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U.S. SENATE RECOUNT DATA POSTED – 65.65% COMPLETED
By Michael B. Brodkorb | November 22, 2008
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s office is posting unofficial data on the status of the U.S. Senate Recount. 65.65 percent of ballots have been counted. Click here to view the complete results, which will be updated after 8:00 p.m. on each day of the recount.
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November 23rd, 2008 at 11:53 AM
Norm Coleman flew back from DC on the same flight that I was on Thursday. He is quite the honorable man. Folks were waiting in line to hug him and shake his hand while waiting at the airport. Let us hope that this American patriot wins this election.
Listening to folks at the gate, the nicest thing anyone had to say about Franken was that he was a clown. There must have been a lot of ballot box stuffing going on from the left!
November 23rd, 2008 at 11:56 AM
Time is running out for Frankenshit. Even Mnpubliar stopped posting on the recount. They are still in campaign mode. Thinking that Coleman not answering media questions is a big deal. Bottom feeders.
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:15 PM
I hope that the recount finds that more people legitimately voted for Sen. Coleman. It would be good to see him re-elected.
As someone from another state my interest is in seeing him return to the Senate to look out for taxpayers. His work exposing the UN’s oil for food/Oil for palaces corruption was very important. He did a great job of nailing down the U.K. Member of Parliament George Galloway and getting him on record telling lies about his involvement with Saddam Hussein.
I don’t know much about Al Franken. The little I’ve seen of him suggests he has a nasty streak and very little leadership experience, but he’s made some trips overseas to visit and entertain our troops so he can’t be all bad. If he really wants to go into politics he can always try again if the voters didn’t pick him this time.
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Oh knock it off. Norm still blows and the GOP sucks.
No matter the turnout, he has no mandate and a majority of voters, once again, did not vote for him.
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:46 PM
It is pathetic tards like DJZ that really prove how messed up the DFL has become.
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:59 PM
DJZ typical of DFLiar voter..not smart enough to fill out ballots
November 23rd, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Norm as an American patriot? That is funny! A patriot fights for his country, takes principled stands and puts his country in front of personal gain. Norm does none of these.
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:08 PM
BC, exactly how has Coleman not fought for his country or put his personal gain ahead of it?
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:20 PM
I tried to get this posted yesterday but Michael had me blocked by the spam filter for some reason…
Can somebody please explain what an “assnozzle” is or how it in any way gets a point across or adds to the discussion here? Same question about “asshat danceâ€. Also, I don’t get the moonbats thing…and what is the joke about the gerbils sitting next to a dish? I’m sorry that my fascist, Marxist, socialist, liberal mind can’t keep up. I’d like to at least try to keep up with you ReBublican’s. Please help explain.
Also, Naomi, I think danbrome has it right; YOU are the one who sounds silly. It might be best if you read before you submit your comments. You should be able to notice how goofy they sound. Also, thanks for the update on the physical characteristics of the women volunteering for Franken. What I am curious about is how you know that they were less educated? Simply because they are liberals? I also wanted to address your previous comment about being a boring liberal. Danbrome is at least using correct grammar and spelling when he answers. Also, each post adds to the complexity of the conversation. Your answers often confuse readers and leave them wondering what you’re trying to say. Seems like the liberals aren’t the ones “twisting in the wind†here.
I would also point out that Obama will be serving as our president for the next 8 years, not 4. If this country is willing to elect a total disaster like Bush, I’m sure they will “stomach” Obama for another term no matter what he does. Could we also please hear what Obama will do that will be a disaster and tear the country apart? Please stick with coherent arguments and don’t just go to the same tired talking points about being a liar, a cheater, and a thief. Looking forward to some answers.
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:25 PM
Also from yesterday when Michael had me blocked from posting…a few questions for Swiftee about a post he made.
Swiftee-
Does it shock you that the voters who have been ignored and exploited by the GOP are the ones who vote for the Democrats?
Also, it seems silly that you say that the Democrats are all just drones being told what to do from the top down. If either party has free thinkers, it’s the Democrats. It has been seen time and time again, in race after race, that the Democrats are willing to vote for a third party candidate over the Democrat if they like the third party person better (a good example would be the last gubernatorial race where many Democrats voted for Hutchinson over Hatch). The ReBublican’s, no matter how much they try to tell us that they are independent voters and vote for the person, not the party, are far less likely to jump ship and vote for another candidate. This has also been seen in many elections all across the country.
Lastly, there is a Franken under vote. It was not, and is not a pipe dream. There are many ballots that were marked in pencil, or some other way other than with black ballpoint pen. These votes, for a number of reasons, would not have been read by the machine on election night and we would thus have the Franken under vote discussed by people across the country. Also, the votes that have been recounted so far have been predominately in ReBublican precincts. We haven’t had the chance to see the true effect of the Franken under vote yet. Lets wait until the recount is over and Al Franken is sworn in to discuss the TRUE effects of the under vote. Questions?
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:12 PM
ummm “Integrity”..will Obama decreethat his term will last 8 years?… The recount so far has em 50 50….so i would submit that a lot of Franken precints have been counted….Most of St Louis County… and half of Minneapolis st paul..the undervotes have not shown up…. your assclown boy is running out of time.. i have no questions for yuo…. yoru just another useless troll
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Intergity:
Right now Obama is our president for just 4 years. In 2012 he will have to earn another term.
Keep in mind in the year 2012 people won’t want a fourth Clinton Term which is what Obama is. After all it seems like every major person he has bought in is somebody from the Clinton adminstration.
Furthermore the Democrats are heading for a disaster when they either dramatically raise taxes that even the rich people who support the Democrats turn tail or they are the ones who cut spending programs which benefit Democrat voters.
And Republicans don’t exploit any voters. Too be exact we try to let the economy grow so that people have stuff on their own and don’t need government.
Or is your idea of a person not being exploited by the money they get from the government.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:59 PM
Maxus & Walter-
Shouldn’t we at least let Obama have a few days in office before we start to declare what a failure his presidency is? I just don’t understand how you are so sure this will be a huge failure and that the country will crumble under his leadership. If this is so plain to see, Obama has much of the country fooled.
Also, is it not true that the basic ReBublican belief is that if people are poor they just need to pull up their bootstraps and get a job, open their own small business, etc? Aren’t the poor who CAN NOT just go out and get a job being ignored by the GOP and told to suck it up and figure it out? Doesn’t the GOP say that these people are just laze, and if they wanted to help themselves they could?
Do the people of the country have a choice as to weather they should be governed or not? If the answer is no, everyone must be governed, then why is it that a GOP lead government would choose to ignore those who have the least? Should these people not be the ones who they are most worried about? Shouldn’t they be worried most about the people who need help the most? Instead it appears that their strategy is that those who need help the least, should get the most help, and as fast as possible, to make sure the money keeps rolling into their multi-million dollar bank accounts.
The GOP has made it clear that it will only care about you if you are, in their eyes, a productive member of society. If you make mistakes, weather they are your fault or completely out of your control, and are unable to just “go get a job”, the GOP has decided that you are on your own. You made your bed and now you get to lie in it seems to be the idea.
I would love to hear an explanation about why it should be ok to let these people go on being poor and out of work. How will it help the society to not help those who are in the most need? This isn’t about money, or wealth for the people I am talking about. It’s not about cheating the system or getting something for nothing. It’s about basic survival. How am I going to make it to tomorrow?
Most of us don’t ask ourselves the questions that these people do every day. Where am I going to sleep tonight? Am I going to be able to have enough to feed my family this week? Which bills can I afford to pay this month and which will just have to wait? These are things that we never think about.
Please, any of the die hard GOPers here, explain to the rest of us simple minded Marxists how it is the right thing to do to allow these people to go without help from the government. Do the CEOs of giant corporations deserve it more in the form of a bail out or tax breaks? What is the reason we should allow these people to continue to remain where they are? Shouldn’t we, as those people who are fortunate, help those who are not? Can’t wait to see the explanations.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:02 AM
Hmmmmm. Obama bringing people from Clinton’s era as President. Didn’t we have the greatest growth back then? Werent’ we a respected country then? GW brought in people from his Daddy’s term and Regans’ Term and hey here’s something else. Nixon’s term as well. Wasn’t Rusmfeld and Cheney part of Nixon’s time as well? Hmmm, great President he was. “I’m not a crook” What a joke. The biggest crooks on Washington have been Republicons. What was the thing that Clinton got impeached on? Oh, a BJ. Big deal. Maybe because she wasn’t that good looking that he got impeached. Look what GW has done since in office. Our respect around the world has dropped. I actually at times said I was from Canada because I didn’t want my ass kicked. But that as a small amount of people. In 2004 Western Europe were laughing at us because we were electing 1 of 2 idiots for President. As I heard many times, is this the best American has to offer? Apparently not. I heard while over there this summer. Obama? They feel that he will be resepect back to the USA.
Norm? Rember folks. He only got into office because Wellstone was killed. Or was he murdered? Maybe he was. Maybe he was so that Norm could get in and be GW’s butt kisser? I know not true that he was murdered. I don’t believe that. But it is true that abNORMal was in because of the death of Wellstone.
We also all know that if, and I hope, this election goes to Al that Norm and his pals will be screaming to high heaven. I hope that Al wins this and Norm goes away. Maybe there is a city dog catcher that has an opening. He might be good at that.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:20 AM
Integrity:
I hate to break it to you Integrity. But those poor CEO’s need our money. You see, they have these jet airplanes that they need because they have to have security. They need to ride limos because they just don’t have the time to drive themselves. You see, they made a mistake. They misjudged something and they need our money to help them out. How are they going to be able to afford their Country Club fees if we don’t help them? How are they going to afford payments on one of their mansions? Please Integrity, help them out. They need our money. They just can’t live on $10 Millioin a year. It is just going to be too hard on them if they only make $5 million. What are they going to do?
Don’t you see they have to fly those private jets because they are impotent people. They are so impotent that they don’t know how to schedule meetings very well. You see, other people like you and me. We know how to work schedules around flying in and out of where we need to be. Many of these CEO’s went to Harvard and Yale and other schools in the Ivy league. They don’t know how to do things like the rest of us.
They need money for security. Why? Because they are impotent. They feel that they need to have all of this because they firmly believe that other people really care who they are.
Ok, enough. I really don’t care about CEO’s. They are sort of human. I know a couple of them and they are decent people. It is people like these Financial companies and car industry jerks. They think they are so important. I am one that wouldn’t give them the time of day. I would make it a mission to make sure they they are told they are not important. I am waiting for one of these self important jerks to be up at the desk at a gate at an airport and have one of them say, ” Do you know who I am?” Because I would love to get on the loud speaker and ask the public if anyone knows who they are because they don’t seem to know.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:54 AM
Great. These leftist brain trusts dump on commenters for their grammar and spelling, and then one of them substitutes weather for whether, and another substitutes impotent for important. But I’m much more dismayed by their ad hominem attacks and feeble logic. Republicans/conservatives do not want people to suffer. We just resent working our tails off so someone can avoid going to work for the rest of their life. We want to help people out of binds, not subsidize their indolence, unwise decisions and drug and alcohol use. Right now I’m getting help from the government. I lost my work comp case thanks to an incompetent and vindictive administrative law judge who was brought into the system during Ventura’s administration. Thanks to government help, I’m going to soon have the surgery I’ve needed for nearly four years to fix my back. I’m also getting food stamps and very minimal cash assistance. When I’ve recovered I’ll be completely off assistance and again earning money to pay my own way and contributing tax money to cover others in similar situations. You would have to look long and hard to find a Republican who isn’t sympathetic to someone who needs temporary help. We just don’t believe that it is a right to forever live off others. Now can we return to the main topic?
November 24th, 2008 at 8:03 AM
Integrity, an under-vote is defined simply as one candidate of a party receiving less votes than another candidate of the same party. It does not imply that any votes were not counted. In my congressional district, a very large number of Republicans voted for Collin Peterson. That means that there was an under-vote for the Republican candidate for the House of Representatives of Congress, and I don’t know of anyone who is suggesting that there is any failure to count his votes. We aren’t all lockstep party line voters. Your explanation that there is an under-vote for Franken because some people used a pencil instead of a pen and thus made marks too faint to be read is preposterous. Why, then, did their pencil marks get read in all the other races for the Democrat candidates? Or do you have some delusion that these people used two writing instruments on their ballots, a pencil for the U.S. Senate race, and a pen for all other races?
November 24th, 2008 at 8:55 AM
Hey “Integrity” it doesn’t shock me at all that the voters who have been lied to and exploited by the Democrats are the ones who vote for the Democrats.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:13 AM
Integrity,
Thanks for your unbiased critique of my posts. I’ll take it under consideration. NOT!
Chestnut nailed it –
Also, just as in personal relationships, the woman usually returns to the man who beats her. It’s all she knows.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:25 AM
God help us the day that Chestnut nails it.
Anybody else agree?
November 24th, 2008 at 11:23 AM
This is where it is going to get interesting. Porn-O-Rama has just about exhausted his “legitimate” avenues, and will lose.
Now watch as the party of Scrubs digs deep into it’s magic bag of tactics and announces all of the new types of elections they have created.
Most reasonable voters have given Porn-O-Rama the benefit of a doubt he never desreved, but whatever credibility he was clinging to will evaporate into thin air when everyone gets a taste of just how scummy Al and his Scrub army is.
November 24th, 2008 at 11:24 AM
I’m sorry danbroom, did you say something, or did Cheeto boy just fart?
November 24th, 2008 at 7:02 PM
Chestnut nailed it… i agree. Emerald… first of all you need to retake grammar and spelling..second of all Monica was very hot… getting BJs in th Oval office is a big time nono.. The “Clinton boom” was a big bubble..that burst in March of 2000 10 months before W took office.. GWB inhereted a Clinton recession… and then W took proper steps to get us out of it..at the same time fighting a war..and dealing wit h9-11. Who gives a crap about what Nixon did..or did not do..ancient history…. Clinton was an abject failure…that is the truth
November 25th, 2008 at 9:23 AM
Intergity:
Get real for a second! You were the person who had already declared Obama to be an eight year president!
I just correctly pointed out that he is President for just four years and I tried to make a point where over the next four years I thought he was going to mess up.
As for the rest of the rant lots of people worry about their bills and retirement. I’m one of them. The reason why I’m worry is even though I’m what you call middleclass the government sucks away something like 30% plus of my income in taxes. The trouble intergity is you don’t see how the government has you sucked away because of the taxes applied to business, sales taxes, your social security taxes, etc.
The Republicans also care a whole lot more! Just look at the difference of what a poor or middle class republican gives far more to charity as a percentage of their income than do a lot of rich Democrats such as Obama and Bidden did. Their view of charity is let the government give it!
Furthermore intergity the problem with your wishful thinking is that there are a lot of people who think just because (insert an excuse)should get a government check. There was one voter who was quoted just before election day who was so excited about Obama because she wouldn’t have to worry about gas or her mortage. The implication being that the government was going to take care of that.
Under the world of the democrats you apparently are suppose to let the government tell you how to retire, how to use health care, how to drive (fuel efficient cars or buses), etc.
You ranted about how people should want to be ruled. So if there are millions of us who want the right to pick our retirement etc is that asking for a certain type of government rule.
Unfortunately, you don’t get what’s wrong here. And I’m just “predicting” (if I’m wrong Obama and the Democrats rule for a long time unfortunately) why they will fail unless they change course.
Or am I’m not allowed to do that in the United States of America anylonger now that a Democrat is President? After all over the last eight years you were calling the President names and criticizing his policies.
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN
November 25th, 2008 at 9:29 AM
Emerald:
The two reasons why you had the great economic boom in the Clinton years:
One, it was a basic continuation of the economic growth that President Reagan had created early in his first term interrupted by a mild recession caused by a fear of high oil prices and high interest rates imposed by federal reserve board to fight inflation made worse by some stupid policy decisions such as imposing the luxory yacht tax which killed middle class jobs.
Two, if you look at the economic history of the Clinton term the economy really took off when the Republicans got controlled of Congress and removed the fear of stupid policies such as national health care being imposed along with the capital gains tax cut which sparked the stock market growth and the revenues to balanace the budget (along with spending restraint).
The second is very important to note because everything that the Republicans imposed on Clinton is exactly what Obama and the Democrats apparently don’t want to do now!
Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN