SAINT PAUL – As Minnesotans everywhere prepare their taxes, the Coleman for Senate campaign today released a webvideo called “The Franken Tax” that focuses on Al Franken’s endorsement of a ten cent-a-gallon gas tax increase, something he claims people wouldn’t notice. The video features average Minnesotans, filling up at the pump, showing that, in fact, the people of Minnesota are noticing the recent tax hike. As the video shows, middle class Minnesotans simply can’t afford the gas tax hike supported by Franken.

“Al Franken is out of touch. His idea that Minnesotans wouldn’t notice a ten cent gas tax shows how out of touch he is and how dangerous he is to hardworking middle class families,” said Cullen Sheehan, campaign manager. “Senator Norm Coleman flatly rejects any tax increase that will negatively impact middle class families.”

The video can be viewed at: http://www.colemanforsenate.com/.

Endorses Gas Tax Hike, Claims It Wouldn’t Be Noticed:

Franken: “I’m in favor of at least a five to ten cent tax increase. And the fluctuation of gas prices is that everyday anyway. I don’t think people would notice it so much.” (TwinWest Chamber Candidate Forum, October 5, 2007)

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10 Responses to “COLEMAN FOR U.S. SENATE PRESS RELEASE: “COLEMAN FOR SENATE RELEASES ‘THE FRANKEN TAX’ WEBVIDEO””

1. Chestnut Says:
   April 14th, 2008 at 8:50 pm

   Coming from Al, the notion that people won’t feel the extra government levied pain at the pump is plausible.

   I mean, here’s a guy who didn’t notice the fines and penalties levied on his business when he neglected to provide basic protections for his employees. I bet the tens of thousands of dollars barely caused a dent in his wallet, or his conscience.

2. HCDFL Says:
   April 14th, 2008 at 9:17 pm

   Gas has gone up 30 cents in the past couple of months and these folks are claiming a 2 cent gas tax is responsible for taking food off their tables.
   Give me a break.
   That’ll do Sheeple that’ll do

3. Yoni Says:
   April 14th, 2008 at 9:19 pm

   Chestnut,

   Michael has had over 100 posts on the Worker’s Comp thing, why the need to bring it up here? funny Michael doesn’t ask you to stop hijacking his blog’o'lies

4. amy Says:
   April 14th, 2008 at 9:58 pm

   Al didn’t notice 25,000 in tax penalties or workers comp fines, whatever…, What’s 5/10 cents to him. He makes millions. He is a limosine liberal, elitist. He has lived on the upper East side of NY for 30+ years . He does not get Minnesota.

5. Chestnut Says:
   April 15th, 2008 at 4:52 am

   HCDFL, you truly are the most ridiculously ignorant troll to visit MDE. The government currently profits more than the oil companies from the sale of gasoline. Gas tax revenues to the state have grown over 300 percent in the last 10 years. And yet you liberal clowns need to grab more?

   We may be staring down the barrel of a recession. Liberals answer? Extract more cash out of the economy, and steal more out of taxpayers wallets.

   I believe it’s you dumb bastards who are bitching about the price of gas and what oil companies make, and the price of everything else. You’re apparently too damn dumb to understand it’s reckless and stupid liberal polices — beyond taxes — driving up the costs.

   Yoni, you ignorant slut. My comment was related to the post. Al Franken won’t notice the taxes he proposes, the same way he doesn’t notice his obligation to obey the law.

   DFL: Den For Liars.

6. HCDFL Says:
   April 15th, 2008 at 6:47 am

   Chestnut;
   We are in a recession, and it was caused by the Bush tax cuts, lack of private sector job growth, the cost of the war and the high cost of health care and energy.
   At least the Republicans were right about one thing, that government doesn’t work, especially when they’re in charge
   GOP = Greed over People
   That’ll do Sheeple that’ll do

7. Chestnut Says:
   April 15th, 2008 at 8:47 am

   HCDFL: What color is the sky in your world?

8. Tax Day at MNpublius.com Says:
   April 15th, 2008 at 9:13 pm

   [...] his chief muck tosser, Cullen Sheehan, quite predictably took this opportunity to launch another attack on Al Franken. “Al Franken is out of touch. His idea that Minnesotans wouldn¹t notice a ten [...]

9. BC Says:
   April 17th, 2008 at 4:38 pm

   How come I do not hear complaining from the GOP about the $35 millon bailout for Xcel Center in the bonding bill. We get all the expense, Norm got the glory and Naegle gets all the profit.

   How much has Norm received in campaign contributions from the Wild ownership? Answer me that Michael?

10. DFL HAS PRESS EVENT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HIGH GAS PRICES THEY HELPED CREATE | Minnesota Democrats Exposed Says:
    June 30th, 2008 at 10:24 am

    [...] a massive gas-tax increase.  It is Al Franken, the DFL endorsed candidate for the U.S. Senate, that supports increasing the gas-tax.  Franken, a multi-millionaire, even suggested that Minnesotans wouldn’t notice a gas tax [...]

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