBALL MOM THAT PUSHED HIM AWAY AND INSTEAD OF SHOWING HIS STUFF HE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS SHRILL WOMEN.
HE VOWED TO RETURN AND LEARN TO CONFRONT THE PUSHY GOOFY KID WITH THE GLASSES. THIS WOMEN SEEMEDTO TREAT HIM LIKE A NONENTITY SOME TIMES. NEXT TIME HE VOWED TO BE READY! THE NEXT WOMEN THAT TRIED TO TREAT HIM LIKE A NONENTITY HE’S BE READY. HE KNEW IN HIS HEART HE HAD TO OVER COME THESE BARRIERS AND HE HAD A FRIEND THAT TRIED TO GET HIM TO BE A FIGHTER BUT HE CHOOSE TO REMAIN A VISIONARY CAUSE IT WAS THE LEAST OFFENSIVE ROLE. THE BLUEBOOD IN HIM JUST COULD NOT TAKE CHARGE OF THE CLASS IT WAS UNMANNAGEABLE, VERY FUSTRATING. HE WENT BACK TO HIS CAVE AND COMTEMPLATED A NEW LINE OF ATTACK.
JUST THE THROUGHT OF ATTACKING ANY ONE WAS REPUGNENT BUT HE HAD A FRIEND THAT HAD TRIED TO GET THE FIGHTER OUT OF HIM, ANY WAY THE NICE GUY IN HIM PREVAILED AND THE LOTTO RICH KID WON FIRST STRING THE FUNNY GUY LOST TOUCH WITH REALITY. MY GOD THE HOME TOWN RICH KID IS GOING SCORE BIG TIME. SURE HOPE HE DOES NOT SHOOTS HIMSELF IN THE FOOT THOUGHT SOME OBSERVERS.
MEANTIME, HE WILL JUST HAVE TO BE THE SUB FOR FIRST BASE AND NOT THE MAIN EVENT FOR A WHILE MORE. GOD HE WANTED TO JUST PUNCH THAT WOMEN AND RUN OUT ON THE FIELD AN PLAY CAUSE REAL PEOPLE REALLY DID LIKE HIM, AND HIS THOUGHTFULNESS, BUT, HE HAD A PROBLEM ABOUT HOW TO BREAK THROUGH THE CHINEASE WALL AROUND BEING ‘POOR’ WHICH HE WAS’NT HE WAS JUST FURUGLE, AND WHILE HE WAS LIVING ON PARK AVENUE, ‘A JEW KID ON PARK AVENUE’ HE THOUGHT…. I’M FISTY… JUST WOULD NOT WORK…. GEEK DID’NT FIT, ACADEMIC HMMMM…’ .
HE DECIDED JUST TO KEEP ON BEING HIMSELF BUT HIS FRIEND KEPT SAYING “IF YOU WANT DIFFERENT RESULTS YOU GOTTA DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY†THIS MADE HIS CLOSE FRIENDS CRINDGE AND HE GATHERED MORE NICE PEOPLE AROUND HIMSELF AND KEPT AT ARMS LENTH FROM HIS ANGRY FANS AND WAS UNHAPPY HE COULD NOT PREVAIL BEYOND THE WALL.
TRUTH IS, HE NEEDED TO WITHDRAW HIS PLEDGE NOT TO RUN ON THE FIELD. HE’D JUST START PLAYING CAUSE THEN HIS POWER WOULD RETURN AND AT LEAST FOLKS WOULD HAVE TO STOP BLOWING SMOKE IN HIS FACE AND GET REAL. EVEN IF HE HAD THE FIRST BASE POSITION HE’D STILL HAVE TO FACE THE LEADER OF SMOOZE AND CORRECPTION NOW PLAYING ON THE OTHER TEAM.
MEANWHILE, MOST HIS UPSET DISINFRANCHISED UNDER PAID STRUGGLING FANS, ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR HOMES CAUSE THIS WHOLE DANG BALL GAME WAS HEADED INTO THE POORHOUSE. BUT THEY REMAINED STEADFAST HOPING FOR THE BEST OR WORST TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD.
’I JUST FEEL BAD WHEN FOLKS ARE DESCRIBING THE SAND AROUND A DUDE THAT’’S SINKING FAST.IN THE MIRE? BUT, HE VOWED HE WOULD KEEP TRYING LIKE THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD. I COULD ONLY SAY A PRAYER FOR THE WHOLE STATE THAT WAS WATCHING THIS GUY FIGHT THE BIG BOYS WITH ALL THEIR LEG UP PITCHING AND FIELDING TECKNIQUES.