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By: el presidente

el presidente — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:41:32 +0000

You may be making assumptions about “your own kind” however, it makes for a “digital camera moment” as distinguished from a somewhat memorable “Kodak moment.”

By: A FEW QUESTIONS FOR MONIFA BENISON | Minnesota Democrats Exposed

A FEW QUESTIONS FOR MONIFA BENISON | Minnesota Democrats Exposed — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:45:20 +0000

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By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:25:37 +0000

LOL, that’s funny BC. Why don’t you stay over with your pals at Kos, et. al. There’s no greater cesspool of anger, hate and disrespect than the Democrat party.

By: BC

BC — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:09:27 +0000

As a new reader of this blog, I am just trying to fit into the culture of anger, foul language and disrespect.

By: Big Kahuna

Big Kahuna — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:16:41 +0000

“you assholes are the biggest pricks around.”
~ BC Says

El Pres, I think you are being a little hard on your own kind here about the language.

By: Swiftee

Swiftee — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:03:45 +0000

Sucks to be Al right about now, doesn’t it “BC”??

Heh.

By: Swiftee

Swiftee — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:02:18 +0000

That might have been true before they got a taste of Al Franken’s language, ep.

Cuando viene a utilizar el idioma mugriento, Al esta en una liga de su propio!

By: el presidente

el presidente — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:07:30 +0000

If Franken pays taxes to the State of California, some of the money might go to help people that speak Spanish and/or English.

Franken hasn’t necessarily been my candidate [at this point]. Check out my emails.

MBB/MDE has headlines about “swearing,” however, if a person were to take a digital photo of the screen of some of Chestnut’s posts, I think that most Minnesotans would shake their heads in disbelief at the language that MBB/MDE allows on the site.

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:03:06 +0000

What’s also ironic, BC is that the party of “tolerance” is the biggest bunch of hating, violent, criminal terrorist assholes on the planet.

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:46:18 +0000

BC , Brilliant!! Ok, just really stupid but what the heck…

By: BC

BC — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:58:35 +0000

What is also ironic is you call Al an angry guy when it appears that you assholes are the biggest pricks around.

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:16:08 +0000

Funny, Tommy always changes the subject to a Republican he deems is guilty of the same crime.

el p just one up’d him by changing the subject outright. “Al’s a tax cheat?…oh yeah, well Los Angeles has a big Spanish speaking population.”

That really knocks the cheese off my nacho. LOL!

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Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:58:38 +0000

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By: swiftee

swiftee — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:21:25 +0000

ep is taking news of Al’s latest debacle quite badly.

Perhaps a bit of quiet reflection is in order, ep?

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:18:47 +0000

el presidente, nobody gives a rat’s ass about your spanish speaking people.

By: el presidente

el presidente — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:36:12 +0000

I look at it this way.

If Franken pays his taxes, I’m letting you and others know where some of the money might go.

Ron Carey is happy, I am happy, if Franken decides to make an additional donation to some Spanish-speaking organization perhaps other people will be happy.

By: el presidente

el presidente — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:33:09 +0000

Many people don’t know that.

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:09:18 +0000

“The second largest, Spanish-speaking city in the world is Los Angeles, CA.”

Who gives a rat’s ass.

By: el presidente

el presidente — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:23:03 +0000

Perhaps Ron Carey and MBB/MDE and his ilk are currying favor with the people in the state of California.

El estado que tiene la ciudad los angeles. (The state that has the city Los Angeles.)

The second largest, Spanish-speaking city in the world is Los Angeles, CA.

By: Stonewall Jackson

Stonewall Jackson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:47:49 +0000

For years, the DFL has routinely gone after its poltiical enemies by the use of the filling of a complaint/data privacy request/request for investigation, etc with a public agency. In fact, the DFL has made it into an art form.

Finally, the GOP is getting into this game. As critical as I’ve been about Ron Carey, all I can say is: Well done! Well played!

By: D

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:23:30 +0000

I believe Angry Al has his only chapter in the great book: “Do as I say, not as I do”

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Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:13:20 +0000

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By: Swiftee

Swiftee — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:12:20 +0000

Someone call 911…I’m sure that Angry Al’s head is just about to explode!

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:10:58 +0000

BC, nice try – failed!! Angry Al is a typical liberal. They insist on all these rules and regulations, taxes, and all kinds of goverment involvement in our lives but yet when it comes to them playing by THEIR RULES they FAIL. I just love it when they shove this shit down our throats but they end up choking on it!!

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:07:45 +0000

What’s ironic, BC, you ignorant slut, is a liberal ass clown who demeans business owners and demands higher corporate taxes and other job and economy killing penalties, can’t manage to abide by the rules himself.

By: BC

BC — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:04:23 +0000

It is ironic that rightwingers always complain about the burden that government places on small businesses, then turns around and castigates a small business owner who screws up. Instead, you support a guy who has not had a private sector job since being a roadie.

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:00:07 +0000

P.S. I know of no professional or otherwise that would submit an “official” document without signing it… The absence of firm letterhead is suspicious enough… the lack of a signature just plain reeks.

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:57:58 +0000

Here’s the next question: How many accounting firms does Al Franken have on retainer? And which one (and what timeframe) did Monifa Benison work for any of them.

The letter allegedly from 2002 is allegedly from “Monifa Benison.” We know that in 2000, she worked for Marcum & Kliegman. Her LinkedIn profile says she worked for Starr & Company in or around 2007. And a News Release from “The AM Associates” has her working for them in just recently in 2008.

The AM Associates is the only firm that stands out as providing accounting services for “the who’s who list of people in the entertainment industry.”

At the same time, Franken has another accounting firm, Wloudinguer, Erk and Chanzis through at least 2004 and 2006 and in 2008.

Chanzis is the only firm to have demonstrably submitted paperwork on behalf of Franken to California. We only have an unsubstantiated plain letter from Benison, and it’s unclear what firm she worked for at the time.

There are some gaps in the timeline here, but this looks really bad for Franken. I ask again, how many CPAs does Franken have on retainer?