Archive for April, 2008
« Previous EntriesTHE POLITICO: “TAX SLIP-UP MARS FRANKEN CAMPAIGN” #2
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008“While the actual infraction may be far from a killer, the campaign’s slow handling of the matter has raised questions about Franken’s readiness for the scrutiny of a statewide Senate race. The Franken campaign has restricted media access to him. And until he actually paid the back taxes, Franken did not directly respond to reporters’ [...]
FROM STAR TRIBUNE: SENATOR TOM BAKK ASKED “BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE” TO GET IN U.S. SENATE RACE
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008“DFLers across Minnesota said Wednesday that they were standing by Al Franken, with party officials and activists voicing confidence in his U.S. Senate candidacy a day after he said he had inadvertently left taxes unpaid in 17 states. At the same time, some party leaders acknowledged being nervous about Franken’s prospects. And state Senate Tax [...]
THE POLITICO: “TAX SLIP-UP MARS FRANKEN CAMPAIGN”
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008“Al Franken’s once-quixotic campaign for a Minnesota Senate seat has appeared to be in surprisingly good shape. Despite the archive of edgy sound bites from his decades as a comedian, he has been running neck and neck with Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.). His populist economic message and unconventional biography have seemed to resonate in a [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA CALLS ON AL FRANKEN TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT CORPORATE ACTIVITES IN ALL 50 STATES
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today called on Al Franken to answer several outstanding questions regarding the business practices of Alan Franken Inc. after Franken revealed he would pay $70,000 to 17 states for back taxes. “Al Franken’s admission that he owes at least $70,000 to at least 17 different states [...]
MN GOP PRESS EVENT ON FRANKEN’S TAX TROUBLES
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008I’m at the Republican Party of Minnesota’s (MN GOP) press event about Al Franken’s tax troubles. The drip, drip, drip continues as the MN GOP has more information on Franken’s tax problems. UPDATE: The MN GOP released information on two states missing from Franken’s disclosure yesterday. This is amazing. UPDATE #2: Carey just dropped another [...]
BRUTAL: FRANKEN’S BUSINESS PROBLEMS ON FRONT PAGE OF STAR TRIBUNE AND PIONEER PRESS
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008AN OMINOUS WARNING FROM A REPORTER ABOUT FRANKEN’S BUSINESS TROUBLE
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008“Word around the Capitol is that Franken’s troubles are not over either.” Source: TPT’s Mary Lahammer, April 30, 2008
MN GOP MEDIA ADVISORY: “REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA TO RESPOND TO FRANKEN CLAIMS REGARDING GROWING TAX SCANDAL”
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Who: Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey What: Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey to respond to Al Franken’s claims regarding growing tax scandal When: 2 P.M, Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Where: Room 181, State Office Building
LARRY JACOBS: “AL FRANKEN IS ON THE ROPES….AND HE’S TAKING BLOWS”
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008“Franken says he waited to reveal the tax information himself to make sure he got it right. Some say he might have waited too long. ‘Al Franken is on the ropes. He’s trying to fight off the ropes, and he’s taking blows. And it’s not clear if he’s going to be able to get back [...]
FRANKEN TO PAY OVER $20,000 IN BACK TAXES TO CALIFORNIA
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Ahhh…it all comes back to California and to this post that started this whole mess for Team Franken: “The amounts Franken is paying back range from more than $20,000 to the state of California, to amounts well under $1,000 to numerous states.” Source: Associated Press, April 29, 2008 Click here for the complete story. The [...]
CIRESI WON’T RULE OUT GETTING BACK IN SENATE RACE
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008“Jennifer Duffy, of the Cook Political Report in Washington, D.C., said that the ‘nervousness about Franken’s candidacy had ebbed, but it’s going to spike back up now.’ The chances for a serious challenger are remote, she said, unless the candidate can provide funding and go straight to a September primary, bypassing the June endorsing convention. [...]
MUST READ FROM THE STAR TRIBUNE: “FRANKEN PAYS $70,000 IN BACK TAXES AND PENALTIES IN 17 STATES”
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008“Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken, front-runner in the race to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, said on Tuesday that he has paid $70,000 in back taxes and penalties owed in 17 states going back to 2003. Franken, who delivers speeches across the country and still receives residuals from television shows, movies and books, [...]
MORE OF FRANKEN’S BUSINESS TROUBLES HIT FRONT PAGE OF DRUDGE REPORT
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008“UPDATE: Comedian-turned candidate Franken to pay $70K in back taxes…” ### This post also appears on Blogs for Norm!, an online community and blog covering the 2008 U.S. Senate campaign in Minnesota. The primary goal of Blogs for Norm! is to organize bloggers who support U.S. Senator Norm Coleman.
COLEMAN FOR U.S. SENATE PRESS RELEASE: “A STATEMENT FROM SENATOR NORM COLEMAN”
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Saint Paul – The following is a statement from U.S. Senator Norm Coleman regarding news accounts that Al Franken owes $70,000 in back taxes in seventeen states “These are troubling admissions by Al Franken. Clearly, with self-professed violations in 17 different states, there will be many, many questions about this matter. On behalf of the [...]
MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA STATEMENT ON AL FRANKEN’S ADMISSION THAT BROKE TAX LAWS IN 17 STATES”
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008St. Paul- Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Ron Carey today issued the following statement regarding Al Franken’s admission that broke tax laws in 17 different states. “Al Franken’s admission that he has violated laws in 17 different states since 2003 is only the beginning of this story. As a CEO who is responsible for the [...]
STAR TRIBUNE: “FRANKEN OWES $70,000 IN BACK TAXES IN 17 STATES”
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008“DFL U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken, frontrunner in the race to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, owes $70,000 in back taxes in 17 states, where he earned income going back to 2003. Franken on Tuesday told the Associated Press that he never intended to avoid paying taxes and that on the advice of his [...]
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE AP: “FRANKEN TO PAY $70,000 IN BACK TAXES IN 17 STATES”
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008“Senate candidate Al Franken says he will pay about $70,000 in back income taxes in 17 states where he earned income going back to 2003. The Minnesota Democrat has been under attack by Republicans for failing to file tax returns in California for several years that he earned money there. Franken tells The Associated Press [...]
NY GOP PRESS RELEASE: “AL FRANKEN, TAX ACCOUNTANT MUST FULLY DISCLOSE THE TRUTH ON FAILURE TO FILE TAX RETURNS CLAIMS”
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008ALBANY, NY (04/29/2008) — Last month, political candidate Al Franken was required to pay over $25,000 in penalties to New York State for failing to make workers compensation insurance and disability insurance payments for his employees in Al Franken Incorporated. Recent reports that Al Franken Incorporated, the company Al Franken founded in New York in [...]
MUST READ FROM CHECKS & BALANCES: “THE FRANKEN FIASCO”
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008“As we watch the series of stories regarding questions over presumptive DFL nominee U.S. Senate Candidate Al Franken’s (D) tax woes in California we wonder if our earlier assessments may have been dead on. As discussions of Franken’s candidacy grew more plausible we stated our opinion of Franken being the consummate foil again U.S. Senator [...]
MY FACT-BASED RESPONSE TO A DISGUSTING, VILE AND FACTUALLY FALSE ATTACK ON SENATOR COLEMAN’S WIFE
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008It’s time to set the record straight to Two-Putt Tommy and the other bloggers who have began the vicious and disgusting attack against Senator Norm Coleman’s wife. For the record, I think using vulgar and vile comments about someone’s wife and the mother of someone’s kids is pretty pathetic. It’s this kind of “satire†that [...]
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