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TOWNHALL: “AL FRANKEN’S ACCOUNTANT”
By Michael B. Brodkorb | May 6, 2008
“So as Franken continues to blame Chanzis for everything short of global warming, one is left to wonder if the accountant is nearing the point at which he will talk to clear his name and affirm his competence. So far there has been silence as Chanzis has yet to talk because, in his words, ‘I’ve been told to say, ‘No comment.’
Doesn’t sound like someone on board with the silence plan does it? Also who is telling him not to talk? Franken?
At what point does Chanzis speak to either reaffirm he has provided 18 years of incompetent service to Al Franken, and any other celebrity clients he and his firm specialize in servicing, or to contradict Franken’s transparent efforts to pass the buck and have the account play the patsy?” Source: Townhall, May 6, 2008
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May 6th, 2008 at 11:20 PM
This is quite the alliteration of TownHall.com:
- of B’s B.Bennett
- of M’s M.Medved
- of H’s H.Hewitt
If Dennis would change his name to Pete or Pedro, and if Mike would change his name to Gus or Gary, the list could expand to:
- of P’s P.Prager
- of G’s G.Gallagher
Perhaps MDE’s title: in uppercase, red, letters, and in quotation marks, could also have a sub-title:
“MBB/MDE-IRS Grooms Sources Horses?”
May 6th, 2008 at 11:34 PM
Shit, it Townhall says Al is wrong, then Al must be wrong.
In all seriousness though, how much of a hand does Townhall, MDE, of the GOP actually think Franken had in his finances? The mere fact that he had an accountant would suggest very little to no hand, actually. It was a pretty big screw-up, but one that can’t honestly be considered a Franken screw-up. This was the accountant.
And I still believe Franken is an ass-clown.
May 6th, 2008 at 11:44 PM
Former appointed U.S. Senator Dean Barkley sounds as though he’ll be on a “silence-type” plan until summer 2008, when he’ll formally decide if he will run for U.S. Senate.
Barkley is currently driving a smaller-sized bus according to WCCO-TV broadcast news.
[For fun, please note, Barkely is not driving a turnip truck, nor is Franken's bookkeeper and/or accountant riding on the back of it, and there is no (historical) buck's horn knife for passing the buck.]
May 7th, 2008 at 5:06 AM
“In all seriousness though, how much of a hand does Townhall, MDE, of the GOP actually think Franken had in his finances?”
He was the chief financial officer. That means he played the biggest role possible.
May 7th, 2008 at 7:57 AM
So, Chestnut – why aren’t you leading the charge to clean YOUR OWN HOUSE of those responsible for financial mistakes?
Oh, wait – you’re a bootlicker!!!
As you were….
May 7th, 2008 at 8:19 AM
Who said I’m not?
Tommy, you’re a dumbass.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:33 AM
TPT and ELP
Why is it that you two continually have nothing of value to say but post the most? You two Buffoons are the biggest attention seekers ever.
As chestnut has pointed out several times you are either the same person or are sitting in the same little dungeon with the same DFL provided talking points.
TPT some day you will have the Guts to respond to my repeated questions about your racist comments.
For the new comers to this site TPT has made racist comments about people from the Middle East and has never had the guts to apologize or explained his comments. He is a liberal racist of the worst kind.
ELP as for you… you’re a non factor.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:41 AM
“TPT some day you will have the Guts to respond to my repeated questions about your racist comments.”
Yeah, “right”. Go with that; it works in your world.
But, since you responded, do YOU see the hypocrisy of republiCon Ron demanding financial accountability from someone else?
After all, it was right around a year ago that republiCon Ron was facing a challenge from Joe Repya, due to republiCon Ron’s financial mismangement of GOP dough.
You do remember that, doncha?
May 7th, 2008 at 8:54 AM
twopudd is a Racist and let us not forget he also likes to lie about his military service record, use multiple names to post under to try and draw attention to his nut job blog and on and on.
Poor puddles, you are your own worst enemy. If only you had a clue, maybe you could make some sense.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:08 AM
Tommy,
Did the Minnesota GOP dodge paying taxes in 17 states? Did the Minnesota GOP refuse to pay workers comp to New York?
Al Franken did those things.
Speaking of financial games, why did the Minnesota DFL illegally funnel contributions to Lac Qui Parle County in 2006? Whey did they illegally coordinate with Mike Hatch’s last gubernatorial campaign? And wasn’t it reported late last year that the state unions were concerned about their contributions to the DFL being mismanaged, and the Minnesota DFL’s huge debt-load was threatening to scuttle their activism programs?
I’m not sure what the Minn. GOP financial issues have to do with Al Franken breaking the tax laws of 1/3 the states in the union, my guess is neither do you.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:11 AM
GO!!! BIG K
May 7th, 2008 at 9:12 AM
Way to go, Chestnut – defend republiCon Ron through Moral Relativism.
Thank you, once again, for proving not only the hypocrisy of republiCons, but the consistent inconsistency of the GreedOverPrinciples party.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:14 AM
Well hey Tommy, I’m sorry to encroach on your territory there. Man, please accept my apologies.
I forgot that moral relativism is your exclusive domain. Shit. Now what shall I do.
You goddam gas bag.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:17 AM
Boy, there’s a tangle … Dumbshit Tommy, who defends Al Franken’s activity as a tax cheat and workers comp. dodger as morally relative to Ron Carey and the GOPs financial issues, has a problem with moral equivalence of additional DFL misdeeds.
We can call you a lot of things Tommy, consistent isn’t one of them.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:28 AM
Chestnut, as usual, you’re just makin’ shit up.
I’ve never “defended” Franken; as CEO the buck stops there.
I have pointed out you republiCons, as usual, are consistently inconsistent.
You rip Al for the worker’s comp, and claim that made him unfit for office, while ignoring John Kline had the same problem. As did several other politicians.
Then again, you Moral Relativists never minded ignoring your own glass walls, while you threw stones.
Or, to be more precise – the logs in your eyes.
(Cheney)in’ HYPOCRITES – that’s what you are, and always will be.
And it’s why your small tent is getting smaller, by the day.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:39 AM
Oh… o.k., so your repeated posts here that Franken took accountability (when he hadn’t) and that he’d “manned up” (when he hadn’t) don’t constitute “defending him”. And your stupid comments morally equating the Minnesota Republicans to Franken’s illegal activity… Oh, and your posts about how this isn’t a big deal, everyone does it… those are just comments for the sake of good conversation… those don’t constitute defending Franken…
Oh, I get it… I see… Thanks for the lesson. You goddam gas bag. Why don’t you just crawl back to your hovel and shut the hell up.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:54 AM
Methinks perhaps another Digital Camera Moment.
~I checked the top title, links, & what MBB wrote.
~I checked what Chestnut, Big Kahuna, hottip, the Dude wrote [vs what TwoPuttTommy, and el presidente wrote].
~Generally, as a group: Chestnut, Big Kahuna, hottip, the Dude, appear to be such complainers [now and in the past].
May 7th, 2008 at 9:55 AM
<em”…those are just comments for the sake of good conversation…”
Wrong again, bootlicker!!!
No surprise there – you’re on a roll!!!
May 7th, 2008 at 10:21 AM
Al’s earlier accountant is in a bit of a fix. I am sure more than one person told him not to comment. I think the original accounting was probably what many if not most accountants would have done, but viewed in strictest terms, corners were cut. I think that will be difficult to explain.
Meanwhile, we are still waiting for Norm Coleman’s tax returns. Did he ever give a speech outside the state for money? If so, did he file a a tax return in that state? Inquiring minds would like to know.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:28 AM
So, am I wrong that the comments were just “good conversation? Or am I wrong that those comments were a defense of Franken?
Which, please tell. Because you said you never defended Franken, but it’s pretty damned clear that you did… by equating his life as a tax cheat to financial issues at the Minnesota GOP.
Seriously, Tommy, you goddam gas bag, which is it, O’ chief of moral relativism?
May 7th, 2008 at 10:56 AM
“Seriously, Tommy, you goddam gas bag,…
Seriously, Chestnuts – go (cheney) yourself.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:01 AM
TwoPuttTommy, master at the art of moral equivalence. He can justify any action by pointing to what someone else did — even if his examples don’t always line up.
TwoPuttTommy, uber-hypocrite. He has the cohonis to get upset when someone shows him that he’s the biggest moral equivalence peddling hypocrite around.
TwoPuttTommy, ever unapologetic for his stupidity. When defeated, sticks his fat head in the sand.
TwoPuttTommy, goddam gas bag.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Chestnuts, pay attention – The problems Franken has had are legitimate problems.
The hypocrisy from the rightwingnuts – such as yourself – is apparent to everyone.
The moral relativism is bootlickers such as yourself ignoring the hypocrisy of republiCon Ron demanding Franken answer questions about Franken’s shoddy paperwork, when republiCon Ron refused to answer questions about republiCon Ron’s shoddy paperwork.
The moral relativism is bootlickers such as yourself ignoring the ypocrisy of republiCon Ron stating Franken isn’t suited to represent Minnesotans due to shoddy paperwork.
If Franken’s shoddy paperwork disqualifies Franken from representing ALL Minnesotans, shouldn’t republiCon Ron’s shoddy paperwork disqualify republiCon Ron from representing Minnesota’s GOPers?
C’mon, Chestnuts – justify how rfepubliCon Ron is still qualified to represent the GOP, will ya?
May 7th, 2008 at 11:24 AM
Brilliant, Tommy!!!
ROTFLMAO!
Is it hypocritical or morally equivalent to use a moral equivalence argument to combat hypocrisy and moral equivalence?
I think I’ll start a running tab on how many times in a comment threat you can use the workds “bootlicker,” “smokescreen,” “rightwingnuts” and “republiCon.” Any takers for how many times he uses any combination of those words in the next MDE post? Let’s start the bidding at 500.
Eh, at least we finally have you on record acknowledging that “The problems Franken has had are legitimate problems.”
Now YOU pay attention, gas bag. I pay my taxes. I mind my financial situation. So too does Michael, and probably ever other conservative commentator here. Therefore, there is NOTHING wrong or hypocritical with us taking Franken to task for his tax cheating, workers comp. denying, criminal activity.
Ron Carey is irrelevant (not ignored), in fact he’s not even mentioned in this post, you hypocritical, moral equivalence peddling gas bag!
My work is done here for the day!
May 7th, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Chestnuts, you didn’t answer how republiCon Ron is qualified to represent the Mn GOP Party.
No surprise there!!!
And I have acknowledged Franken’s problems before; if you weren’t so (cheney)in’ wild eyed and pittlin’ with your rantin’, you’d have noticed.
NotSoSwiftly did – and now he’s got man-up on the brain (the widstanced lech that he is…)
May 7th, 2008 at 11:34 AM
I didn’t answer the question, because it’s irrelevant to the substance of this post. It continues to be irrelevant. Stay on point, gas bag.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:36 AM
And let me add “(cheney)in’” to the list of stupid things you repeat over and over and over… the key words that make you look even more stupid than either the substance of your comments, or that ridiculous fishing-hat ever could.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Chestnuts, of COURSE you wouldn’t see the connection; you’re a bootlicker!!!
Here in the real world, the hypocrisy of republiCon Ron is obvious.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Really? Show me where Ron Carey is mentioned in Michael’s post. Please, enlighten me.
He’s irrelevant to the subject of this post.
And by the way, Ron Carey doesn’t represent me in any forum. I’m not sure where you got that idea.
As I said, he’s irrelevant. So are you.
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Here’s the tally on Tommy-Tardisms for this thread:
- RepubliCon (14)
- Bootlicker (5)
May 7th, 2008 at 12:09 PM
LOL, that’s the spirit.
Now go put your fat head back in the sand. Your lesson is finished for the day.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Chestnut: “My work is done here for the day!”
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Are you “task” oriented? Do you think that your “task” is done?
DFL [Democrats, Farmers, Laborers] folks know that their work [not necessarily tasks] is not done because some things are on-going.
Do you think that Democrats, Farmers, and Laborers haven’t been called irrelevant by GOP’ers before?
May 7th, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Those words that TPT listed, are in the Urban Language Dictionary and other dictionaries.
I look them up every now and then to make sure that I am understanding the modern language context of MDE-IRS/MBB supporters, correctly and precisely as possible.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Chestnut, lemme put this in terms you might – “MIGHT” – understand:
republiCon Ron rippin’ anyone – ANYONE – for shoddy paperwork, is like Teddy Kennedy rippin’ someone for drivin’ drunk.
Get it?
May 7th, 2008 at 12:19 PM
I’m still waiting for an explaination of who Monifa Benison is and how he came to be the official non-signator of bogus documents for Team Franken.
It’s pretty obvious to everyone by now that the document proffered as proof of Al’s good intentions was in fact a hastily drafted bit of mendacity. Maybe Dan Rather could do some digging for us?
Courage…
Heh.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Tommy,
Lemme put this in terms you might – “MIGHT” – understand:
Get it?
May 7th, 2008 at 12:26 PM
Tommy,
Lemme put this in terms you might – “MIGHT” – understand:
What Ron Carey does is irrelevant to this post. I could care less what Ron Carey does.
Get it?
May 7th, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Well, of COURSE you could care less – you’re a bootlicker!!!
May 7th, 2008 at 12:41 PM
It’s irrelevant. I’m not obsessed by irrelevant things. It’s o.k. that you are, but don’t expect me to share your focus on matters wholly unrelated.
I mean, I hope the price of tea in China is a fair price for Chinese tea drinkers, but I can’t find the connection between that and Franken’s tax cheating.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:50 PM
Chestnut: “What Ron Carey does is irrelevant to this post. I could care less what Ron Carey does.”
“Get it.”
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But the more important question might be:
DOES RON CAREY CARE MORE ABOUT THIS POST THAN CHESTNUT?
May 7th, 2008 at 4:55 PM
You know eightputt:
there is at least one thing that Ron Carey shows he is very qualfied at. He wants to attack Democrats who mess up!
Part of the Republicans problems right now is an apparent lack of fighting spirit. Carey shows he will fight for us. He shows up when Democrats hold press conferences. He is willing to say that Democrats mess up. He is doing his job on a state level just as well if not better than a Dean fellow is for the Democrats.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
May 7th, 2008 at 6:39 PM
Walter: “Part of the Republicans problems right now is an apparent lack of fighting spirit.”
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It could be true, Walter. Part of it might be that it is much easier to talk about “Angry Al” and or “tax cheat Al” and do significant damage that way, rather than to trot out “the issues,” and examine them.
Perhaps the eventual and crucial numbers of “swing voters,” probably get tired of trying to sort out the “he said, she said” type of stuff.
And perhaps the “base voters” might tire of it also and the money might dry up, and the voting pool numbers might dwindle.
The DFL – democrats, farmers, and laborers haven’t been very happy with the War in Iraq.
EVERY Vietnam Vet that I have talked with has not been happy with the War in Iraq. They come down on different sides as to what to do but, EVERY Vietnam Vet that I have talked with has never been happy with the situation.
The question ALWAYS comes up HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET OUT?
Over the years the answers usually have started with: I DON’T KNOW, and now they have shifted to WE HAVE TO GET OUT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
I think that the wearing issues are: the drain of resources because of the War in Iraq, the non-settling effect of a front runner having tax and workers comp problems, Republicans not cheering Bush-Cheney as was done a few years ago.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:39 AM
“EVERY Vietnam Vet that I have talked with has not been happy with the War in Iraq.”
That’s because there’s no idealogical diversity whatsoever in the circles you travel el p.
BTW: The initials in DFL may mean “Democrat, Farmer, Labor,” but their base is really just Democrat.
May 8th, 2008 at 2:12 PM
Okay El President:
Democrats are nuts for example when it comes to energy. They think for example that you get more gasoline and at a cheaper rate by raising the gasoline taxes, attacking the oil companies, and charging them a windfalls profit taxes. Instead of attacking them for being nuts we have Republicans like Mccain who think drilling for oil in ANWAR is like drilling in the Grand Canyon.
Health Care prices soar because the government keeps telling insurance carriers they have to add more coverage items to each policy. Democrats seem to think that you can mandate lower prices by policy. Republicans like Jim Ramstad insteda of saying lets create policies were fewer things that are really needed that can be lots cheaper join the mandate idea by wanting to add mental health.
In effect they don’t fight and stand up for our issues. One reason why we lost in 2006. Keep in mind that’s why a person like Michelle Bachmann is loved so much is because she fights for our ideas.
I don’t know what Vets you talk. The strategy to win is ignore the peaceniks and kick terrorist butt. The trouble is the military gets hamstrung by people who don’t understand that concept. I can probably take 20 of your “vets” who say they are tired and we should get out. I give them the order go and kick butt I won’t ask questions. They can probably have the butt kicked.
The problem with the Democrats is that they say we don’t want to fight. But instead of the terrorists saying “Yeah” they follow and keep attacking. That explains while Clinton was President we were attacked in yemen, Africa, and had the world Trade Center attacked. Odd what major terrorist attack has taken place in the US since 9-11? Umm… Umm… So your solution is go back to President Clinton’s failed and dangerous policies?
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
May 8th, 2008 at 8:47 PM
C’mon folks.
Happy Vietnam Veterans about the War in Iraq? In the words of a memorable Drill Sergeant: NOT EVEN.
The Vietnam Vets are older now. When they go on YouTube/Videos and key in Da Nang, Na Trang, Camp Eagle, Hue, etc. they see themselves, Richard Nixon, etc. and things as they were years ago.
They have a chance to reflect back, see and hear the political speeches, just as we can see and hear GWBush say, “Bring it on,” today.
Or see and hear Donald Rumsfeld talk about going to war with the Army that you have, and then later here the same conservatives who once stalwartly supported him, now tear him down block by block.
Rumsfeld is now left high and dry by the very vets that you might claim as “YOUR” vets.
Michele Bachmann might fight for “your” ideas but, she is not “your vet.”
May 10th, 2008 at 9:10 AM
El President:
There is one similar thing and one attempted similar thing going on with Vietnam and Iraq.
The similar thing is the media has gone out and reported repeatedly the lie that we failed in Vietnam and in Iraq where we wasted time and resources. If the media didn’t lie (they reported the Tet Offensive was a big success) when it was a disaster for the Viet cong for example.
The attempted similar thing is the attempt to cut and run. The reason why Vietnam is controlled by the north today is the United State congress controlled by Democrats refused to allow President Ford to take any steps to honor our committments like resupply, intelligence, etc. The difference is the group that will take over Iraq has the mind set of going to blowup ship in Yemen, bomb embassies in Africa, and fly planes into the World Trade Center.
Of course if we’re out of Iraq you won’t care about all of those things.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
May 10th, 2008 at 9:11 AM
El President:
One more thought. Michelle Bachman is fighting for retreating cowardly vets like you that don’t want to fight!
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
May 12th, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Younger aged veterans can re-up or re-enlist in an official military.
Older aged veterans may be eligible for private-type groups such as Blackwater, or various other mercenary groups.
What must be your opinion of: Norman Coleman, Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh, Tim & Mary Pawlenty, Bill & Hillary Clinton, Bill O’Reilly and the the other War Hawks who send other people’s adult children and loved ones off to War, when they, themselves, were not in a War Zone.
How many adult children of military age does Representative Michele Bachmann have in the military? Or Cheney, Or Coleman? Or Clinton? Or O’Reilly?
When the Veterans for Peace group marches ourside of Fort Benning, Ga. the military guards at the gate are quiet. They heckle the other groups but, they do NOT heckle the Veterans for Peace Group.
Be careful whom you call a “cowardly veteran” Walter, and you might think about supporting your local movement to Draft the College Republicans.
May 13th, 2008 at 6:36 AM
El Presidente:
That is a phony argument. For the record I never enlisted in the military in part because there was no draft when I was age and in part because of a phyiscal problem as a teenager. Clinton not being in the military was he tried to join the national guard to protect himself from the draft and when he found out that he was unlikely to be drafted backed out. That is different than how some of the others used the deferment system.
My attitude is this is an volunteer force (created because of the concerns about Vietnam and the draft) and if you have been joining since 2001 let alone 2003 you have entered knowing “Darn” well that there is a major risk of being sent to a combat zone. Vietnam era people didn’t have that choice unless they fled to Canada. The people who don’t want to be there don’t have to join.
The problem that you and other people are expressing is that war is terrible. We will leave Hitler and Japan alone and therefore we won’t have anything to worry. That was the attitude that Lindberg and other people took in the 1930′s. That was the attitude that almost got Britian destroyed if it wasn’t for Churchill doing years of warning and managing to drag England at too far of a slow pace to get ready.
You take the position get out and nothing will happen. Ha! You don’t have to be in the military not to know that the enemy won’t come if you leave.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN