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Old 06-30-2009
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re: Al Franken Wins Seat

Electing Al Franken will help the Dems about as much as electing Ted Nugent would help the Republicans - In the short term it's another vote, but in the long term it's going to make the party look like a joke. I'm surprised the Dem leadership even allowed him to run.
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Old 06-30-2009
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re: Al Franken Wins Seat

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Oreo, you misspelled "people who disagree with me are morons". Don't worry, we can still understand what you meant, despite the typo.


YAY! 5000th post!
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re: Al Franken Wins Seat

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Must be all that fresh beer...
First MN elects an ex-wrestler - who couldn't find his way out of a room with only two walls, now a well known, but only a marginally successful comedian and failed radio host....what's next?
Schwarzenegger for President ?
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Old 06-30-2009
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re: Al Franken Wins Seat

What is even more disgusting about all this is that Franken, along with the piece of crap Coleman, aren't even Minnesotan.
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re: Al Franken Wins Seat

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.... I'm surprised the Dem leadership even allowed him to run.
Me too, hey maybe it will boost ratings on C-Span.
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re: Al Franken Wins Seat

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Yeah, the man won by around what, 500 votes? Yeah, we all went along willingly. Do me a favor and go play in traffic.
Don´t be so nasty to the kid.

When you come my way, I´ll take you to (Al) Franken(stein)

It´s on the road to K-town.

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re: Al Franken Wins Seat

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Gore was a non-sore winner, as he both won the popular vote by half a million and didn't dispute the court's findings, despite its being wrong. It was his rush to concede "graciously", IMO, that gave the conservatives on the court an "out" to overturn the will of the people in favor of an elitiist few.

And look what it got us.

LMAO....your still crying about...hypocrite...too funny.
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re: Al Franken Wins Seat

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After eight years of hearing liberals crybabies whine about Al Gore getting robbed, I think it is hilarious any of you would call anyone else a sore loser...hilarious. So what did you win? A joke named Stuart Smiley, you should be real proud of this moron, he is just about the perfect caricature of a brain dead liberal.
Speaking of brain-dead crybabies, apparently what you've failed to grasp is that they not only may have got what you're whining about, but they also got another seat in the Senate.

Glad I could clear that up for you.

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re: Al Franken Wins Seat

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Perhaps, in a stunning mixup, the courts seated Jack Nicholson?
Oh sheet .. gets funnier and funnier ... even funnier than putting a nitwit like al franken into a political office

Proof that Americans are getting stupider

As if we needed more - rolls eyes -
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Re: Al Franken Wins Seat

Coleman was pretty supportive now that hes accepted the loss. MN gets what it wants, and deserves. Im betting Franken will now ignore the 50% who didnt want him.
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Coleman was pretty supportive now that hes accepted the loss. MN gets what it wants, and deserves. Im betting Franken will now ignore the 50% who didnt want him.
We certainly deserve better. However, the sheep have spoken.
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We certainly deserve better. However, the sheep have spoken.
Considering that Coleman was the incumbent, he must have been a real piece of shit to lose.
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Re: Al Franken Wins Seat

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Considering that Coleman was the incumbent, he must have been a real piece of shit to lose.
Indeed he was/is.
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Re: Al Franken Wins Seat

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LMAO....your still crying about...hypocrite...too funny.
You're damned right I'm still crying about Chimp Boy being in office for 8 years. We're all going to be crying about it for a long time once the true cost begins to become clear.
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Re: Al Franken Wins Seat.

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Well--what can we expect out of Minnisotans. They elected a governor--Jesse Ventura-- that believed 9/11 was an "inside" job--who just couldn't understand how those twin towers collapsed.

Now they have elected "Batman's---the "Joker"--of which use to be the commentator for the failed liberal radio station "Air America"--who got in a lot of trouble for not paying the required workman's compensation on his employees--& certainly did not offer medical insurance to them.

CONGRATS--Minnesotans--you-- have shown us again--your special political intellect by electing morons.
We screwed up and elected one in 2002. . .

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