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24 Nov 2010 17:08

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Politics: Norm Coleman to Joe Miller: Pot calls kettle, says “don’t do this”

  • Without criticizing Joe Miller, I would offer him advice. I think it’s the same advice that Fred Thompson and others have offered recently. It should be time to move on.
  • Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman • Offering Joe Miller the kind of advice that Coleman himself probably needed in the wake of 2008’s Minnesota Senate campaign, which he lost to Al Franken after approximately six months of fighting tooth and nail. (Though, granted, Coleman’s tally was much tighter – literally hundreds of votes) The fact that Coleman is saying that Joe Miller should call it a day in his race against Lisa Murkowski offers a lot of heft which it otherwise wouldn’t have. source
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22 Jan 2010 11:28

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Politics: Air America Radio: It flopped, but it did so with silver lining

  • In the end, Rush is still standing. Almost six years after the launch of Air America, the critical mass of political talk radio listeners still resides on the right.
  • New York Daily News columnist David Hinckley • Regarding the failure of Air America’s left-leaning radio network, which filed for bankruptcy and is about to close. His main arguments in the matter? He notes that the company never had the right personalities for radio, its network was weak compared to other talk-radio outlets, and the model was designed around the ideology rather than the players. But it’s not without silver lining: Al Franken successfully transitioned from comedian to senator, and Rachel Maddow is a huge hit for MSNBC. But in the end, it just couldn’t compete with Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. source
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18 Dec 2009 22:06

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Politics: Al Franken’s smackdown of Joe Lieberman: Actually rather modest

  • There have, of course been famous exceptions. Dick Cheney, who as vice president was also president of the Senate, told Patrick Leahy to (#&! himself, which qualifies as a breach of comity, to say nothing of biology.
  • Slate columnist John Dickerson • Regarding the state of decorum, which Sen. Al Franken famously broke last night when it came to Sen. Joe Lieberman. But it’s by no means the only time it’s happened, nor the harshest. Now if Al Franken said this, it’d be the greatest thing in the history of ever. source
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17 Dec 2009 22:36

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Politics: Health care: Al Franken shuts freedom-hating Joe Lieberman down!

  • This is one of those videos that gives us hot flashes. Joe Lieberman, currently looked at as an evil bastard by the left for his blatant about-face on the health-care bill, does not get any love from Sen. Al Franken, who’s totally in “Stuart Saves His Family” hero mode. John McCain has Joe’s back, but you know, this is almost as good as Joe Wilson’s “You Lie” comment for pure entertainment value. We’re gonna let this one stand.
    Update: TPM makes a really good point about the shutdown. source
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06 Sep 2009 16:01

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Politics: Max Headroom is loaded with Obama-drama this week

  • FDR or Jimmy Carter Joe Trippi, speaking off of comments by his old boss, Howard Dean, suggests that the Van Jones resignation may be an attempt to discredit a president gunning for the legacy of a great.

  • Al Franken dazzlesDespite his rep as a divider due to his years as a liberal icon, Minnesota Senator Al Franken managed to soothe the nerves of a motley crew of health care critics. Impressive, bro.

  • Newt’s got Obama’s backNewt Gingrich isn’t lining up with fellow Republicans to criticize Obama’s controversial upcoming speech to students. He greatly supports what he expects to be purely “positive.”

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06 Jul 2009 21:52

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U.S.: People don’t seem all that excited about Senator Al Franken

  • 44% of people nationwide disapprove of the guy who spent eight months fighting Norm Coleman for his Minnesota seat
  • 34% kinda like him, and 22% are undecided, but as you can see by the poll numbers, many think he’s a big fat idiot source
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30 Jun 2009 21:23

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U.S.: Norm Coleman: Gritting his teeth but accepting the decision

  • I told him it’s the best job he’ll ever have – representing Minnesota in the United States Senate. The Supreme Court has spoken, I will respect its decision, and abide by its results,
  • Former Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman • On losing a long, contested battle with former funnyman Al Franken. The Republican famously fought tooth and nail to keep his seat showing up on talk shows and having a constant perch in the courtroom where the election’s fate was being decided. But it wasn’t enough to save his seat. • source
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30 Jun 2009 21:17

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U.S.: Al Franken had a hair-rippingly long wait for his Senate seat

  • eight months Time between the November 4 election and today’s Minnesota Supreme Court decision
  • seven weeks Amount of time Norm Coleman diligently fought against Franken in the court case source
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30 Jun 2009 21:09

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U.S.: Thanks to Al Franken, guess who’s got a majority in the Senate?!

  • 58 Dems are in the Senate, and two indies vote with them source
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30 Jun 2009 21:02

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U.S.: About freaking time! Minnesota’s Al Franken finally feels the Senate love

Norm Coleman finally conceded after a court decision. Get ready liberals, ’cause one of your own is coming to bust heads in The District! source
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