Court rejects Coleman bid to consider rejected absentee ballots

[OregonBlue]

Source: Star Tribune

Court rejects Coleman bid to consider rejected absentee ballots

The ruling appears to clear the way for the State Canvassing Board this afternoon to certify a winner of the Senate election recount, presumably Democrat Al Franken.

By PAT [e-mail]
Last update: January 5, 2009 - 11:28 AM

The Minnesota Supreme Court today rejected a bid by Norm Coleman in the disputed U.S. Senate election to consider counting hundreds of rejected absentee ballots from mostly Republican-leaning areas.

The court did not issue an opinion on Republican Coleman's claim that the ballots may have been wrongly rejected, saying he can press a court contest if he wants to prove his point.

The ruling this morning appears to clear the way for the State Canvassing Board this afternoon to certify a winner of the Senate election recount, presumably Democrat Al Franken, who holds an unofficial 225-vote lead.


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[edbermac]

1. Kiss it goodbye, Normie.

You weren't good enough, you weren't smart enough, and doggone it, people really don't like you!

:rofl:

[peacetalksforall]

5. How perfect. I can't stop laughing. I feel so happy that he may be gone for good and maybe from MN

[disndat]

13. terrific!

Great. Even Al Franken couldn't do better. What a joyful turn of event. Love it.

[sabra]

2. good news!

[onehandle]

3. Incoming Senator Franken will be pleased. nt

[MineralMan]

4. Good decision

The time to deal with those absentee ballots was before the deadline, as was done with the rest of the wrongfully rejected ones.

Normy will continue to try court challenges, but I'm thinking that the SCOMN is going to reject those challenges. The Coleman camp has been heard from before the deadline. It's too late, now.

Suck it up, Normy.

[w4rma]

Coleman was too busy trying to reject ballots to attempt to include ballots.

That said, Coleman cherry picked these from Republican areas. All of Franken's were done statewide.

[stop the bleeding]

6. karma is a beotch you effing rethugs. Now go fuck yourself and remember

Gore in 2000. Fucking assholes!

[scytherius]

8. lol Kind of my feeling. n/t

nt

[TheEuclideanOne]

23. Well said!

[aquart]

26. You express my sentiments so well.

[Hepburn]

7. Off to the Greatest Page with thee!

Great news ~~ thanks for the info! :hi:

[truthisfreedom]

9. No wonder the sun chose to come out this morning over Minnesota.

Nice news. Buh-buy, normie, you ignorant slut!

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

10. I'm gonna try this to see how it sounds...

Senator Al Franken.

I kind of like the sound of that.

Senator Al Franken.

:D

*starts to sing* "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood..."

[Hepburn]

11. I like the sound of "FORMER SENATOR COLEMAN!"

:hi:

[Soylent Brice]

12. norm coleman, meet foot.

[Hulk]

14. Sha na na na....hey hey eh, good-bye.......!!

Another piece of shit bites the dust. Adios coleman...we have put up with your moronic representation way too long. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!

[proud progressive]

15. what does that tell ya about the gop when a comedian w/ no experience can wup yo butt?

COME-ON, SARAH!!!

[zbdent]

16. wait ... I know this ... it reminds me of something ... um ... hold on ... GOT IT!

Wasn't there something in November 2000 about how there's a bunch of STOOOPID PEOPLE whose votes shouldn't count because they're too stupid to fill out a ballot correctly?

[TygrBright]

17. Oh, man... I have waited so long to say this:

Suck on it, Weasel-boy!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled demure and well-mannered TygrBright.

deprecatingly,
Bright

[maseman]

18. Those pesky judges who legislate from the bench

[kenfrequed]

19. Good news at last

Granted that I did not back Al in the caucuses or at the state convention, but I did vote for him over Coleman and am much happier now that Norm is on his way out.

[eyepaddle]

20. Sweet news indeed.

So long to Norm "The Windsock" Coleman.

Good effing riddance to you as well.

[DeSwiss]

21. Well....

...at least now Norm has more time to spend with the family.



- K&R!!!

[tblue37]

28. I know that is supposed to be a sexy boudoir pose, but

that hunched over position with her hands clutched between her legs looks ridiculous, not sexy.

[StreetKnowledge]

22. Get Lost, Coleman

Welcome to the Washington, Senator Franken.

Dick Morris is already trying to say that Franken stole it. If ya gotta give Faux News anything, at least they are trying to carry the water. I'm thinking BillO's response to this is going to keep Keith Olbermann talking for a while. :D

[Fluffdaddy]

24. Does this means it's all over?

[penndragon69]

25. In their own words...

Get over it you LOSER!

[newtothegame]

27. Rejecting ballots is never a good thing... I can't celebrate this.

[Suji to Seoul]

29. "Evening Everybody." "NORM!" "What's going down, Mr. Coleman?"

"My chances of not looking like a sore losing tool and my political prospects in Minnesota, Woody."

My apologies to Cheers!