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COLEMAN CALLS ON OUTSIDE GROUPS TO STOP RUNNING NEGATIVE ADS; WHY CAN’T FRANKEN AND MADIA DO THE SAME?
By Michael B. Brodkorb | October 14, 2008
Senator Norm Coleman again today called on outside groups to stop running negative campaign ads. If Coleman has the political courage to do this, why can’t Al Franken and Ashwin Madia? Please read Coleman’s release after the page break.
Coleman Calls On Independent Group To Immediately Stop Its Negative Ad
ST. PAUL – Senator Norm Coleman today called for an independent group that has begun airing a commercial attacking Al Franken to immediately cease and desist.
“While I can only control those ads that I must personally approve, I am calling on this group to immediately pull down this ad,†said Senator Coleman. “I want the people of Minnesota to hear the positive record that we’ve built together, and the vision of a stronger country, with more jobs, energy independence and quality, affordable health care for all Americans. These negative ads must end.â€
Coleman, who announced last week that he would stop all negative ads and called on other groups to do the same, is not legally allowed to personally contact independent groups and ask them to stop their negative ads. However, he has committed to immediately rejecting such ads if they appear, and appealing to independent groups to focus on his positive vision for the future.
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October 14th, 2008 at 10:18 AM
HAHA.. Courage. After running all negative ads (mostly PERSONAL attacks) for 9 momths, Coleman has the courage to call off the dogs. Translation: Coleman realizes the MDE strategy has been a huge failure and he’s run out of negative attacks anyway.
Coleman knows he’s in trouble. And, yet another poll today shows he is.
Desperation. Desperation. Desperation.
As for Madia, obviously MnGOP wants Madia to try and call off the dogs since no dogs are willing to show up on behalf of Paulsen.
October 14th, 2008 at 10:29 AM
I also love how Michael is calling for Madia to tell the third parties to shut down negative ads when PAULSEN himself is running them.
Michael, does Paulsen lack the courage to tell himself (and by that, I mean you) to stop running negative ads personally attacking Madia as a “iiar?”
October 14th, 2008 at 10:30 AM
What a little game Coleman’s playing: if he really wanted the NRSC to stop negative ads, he could make that happen.
For Coleman to try to pretend he’s on the high road here is a complete joke.
October 14th, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Michael, you got a typo. Fortunately for you, I’m here to help!
“If Coleman has the political courage to do this, why can’t Erik Paulsen?
October 14th, 2008 at 10:37 AM
“After running all negative ads (mostly PERSONAL attacks) for 9 momths…”
Personal attacks? Hardly. The ads told the truth about Al Franken.
The greatest offense is running them for 9 months. We get it, Al Franken is an asshole. But we really didn’t need 150 versions of the same tax cheat ad to hammer that point home.
October 14th, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Looks like the kitchen is getting just a little too hot for the Franken agitators. If you can’t stand the heat….
October 14th, 2008 at 10:47 AM
“Looks like the kitchen is getting just a little too hot for the Franken agitators. If you can’t stand the heat….”
Isn’t it Coleman who can’t stand the heat based on this press release? Franken has repeatedly said “bring it” when it came to the personal attacks. Why? Because he knew it would ultimately backfire (as it did).
October 14th, 2008 at 10:57 AM
“Franken has repeatedly said “bring it†when it came to the personal attacks. Why?”
Why? Because Al Franken is a pro-bowl hate-peddler. He’s a professional when it comes to personal attacks. He’s made a career out of lying and leveling baseless accusations.
Franken is a bonafide asshole.
October 14th, 2008 at 10:59 AM
“Outside Groups?” This isn’t some random independent group — this is the Republican National Senatorial Committee.
I had said that Coleman’s call to end negative ads was admirable, but this gives me cause to be less sure. Michael, what’s going on here? There are two possibilities: either Coleman wasn’t sincere, or the national Republicans are intentionally going against Coleman’s stated wishes.
October 14th, 2008 at 11:05 AM
…. or, is it that NRSC is looking for a reason to pull out of this race as well and this is good cover to do so?
October 14th, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Coleman has publically called for the ads to stop. Madia has only said he “condemns them to the extent they are inaccurate.” Notice, Madia has not called for the “inaccurate” ads to stop being played.
October 14th, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Bowhuntdude,
Paulsen has neither condemned or called for his own negative ads to stop. Why are you holding Madia to a different standard than Paulsen who actually ran the first negative ad and now has transitioned to personal attack ads (calling someone a liar). These ads aren’t coming from a third party, they are coming from PAULSEN and APPROVED BY PAULSEN (and apparently his entire family).
Excuse me for thinking you’re a tad bit hypocritical.
October 14th, 2008 at 11:37 AM
“and now has transitioned to personal attack ads (calling someone a liar).”
He’s DEMONSTRATING that Madia is a goddam liar. It’s not an accusation without evidence.
Madia IS a goddam liar.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Chestnut, Paulsen’s been tellin’ whoppers since the day he announced.
The choice is simple – if you think the misAdministration of Boy Blunder And The Plunderers gave us eight great years and you want to Stay The Course! – vote for Paulsen. After all, what’s an $11 TRILLION dollar debt, when it’s your kids or grand-kids that have to pay for it?
Paulsen is an example of why GOP now stands for GreedOverPrinciples.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Thanks for the boilerplate bullshit, Tommy. You’re a goddam liar too.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:42 PM
Chestnut,
Nice try to change the subject. Regardless of whether Paulsen’s ad is true or not, it’s negative. And, it’s personal since it labels Madia a liar.
Paulsen and Michael (and, we all know that Paulsen has essentially become one with Michael) cannot whine about negative ads when they are running negative ads. You want to try and call someone a liar? Fine (it’s not true, but, go ahead). But, don’t come whining to me as a voter about negative ads being run against you by third parties when you can’t even manage to stop your own negative ads that YOUR CAMPAIGN APPROVES.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:56 PM
“Regardless of whether Paulsen’s ad is true or not, it’s negative.”
I never said it wasn’t. It’s also accurate. It’s also illustrative. And demonstrable.
“And, it’s personal since it labels Madia a liar.”
Madia’s personal actions of telling lies label him a liar. Therefore, everything Madia does is negative… thus further making him a liar, every time he lies about running a positive campaign.
Further, I’m not whining about negative ads. Just lies and the lying liars who tell them. Madia is a lying liar who tells a lot of lies.
If that’s a personal attack, then so be it. But he’s a goddam liar.
October 14th, 2008 at 1:03 PM
Well, I gotta dumb it down to the point a short-busser like you gets it, Chestnut….
…and the point expressed in post #16 is correct. Paulsen has a record, and it’s a record he’s spinning from as fast as he can.
I just went to Paulsen’s website, and searched “Republican.” Here’s the result:
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4 item(s) contained the text “republican”
(1 of these are documents. View list.)
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14 years in the state house, including a stint as GOP Majority Leader, and he’s not touting his “achievements” as a GOPer on his website?
Paulsen’s as phoney as a 3 dollar bill.
October 14th, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Chestnut,
I’m glad we at least agree that Paulsen and Michael are hypocrites.
October 14th, 2008 at 1:12 PM
Um, I believe the post currently at the top of your front page is a negative NRSC ad about Franken…
hahahahahahaha idiots
October 14th, 2008 at 1:34 PM
“I’m glad we at least agree that Paulsen and Michael are hypocrites.”
Sure, and so is Madia. A big, fat, smug dickhead of a hypocrite.
October 14th, 2008 at 2:15 PM
More Vile nonsense from Chestnut.
October 14th, 2008 at 4:09 PM
[...] seeing the new ad, Coleman released the following statement: Senator Norm Coleman today called for an independent group that has begun airing a commercial [...]
October 14th, 2008 at 8:54 PM
The Dem meme: When we lie about your candidate you can’t call us out on it, nor can you say it’s a negative ad, because WE SAY IT IS TRUE.
When Republicans tell the truth about the Dem candidate it’s a “negative ad” or an “attack ad”, in order to shut down debate, to avoid allowing the truth to be known.
Anyone who reads these comments sees that truth, and can see how the libs twist things in an attempt to cloud the issues.
October 14th, 2008 at 9:21 PM
What’s Norm afraid of? The truth about his dismal voting and Senate performance record???
The ads have not attacked Norm personally or that of his family. It’s his record that has been subject of the ads. Al’s been easy on Norm.