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Bleacher Creature Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 02:53 PM
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"It is summer 2009 (almost), and Al Franken is still not a sitting U.S. Senator"
WTF????

:shrug: :shrug: :shrug:
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 02:56 PM
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1. What in the world is The Minnesota Supreme Court "mulling over" to take into this week?!?
:grr: :thumbsdown:
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 02:57 PM
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2. No Shit...WTF is happening....that Coleman dude is the perfect asshole poor loser for the GOP
I guess the GOP don't care of the damage done by Coleman during this ridiculous charade of wanting a victory despite the evidence of him LOSING
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Downtown Hound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 03:07 PM
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3. It's beyond bullshit
I never, EVER want to hear a Republican accuse Al Gore of being a crybaby for what happened in 2000.
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kenfrequed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 03:42 PM
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7. Agreed
And I would go further in suggesting that I don't ever want to hear anyone say that Coleman didn't get every imaginable opportunity to put forth his arguments.
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leftynyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 03:10 PM
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4. This is infuriating
Edited on Wed Jun-17-09 03:10 PM by leftynyc
How long does the MN SC have to make this decision?
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Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 03:18 PM
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5. Is there any info on when the Minnesota Supreme Court will rule on this?
:mad:
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byronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 03:38 PM
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6. It's going to be so fricking sweet when it happens. So sweet.
The Death Knell, baby.
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wisteria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 04:06 PM
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8. You might be interested in knowing Senator Kerry thinks enough is enough, and sent this out.
http://www.actblue.com/page/kerryforalfranken



Enough is enough. Minnesota needs two Senators. And Republicans need to accept the fact that we will have 60 Democratic Senators.

We're almost there.

Still, the national Republican party has sunk hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars into endless legal wrangling, thinking that it's money well-spent if it just blocks seating another Democratic Senator who can help pass President Obama's agenda.

Can you please help Al Franken fight back against the money of the Republican Party and win his legal fight? Click on this link to help:
Support the Franken Recount Fund!

The legal bills are constantly mounting, but the Republican Party fights on. They know what we can do to strengthen our country with another Democratic vote, the 60th vote that can break filibusters and end the obstructionism of the Republican Party. Al Franken won, but every day the Republican Party delays his certification is a day they count as a victory.
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 04:36 PM
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11. wow. a strongly worded memo
I wonder if the Repukes will be scared of this :eyes:
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LaPera Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 04:29 PM
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9. I have a bad feeling the MN Supreme Court is taking so long, because they are going to take
Edited on Wed Jun-17-09 04:31 PM by LaPera
the seat away from Franken...rightfully Franken should of taken his senate seat month's ago...but the republican party is paying for this to go on & on and then hopefully steal this six year senate seat from Franken and the Democrats.

Franken's Democratic vote is very important, (especially the vote on public option health care for all) and the republicans are doing everything to nullify his vote & steal the seat outright.

The MN court is taking an awfully long time to come up with a bullshit reason....let's hope I'm wrong....but don't be surprised if I'm correct.
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 04:35 PM
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10. once no one protested during December, the Repukes knew they could get away
with this as long as they wanted to. If we has as much backbone as the Iranian people, MN would have been shut down until Franken was given his seat.

He will never be seated at this point. About all we (Dems) can do is sue to nullify every Senate election awarded to the epukes next November. I don't think our "leadership" has the nerve to do such a thing, but it's the only move that might get some results.
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