Al Franken wins endorsement for Senate in Minnesota

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Source: AP

Franken wins endorsement for Senate in Minnesota

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ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Al Franken has won a resounding endorsement for U.S. Senate from Democratic activists at the Minnesota state convention.

The former "Saturday Night Live" writer and performer beat college professor Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer on the first ballot Saturday. Franken had just given a speech to delegates apologizing for past jokes that offended some fellow Democrats.

Nelson-Pallmeyer conceded the endorsement to Franken and moved that Democrats unanimously back Franken. They did so by voice vote.

Republican Sen. Norm Coleman has his party's endorsement for re-election.


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[maryf]

1. Glad to see it

A strong humor is indicative of a creative mind, something sorely lacking in the Senate these days!

[OregonBlue]

2. We're gonna have some fun now. Go AL!!

[awoke_in_2003]

3. K&R

Good luck, Al.

[Faygo Kid]

4. Excellent!

[ClayZ]

5. Yay! K and R

[OwnedByFerrets]

6. K and R

[Acadia Blue]

7. Sent him; my second donation. All those little ones will add up if

we all donate.

[bigpenguin]

8. Yay!

Get Norm out. Please.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

9. Go Al!

He has impressed me as a very decent person who can get along with all kinds of people. He will be an asset in the Senate.

[El Supremo]

10. Way to go Al! Gosh darn it.

[wellstone dem]

11. Al had to get 60% to get the endorsement

I heard he got 62. His opponent, Jack Nelson Pallmeyer, a man of great integrity in the Wellstone model, immediately got up an moved for a unanimous ballot.

Al said, "The reason I'm a democrat is that the Democratic Party has people like Jack Nelson Pallmeyer."

Google Jack's name to see some great books on Peace, Justice, and other issues of importance to our world.

[kickysnana]

12. @#$%^&* Another prowar DFL Senate Candidate n/t

[Muttocracy]

23. does that mean Franken was or is pro-war? (honest question) nt

[bluesmail]

13. Recommended, highly n/t

[sutz12]

14. Gotta love Minnesota!

:)

[Imagevision]

15. Holy sh*t! I wondered why hannity was bad mouthing Franken the past month...!

[underpants]

16. Trying desperately to defend Norm Coleman

Senator Franken!!?!??!?! :rofl:

as a long time SNL watcher that would just be AWESOME

[garry_neal_hazitin]

17. Lets Never Forget

Lets never forget it was Al who penned, rush limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot, thrue then as it is now.

[number6]

18. goodby Norm

Hello Senator Al Franken

[Janice325]

19. In the words of Stuart Smalley:

"I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!"
Way to go, Al!!!

[creeksneakers2]

20. Al is the best

He'll make a great Senator.

[LuckyLib]

21. The Republicans have been working overtime to take the spotlight off of Normie Coleman, veteran

Bushbot, and on Franken's forays in the world of comedy writing and satire. This will be a hard-fought campaign.

[onehandle]

22. Obama, Get your ass up there!

Please. I want to hear Captain Phone Sex say, "Senator Al Franken."

[DUlover2909]

24. Was looking forward to this!

[against all enemies]

25. It seems personal to Al, I hope he wins. Are there any Minnesotans

that have a feeling about this race? Isn't Coleman a New Yorker?

[Thor_MN]

26. I was a delegate at the district level and shook Al's hand.

If Norm can be successfully framed as the neocon that he has turned into, it won't be close. The best the conservatives have is dredging up comments from AL's former carrer as a comedian and satirist. Unfortunately they have to defend Colman's former carrer as a neocon clown and satyrist.

While Coleman was OK as a Democratic mayor of St. Paul, his flip flop to the dark side relegated him to the lapdog pile. It will be interesting to see if Norm's marriage is up to he and his wife living in the same state. Her living mostly in LA for her acting career has always seemed convenient in light of Norm's reputed wandering ways.

Had Paul Wellstone not been killed in a plane crash, Coleman would likely be gone from politics.

[against all enemies]

27. I was randomly assigned Wellstones photo as an avatar, and I love it.

[USA_1]

28. Smear Campaign On YouTube.com

There are a ton of anti-Franken posts on youtube.com. As always, they are filled with half truths and other innuendo.

And, as always, Democrats sit by and allow themselves to slapped and spat upon by the Republican liars.

[MrsBrady]

29. way to go Al n/t