Coleman camp: ‘We’ll take legal action to remedy Franken’s artificial lead’

[babylonsister]

Sore loser asshole to the bitter end...

http://minnesotaindependent.com/21924/coleman-camp-well-take-legal-action-to-remedy-frankens-artificial-lead


Coleman camp: ‘We’ll take legal action to remedy Franken’s artificial lead’
By Chris Steller 1/3/09 6:40 PM

Norm Coleman’s attorneys vowed to go to court to make up the ground Coleman lost today after more than 900 absentee ballots that had been mistakenly rejected were tallied, increasing Al Franken’s lead to 225. “We’ll take whatever legal action … to remedy this artificial lead,” said Coleman recount attorney Fritz Knaak.

“We’ve had better days,” Knaak conceded, admitting that “the numbers are what they are.” But he repeated that the “process was broken” and predicted that “the election will still be called in Coleman’s favor.”

That will happen, Coleman attorney Tony Trimble said, when hundreds of absentee ballots that the campaign still wants reviewed are opened and counted. “We’re still trying to ferret out for counting these 600 ballots,” he said.

Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said he expected that the State Canvassing Board would declare a result of the election on Monday. “I’m also not happy that the two campaigns had the right to veto” once-rejected absentee ballots that local officials, on review, determined should be counted.

[Xipe Totec]

1. Quelle surprise! n/t

[Sultana]

2. bitch plz, you lost

Concede now Coleman!

[sakabatou]

3. Sore loser

[leftyclimber]

4. "Artificial lead"

Is that what they call it when a Democrat has more votes than a Republican?

:eyes:

[Amonester]

5. Why, oh why is it that in one of the most technologically 'advanced'

country (if not THE most technologically 'advanced' country) of the world, why, oh why are ELECTIONS.. soooooooooo f*cking DIFFICULT??

the rest of the world wants to know (we really do...)

[spanone]

6. sore loser asshole......exactly

capital ASSHOLE

[NOW tense]

7. What?

“We’ll take whatever legal action … to remedy this artificial lead,” said Coleman
Knaak conceded, admitting that “the numbers are what they are.”

I think the numbers are what they are.

[LaStrega]

8. Coleman STFU ... and stop wasting MN taxpayers $$$ already. n/t

[tridim]

9. Yea, it's just a mental loss.

Fuck off Coleman, loser.

[liberal N proud]

10. The only way republican can win

Cheat and steal votes or use judges to create law to overthrow the election.

[opihimoimoi]

11. Norm gonna fire his 2 attorneys....if he don't...he should...both are losers...

Coleman Camp in disarray/dumps....peoples eyes have been poked by all the finger pointing....

[MineralMan]

12. Coleman's in a hole, man.

He'll be on the dole, man.

Couldn't make the polls, man.
Bells are gonna toll, man.

Get a begging bowl, man.
Franken's on a roll, man.

[backscatter712]

13. Baghdad Bob, eat your heart out!

[SeattleGirl]

14. Good gawd! They never change, do they?

If they are ahead by a few votes, the other side (i.e. the Democratic side) should concede gracefully.

If the Democratic side is ahead by a few votes, well hell, it's an artificial lead, or some other piece of crap.

They never change.

:eyes:

[LisaL]

15. Coleman really should follow his advice to Franken (when

Coleman had the lead) and quit for the good of the people.

[dflprincess]

21. Here are his exact words from November 5

he should pretend to be gracious and concede now. Perhaps now would be a good time to remember the words Norman spoke on Nov 5:

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2008/11/coleman_clai...

"Yesterday the voters spoke. We prevailed," Coleman said. He noted that Franken could opt to waive the recount.

"It's up to him whether such a step is worth the tax dollars it will take to conduct," Coleman said, telling reporters he would "step back" if he were in Franken's position trailing in the vote.

That same day former Senator Weasel also said he was: “humbled and grateful for the victory the voters gave us last night.”

Grateful, now maybe not so much, but he still has time to be humble. :rofl:

[mymessageboardid]

16. Hurry up and call the

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[Botany]

17. Grasping @ straws?

[DCKit]

18. Republicon Reality.

We are surely living in Bizarro World.

[book_worm]

19. Republicans hate it when all the votes are counted.

[PBS Poll-435]

20. "The Process is Broken?"

:wtf:

This has been the most transparent recount I have ever witnessed.