Comments on: Minnesota Recount exclusive: Not so fast on the do-over

By: Commentary » Blog Archive » Flotsam and Jetsam

Commentary » Blog Archive » Flotsam and Jetsam — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:54:52 +0000

[...] voided? That would make Al Franken seem like the reasonable one. But maybe the ultra-liberal Star Tribune got the story wrong. [...]

By: davod

davod — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:42:36 +0000

The Dems will keep this going as long as possible to keep a Republican out of the Senate.

By: OmahaConservative

OmahaConservative — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:34:41 +0000

“I think that was really overstated,” Ginsberg told me, “and bad reporting by the Star Tribune.”

That was a gracious way to put it.

By: trigon

trigon — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:02:55 +0000

Definite Moby. He’s been posting on threads all over the place about being a die-hard Republican in love with Obama since open registration on Feb 16th. Just got done doing the research; he won’t be back.

Ed Morrissey on March 3, 2009 at 11:35 PM

Thank you Ed! There are a couple of others you might want to look at, too…

By: RBMN

RBMN — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:40:43 +0000

Coleman’s lawyers have put that idea (of a new election) out there, whether they’re outright advocating it or not, and I think they’re saying “please, please, don’t throw us in that brier patch, Brer Fox.” I think Coleman believes he’d win a new election easily.

By: Kevin M

Kevin M — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:15:23 +0000

Mistake number xxxx: “Bottom line: the Coleman campaign did not request a new election.”

That’s the only answer. Why DIDN’T he request a new election?

By: viking01

viking01 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:06:47 +0000

Ah, for the good old days when the first count actually decided who won. Even if corrupt; it was decisive.

It’s a good thing a self-important panel of judges isn’t running the NFL or we’d still be mired in recounts of who won the Super Bowl.

By: INC

INC — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:08:27 +0000

Thank you!

By: Ed Morrissey

Ed Morrissey — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:35:26 +0000

Definite Moby. He’s been posting on threads all over the place about being a die-hard Republican in love with Obama since open registration on Feb 16th. Just got done doing the research; he won’t be back.

By: mrfixit

mrfixit — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:16:42 +0000

Atlanta Voter on March 3, 2009 at 9:23 PM

I smell moby…..

By: cs89

cs89 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:39:10 +0000

I’m a Conservative Republican.

Atlanta Voter on March 3, 2009 at 9:23 PM

8:46 & 9:10 cast serious doubt on this assertion.

By: Atlanta Voter

Atlanta Voter — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:23:22 +0000

I’m a Conservative Republican.

By: Seven Percent Solution

Seven Percent Solution — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:16:49 +0000

I suspect Gore would have won if they’d counted all the votes in 2000.

Atlanta Voter on March 3, 2009 at 9:10 PM

They did…………

……… until Al Gore’s law suite to only count certain precincts and not all, then the Florida Supreme Court started to change the rules in the middle of the game, to finally the SCOTUS told them to stop, because it was Unconstitutional.

No protest on what ACORN is doing though…………

……….. your outrage is selective, just like any liberal.

By: Ace ODale

Ace ODale — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:16:34 +0000

Yo, Lanta Demo, if you’ll recall the Prophet of Earth wanted all the military absentee ballots REJECTED! Did you ever wonder why?

I thought not…

By: Atlanta Voter

Atlanta Voter — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:10:32 +0000

I suspect Gore would have won if they’d counted all the votes in 2000.

By: thphilli

thphilli — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:06:10 +0000

This is still going on? What an embarrassment. Third world savage nations can figure out their elections in a more timely manner.

By: Wade

Wade — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:52:43 +0000

We need Jimmy Carter to straighten this out.

By: Atlanta Voter

Atlanta Voter — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:46:57 +0000

Coleman should concede. The recount process has shown Franken to be the winner.

By: getalife

getalife — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:40:04 +0000

Why would he want to win to be led by an entertainer?

Franken will be seated next month.

By: Why Michael Steele Disappoints Me « JoHNBRoDiGaNDoTCoM

Why Michael Steele Disappoints Me « JoHNBRoDiGaNDoTCoM — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:39:54 +0000

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By: Zorro

Zorro — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:38:30 +0000

Good follow up Ed. It’s appreciated.

If Franken loses, will he soil himself in public?

By: Bruno Strozek

Bruno Strozek — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:24:57 +0000

Ed-
When you saw the Strib reporter’s by-line was “Lizard Person” it should have tipped you off…

By: Minnesota Recount exclusive: Not so fast on the do-over — But As For Me

Minnesota Recount exclusive: Not so fast on the do-over — But As For Me — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:20:31 +0000

[...] Earlier today, I posted about the Minneapolis Star-Tribune’s report that the Coleman campaign had requested the election contest panel to throw out the election results and order a new election. This seemed like such a remarkable position that I contacted the Coleman team to find out whether they had a legal basis to make such a request. I spoke with Ben Ginsberg, Coleman’s attorney and spokesman for the legal effort involved in the recount and contest — and he says that the Strib overreached in its reporting. [...] Read the rest » [...]

By: tommylotto

tommylotto — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:04:18 +0000

We are not asking for a new election now (because our PR guys say that is not a good ideal), but that is the only remedy that can fix this cluster fark, and that is what we really want and what we will eventually be arguing for…

The Coleman camp with the spin removed…

By: msmveritas

msmveritas — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:03:47 +0000

thmcbb on March 3, 2009 at 7:51 PM

That is the crime of this whole situation, Coleman won and then this circus of a recount ensues leaving Franken ahead. This is still being dragged on 3 months after the election, what a disgrace.