MN COURT: FRANKEN WON; BUT AP REPORTS: 'FRANKEN LEADING VOTE-GETTER'?

[BradBlog]

Source: BRAD BLOG

MN COURT: FRANKEN WON; BUT AP REPORTS: 'FRANKEN LEADING VOTE-GETTER'?!
World's most influential news outlet downplays the WINNER of the U.S. Senate race in MN, following final ruling from bi-partisan state election contest court...

That's right, according to AP tonight, following the just released final ruling from the 3-judge election contest court in Minnesota, Senator-elect Al Franken (D-MN) is not the "winner" of the election. Rather, he's merely the "leading vote-getter".

Are they kidding?! "Leading vote-getter"?! Apparently not....



FULL REPORT: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7069

Last week at The BRAD BLOG:
Franken Isn't 'Leading', He Won and Coleman Lost
With a 312 vote victory for the Democrat, and nothing left to count, the corporate media continues to misreport the facts of the U.S. Senate election in Minnesota...
FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7056

Read more: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7069

[BlooInBloo]

1. I was under the impression that the "leading vote-getter" phraseology....

was a direct quote from the opinion.

Is that not the case?

[BradBlog]

10. Court decision was clear...

Here's what they found:

Franken received the highest number of lawfully cast ballots in the November 4, 2008 general election for United States Senator for the State of Minnesota and is entitled to receive the certificate of election.

Now what do we call someone who has "received the highest number of lawfully cast ballots" in an election, and who "is entitled to receive the certificate of election"?

Anybody? Beuller? Only in 2009 AP Bizarro World is that not a WIN. Hell, AP declares candidates have "Won" on election night before there has even been any canvass whatsoever, or for that matter, before every vote has been counted (like has been painstakingly done here over the past 6 months!) NYTimes did the same. See my update on that at the linked original report.

[MrPerson]

2. That Franken Guy - He's a real.......Votegetter, He is.

[Sancho]

3. getting the most votes in Florida doesn't mean much...

maybe it doesn't in MN either

[underpants]

4. Oy vey

:bounce:

[struggle4progress]

5. Judges rule Franken winner; Coleman to appeal (Star Trib)

By Pat Doyle , Star Tribune
Last update: April 13, 2009 - 9:24 PM

... “The overwhelming weight of the evidence indicates that the Nov. 4, 2008, election was conducted fairly, impartially and accurately,” the panel said in its unanimous decision.

In rejecting Coleman’s arguments, the panel said the Republican essentially asked it to ignore Minnesota election requirements and adopt a more lenient standard allowing illegal absentee ballots to be counted.

The panel also rejected Coleman’s comparison of Senate election problems to those in the 2000 presidential race in Florida.

Unlike Florida, Minnesota has statewide standards for absentee voting that are “uniform and explicit and apply in every county and city,” the panel wrote ... http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/42932907.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUncacyi8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

[struggle4progress]

6. MN-Sen: Franken declared the winner (KXMC)

... The judges -- Hennepin County's Denise Reilly, Pennington County's Kurt Marben and Stearns County's Elizabeth Hayden -- issued their final ruling late Monday, stating "Franken received the highest number of lawfully cast ballots in the Nov. 4, 2008 general election." They also determined that Franken is entitled to receive the certificate of election ... http://www.kxmc.com/News/Nation/360163.asp

[struggle4progress]

7. Coleman loses; case set for state Supreme Court (The Hill)

... Franken is still unlikely to receive the certificate of election he will probably need to be sworn into the Senate. Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), who is responsible for signing such a certificate, has indicated that Minnesota law won’t allow him to sign it until Coleman has exhausted his case in state court.

If the case goes federal, Pawlenty has left open the possibility that the federal court could delay the signing of the certificate ... http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/coleman-loses-contest-case-set-for-state-supreme-court-2009-04-13.html

[Lasher]

14. He won't sign when Franken wins the state supreme court appeal either.

I'm sure Pawlenty thinks Minnesota law won't allow him to sign the certificate until Coleman is ahead.

[struggle4progress]

8. Judges say Franken won Senate race; Coleman planning to appeal (Pioneer Press)

By Rachel E. Stassen-Berger
[e-mail]
Updated: 04/13/2009 09:21:50 PM CDT

... "Franken received the highest number of legally cast ballots in the November 4, 2008 general election for United States Senator for the State of Minnesota and is entitled to receive the election certificate," the judges wrote ... http://www.twincities.com/ci_12134359?source=most_viewed

[cactusfractal]

9. And in AP Sports...

Pittsburgh Steelers Leading Touchdown-Scorer

UNC Tarheels Leading Basket-Maker

Jesus Haploid Christ.

[BradBlog]

11. Well done Cactus! You earn a link at The BRAD BLOG!

See the latest update on the original story.

[cactusfractal]

13. 'Preciate it. :-) n/t

[defendandprotect]

12. You have to remember that all the news services also changed hands . . .

back a decade and more ago --

It's all corporate-news now !!

[Anarcho-Socialist]

15. The AP news feed has been much more politicised recently

Its tone is now more right-wing editorial than neutral.

[No Elephants]

16. AP has a Fournier

problem. http://mediamatters.org/columns/200807220006

What's scarier: As newspapers and other media gather less and less of their own news, they rely more and more on AP UPI and Reuters. The stories of those news services get reprinted EVERYWHERE.


Let AP know how you feel about its bias. http://www.ap.org/pages/contact/contact.html

And let your local newspaper, TV stations and radio stations know, too.

As for what you can do for Al specifically, please see post # 87 at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3829686

Thank ya.