Comments on: Expert: Calling Senate race ‘stolen’ robs the word ‘stolen’ of its meaning

By: Amuseinc

Amuseinc — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:52:13 +0000

Repeating this lie about a “stolen” election does real harm our states reputation. We are and will continue to be a good government state with high standards of honesty in our elections. Anyone who participated in the recount KNOWS that and half the participants were Republicans activists. Exactly what do the rank and file Republicans who worked the recount think when they see their hard work dismissed as bias and lies? Republicans are playing a dangerous game when they impugn the transparency of a clean election. Should we “dirty” up our elections as they will use this charge even on the most transparent ones?

By: Mill

Mill — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:49:29 +0000

It is sadly likely that Thomas has Greg pegged. I hope Greg at least blushes when he types such egregious lies onto the posting board.

By: thomas

thomas — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:31:44 +0000

Greg’s point – as stupid and mean spirited and ill informed as it is – is to continue repeating bogus republican talking points. We all know the more often they say something like “a public option for health care will put a government bureaucrat between you and your doctor or voting democratic will make us all less safe or even Barack shouldn’t be president because he refuses to produce a birth certificate” the more they believe it to be true. It doesn’t matter to Greg that it isn’t true, all that matters is that he and people like him keep repeating it in an effort to invalidate and weaken Franken’s Senatorship.
I have 2 questions for Greg – Why do you hate Minnesota? And why do you hate America?

By: Radical Caveman

Radical Caveman — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:07:55 +0000

So, Greg — all 13 of the members of the canvassing board, the three-judge panel, and the Minnesota Supreme Court — three separate bodies, each bipartisan — “abused their power to throw an election to a preferred candidate”? All three voted, unanimously, that Franken won more votes than Coleman: 5-0, 3-0, 5-0. Since the two Supreme Court justices on the canvassing board recused themselves when it came back to their Court, it was 13 separate people. Oh, and by the way — 6 OF THEM WERE REPUBLICAN APPOINTEES.

What exactly was your point again…if any?

By: RC

RC — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:19:21 +0000

Exactly how and why would election officials prefer one guy to the other? Is it your assertion that election officials are all democrats? And, how did they manage to get Franken to have more votes? What about the judges involved in two unanimous decisions that he has more votes, were they all Democrats? Get real. On what basis do you believe that Coleman got more votes? Wishful thinking, crystal ball gazing, or did it come to you in a dream. Your guy lost a very very close election. Get over it. It is tiresome to listen to some people deny reality to support their beliefs. Learn how to do some critical thinking.

Look to Florida in 2000 for an abuse of election power by state officials. In that case it is documented that the guy who won had fewer votes.

By: Greg Bystroff

Greg Bystroff — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:16:47 +0000

Seems to me that Al Franken stole the election and Chris Stellar proved it. According to Chris, a ’stolen’ election is one where “election officials abuse their power to throw an election to a preferred candidate” which is exactly what happened.