Comments on: LORD FARIS SENDS LETTER TO FRANKEN ASKING HIM TO RECONSIDER DECISION TO NOT DEBATE

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:56:30 +0000

“People donâ€™t gravitate toward the candidate who runs on a platform of not being someone else.”

I don’t think the Democrats running on a platform of “we’re not George W. Bush” will do very well either.

By: hiram

hiram — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:55:46 +0000

She had every right to participate in the debates that were part of the year long endorsement process where she would have been welcomed. For reasons she has not fully explained, she made the decision to waive that right and support Franken. There is nothing unfair about holding her to those decisions now.

By: hiram hater

hiram hater — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:21:45 +0000

surprisingly, it’s not. primary is sept. 9th.

By: hiram

hiram — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:14:22 +0000

“@hiram: uh, she was putting her brother in the ground”

I attended one DFL senate debate in Golden Valley which included Al Franken and all the other DFL contenders in July of last year. The chronic illness of her brother didn’t seem to stop her from supporting Franken during the endorsement process when many, many people out there were looking for a good alternative. She made a very deliberate decision not to participate in the process when she would have been welcomed at the debates. It’s too late for her to change her decision now.

By: Leroy Jenkins

Leroy Jenkins — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:53:28 +0000

I think Al would DESTROY Faris in a debate. Did anyone see her on Almanac last week?

She had no idea about any of the issues, she was just running to be the alternative candidate. People don’t gravitate toward the candidate who runs on a platform of not being someone else. It just doesn’t happen.

Faris is no more, nor any less a contender than Ole Savior, Alve Erickson and Dick Franson. If she really felt strongly about this seat, she would have been there for the first 17 debates.

By: loris

loris — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:31:46 +0000

Franken isn’t going to debate her because he can’t afford to be seen as the weak, flawed candidate that he is. He needs to show a position of strength, that he is the only Democrat candidate in the race. If he were to debate Faris, he would essentially be confirming everything Republicans say about him.

When you have such a bad candidate, you have to squash every bit of doubt and every alternative. That’s what the DFL and Franken are doing to Lord Faris. They already cast their lot with Franken and even though they may want their money back, they’re stuck with him. That means Faris has to be dispensed with.

By: Average jOe

Average jOe — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:20:11 +0000

My guess is that Chestnut is 80 percent insane, 16 percent drunk and 4 percent stupid.

I don’t have to guess, I know Leroy’s 100% retarded.

By: Leroy Jenkins

Leroy Jenkins — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:31:57 +0000

My guess is that Chestnut is 80 percent insane, 16 percent drunk and 4 percent stupid.

If you think she pulls a 30, you must be some mixture of the holy trinity of republicanism from above.

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:16:20 +0000

The ass clown activists who endorsed Franken at the DFL convention don’t really reflect the views of anyone.

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:15:49 +0000

My guess is that Lord Farris has the support of at least 30 percent of Democrats.

By: Leroy Jenkins

Leroy Jenkins — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:13:16 +0000

Really?

Lord is such a well known commodity in this state that everyone should have known that her brother died this year?

Seems to me, you are the one who is being a bit assholic.

By: Average jOe

Average jOe — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:50:05 +0000

@hiram: uh, she was putting her brother in the ground, asshole.

You’re expecting him and other liberal clowns to have a conscience. You’re asking too much.

By: hiram hater

hiram hater — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:30:11 +0000

@hiram: uh, she was putting her brother in the ground, asshole.

By: hiram

hiram — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:35:18 +0000

Why didn’t Priscilla want to debate Franken in the endorsement process? Was she too busy writing checks in support of Al?

By: Leroy Jenkins

Leroy Jenkins — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:22:11 +0000

Does Coleman hate men?

I think not wanting to debate Jack Shepard shows that deep down, Norm is actually a self-loathing sexist.

By: Left is RIGHT

Left is RIGHT — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:02:09 +0000

Chestnut, Jack Shepard is as much a Democrat as Norm Coleman. But, the fact is that Jack Shepard is Norm Coleman’s opponent in the September primary.

Coleman is treating Shepard the exact same way that Franken is treating Lord Faris.

By: Leroy Jenkins

Leroy Jenkins — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:54:27 +0000

Lord Faris is a republican. It is the only explanation for all the access she is giving Michael.

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:43:30 +0000

Jack Shepard is a Democrat. Read his site, it’s clear.

By: Chestnut

Chestnut — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:42:38 +0000

“I know that you have recently added many out of state experts to your crew and I know that they could not possibly know how much Minnesotans appreciate debates to help them assess the candidates.”

In fact, the candidate himself is from “out of state”.

Al Franken: By non-Minnesotans, for non-Minnesotans.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:42:08 +0000

This is borderline crazy. Franken debated against DFLers SEVENTEEN TIMES. There was an endorsement process. I wonder if she was even there. She sounds nuts.

The only people that care about this non-candidate are MDE/Coleman/MNGOP. For good reason.

What about Coleman debating Jack Shepard again?