Comments on: Franken not conceding

By: LW In Texas

LW In Texas — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:32:35 +0000

My in Laws live Minn and they say, hang in there and demand a recount

By: Shortpants

Shortpants — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:32:25 +0000

I wonder if most of those that say the word "liberal" with such venom read the policy goals of those they vote for, or just buy into the short sighted view that all folks left of center are out to ruin the American way of life.
I am an independant myself, and was hoping Ron Paul would split his organization off into a viable third party, I was hoping more folks would join this way of thinking where we actually take a long hard look at each candidate based on their policies and merits, but it seems the quick and easy labels are what matters the most to our fast food nation.
I am no liberal, but Frankly, if liberal is the opposite of what we've had for the past eight years, sign me up.
Good luck Mr. Obama, you will need it.

By: LT in Texas

LT in Texas — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:32:24 +0000

Gopher from the Love Boat used to be in Congress, Fred Gandy.

Sony Bono made it as well.

Nothing suprises me anymore.

By: b. Lowe

b. Lowe — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:32:15 +0000

Go Al! After what happened 4 yrs ago in Ohio I think it is really important that you stay in there and insist that there be a recount under Minn State Law. I think it is so important that to follow this up not just for Minnesota but, for the nation!

By: Wayne Kopesky

Wayne Kopesky — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:32:06 +0000

Would a re-vote ever be completed because of irregularities at various precincts around the state? For instance, some polling places in Minneapolis ran out of registration materials.

By: Dean O

Dean O — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:32:01 +0000

Al Franken would be the worst senator ever. He would make MN the laughing stock of Democracy. At least Coleman has dignity and grace. Franken has anger and spite. Stuart Smalley should go back under his rock now.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:31:55 +0000

Al Franken is actually a Harvard graduate, not 'just' a comedian. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this turns out. Norm Coleman was Bush's buttboy until it became convenient to speak out against him.

By: Tosso

Tosso — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:31:47 +0000

Yeah! The "funny guy" want to improve public schools, research renewabyl energy, and make sure ALL children have health insurance. What a despcable person – let's get him!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:31:25 +0000

Well clearly Franken would be a "99% improvement" over Norm Coleman. GO AL!

By: SNL

SNL — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:31:17 +0000

Good god, first we lay off Movie Stars now Politicians?

Please dont tell me Franken really wants to get into politics, the guy was as radical as Fidel Castro.

Whats next Adam Sandler for Prez?

By: Casey | Sebastopol, CA

Casey | Sebastopol, CA — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:31:04 +0000

If you can elect Jesse Ventura, Ronald Reagan, The Govinator... why NOT Al Franken?

My god, if you can stomach Michelle Bachmann, ANYONE else would HAVE to be better.

By: Jim in AZ

Jim in AZ — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:30:59 +0000

Franken?? You have got to be kidding me. Then again any state that would elect someone like Jesse "The body" Ventura as their Gov would not surprise me at all.
Minnesota, it is time to be serious about politics. Next it will be Garrison Keilor.

By: Drea

Drea — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:30:54 +0000

Fired up and ready to go! Stop hating you sad pathetic angry for no reason dogs. you are now barking up the wrong tree put a muzzel on it and shut the hell up. Can't you see that your hateful thoughts are not welcomed or honored get use to change and step into the now. being a bigot gets you nowhere fast. So go to sleep haters and while you are taking your nap sleep on the fact that a BLACK key word MAN is the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Peace

By: Reality

Reality — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:30:49 +0000

There is no way in heck that it should even be this close. Even the most Conservative of all Repubs have to see what a joke that Coleman is, right? I guess not.

By: James

James — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:30:45 +0000

Al Franken is a wonderful human being, he doesn't epitomize anything more than that!

Norm Coleman is a dirty politician, and Al Franken is in a split vote with an Independent taking votes away from him, and he's less than 1000 votes in margin, with over a million votes counted. in VA in 2006, the difference between senators was 5000, giving jim webb the win, and the republican's certainly voiced opposition over that.

By: a cali republican who voted for obama...

a cali republican who voted for obama... — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:30:32 +0000

omg.......i hope frankenstein doesnt win...next we should have rush in office too or mayb o reily....theres a point to where we should learn that some people artb polaticians...franky,,,,arnald...and a certain past mn gov are great reasons why we should not put people in that are actors , entertainers or talkshow hosts....they dont do well

By: Al is brilliant

Al is brilliant — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:30:01 +0000

Al Franken is a brilliant thinker and a sincere patriot. He has run his campaign with honesty and clean politics. How rare! It seems like the sore losers in America are focusing on Franken now, in the hopes that they can steal at least one more election, just like the old days. Well, I for one, hope that Al wins this one, just to piss off the bloggers who have slandered him.

By: Al supporter

Al supporter — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:29:52 +0000

Why does everyone say that because he was a comedian that he can't be our senator? I don't see why not, better a down to earth, intelligent, hilarious comedian than a political machine. Especially better than Norm Coleman. I love Al and I'm still hoping that he takes this one. They better count my absentee ballot!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:29:31 +0000

Give 'em hell, Al. Hope to see you in the Senate.

By: keith

keith — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:29:21 +0000

those who laugh first get laughed at last as my wise grandmother always said ,noah.

By: t-law

t-law — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:29:20 +0000

Change has come... Regardless of what happens with Minnesota, you can already see that the people all over the country have clearly spoken and overwhelmingly given their support to liberal politicians -- that is right, LIBERALS. Eight years of disastrous Bush misrule, full of conservative stubbornness, unchecked CEO-centered economics (what happened to the workers?!), and rampant fear-mongering are coming to an end. A decade ago you could scare people by screaming, "OMG, s/he's a Liberal!" as if it were the worst insult ever. Well, after last night, that's not gonna fly any more. Liberals are here to stay. Being a Liberal is being American. Deal with it. You can scream "Liberal this, liberal that," all you want, but that will not sit well with over sixty (60!) million voters who cast their ballots on Nov. 4 for a liberal Democratic President (and over 50 liberal Senators). So just a small tip for the Republicans: if you want to win in the future, you might want to rethink your old fear-mongering strategies that rely on making people scared of "Liberals," "blacks," "immigrants," "gays," "Mexicans," and the list goes on... That stuff's not gonna work any more.

By: Mel C

Mel C — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:29:12 +0000

Good Luck, AL, hope you get the Senate seat you are seeking.,

By: andrew arther

andrew arther — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:49 +0000

rock on obama. you did and awsome job

By: Fuad

Fuad — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:48 +0000

Al has the right for asking the votes to be recounted. There are procedures for it in Minnesota, so why now. Nobody lost if it was a tie ... But then again I don't use "conservative mathmatics" to form my conclusions either.

By: Glenn in California

Glenn in California — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:42 +0000

It shouldn't have been that close, but it was, due to the incompetence of how the Republicans have handled the country over the last 8 years.

They elected a pro wrestler as Governor, so a comedian isn't that far out of line.

However, this is no joke and every vote needs to be counted (again). Just remember Florida in 2000 for Gore. That was a turning point in our history, in the wrong way. Let's not repeat that mistake.

By: Cut Staff

Cut Staff — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:41 +0000

The AP has uncalled the race, you pathetic Republican hack.

By: ines

ines — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:41 +0000

Stand your ground till all is accounted for Al!

By: Greg in MN

Greg in MN — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:28 +0000

571. That's the difference. So yeah, we need a recount.

GO AL FRANKEN!!!

By: SeriousVibes

SeriousVibes — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:27 +0000

Yet another example that Every Vote Counts.

By: Fairness

Fairness — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:10 +0000

The recount is required by law in this close election. The truth is important. If Coleman wins after the recount, so be it.

By: Ken in NJ

Ken in NJ — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:28:03 +0000

Jared said: "Go Al! Take this seat away from the fascists!"

Glad to see the bi-partisanship and reaching across the aisle has already started...

Fascists? To borrow a line from "The Princess Bride" – "I do not think that word means what you think it means"

By: JeffreyinRO

JeffreyinRO — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:27:47 +0000

I don't know that much about Franken but I've read a couple of his books and he's a very funny guy. He seems really smart and knows a lot about politics. I guess if he has a feel for what matters to people in Minnesota, he could be a very good senator. I would say if he can keep himself out of airport bathrooms looking for sex, he would automatically be better than at least one other man already in the Senate.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:27:29 +0000

Franken became famous as a comedian by getting people to laugh at themselves. This indicates he is familiar with human behavior.
He became well known in politics because be was able to call
bad politician's on their bad behavior.
The results of this election show that most Minnesotans are not
in favor of Coleman.

By: R U KIDDING?

R U KIDDING? — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:27:15 +0000

Vile human being?A joke? Comedian? For a second there I thought you were talking about Dubya, but you left out retarded, delusional, inept, lazy, incompetent, simple-minded, insane, dimwitted and moronic.

By: Mark L.

Mark L. — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:27:02 +0000

Last night was clearly and truly a victory for us Democrats !! But I am GREEDY and I WANT IT ALL – HANG IN THERE AL – Absolutely DO NOT Concede !! I was sincerely hoping to see us Democrats hit the magic number of 60 seats in the Senate so that we can be 100% filibuster-proof from that crooked Republican Party. The GOP is the most crooked party around. I see some folks referring to the GOP as facists and some referring to them as communists – to me they are just plain, rotten CROOKS !!

By: Andy J, NY

Andy J, NY — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:26:54 +0000

if you can't beat Al Franken, perhaps you don't deserve to be in the Senate.

Its really sad to see candidates of such poor quality shoved down our throats, and its even more sad that people line up right behind these partisan bickering morons.

The answer isn't left or right, its dead in the middle.

By: hopeful in N.O.

hopeful in N.O. — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:26:44 +0000

Hahahaha, Minnesota obviously likes him enough to have endorsed and voted for him (at least 42% of them). Its their race and wholly up to them as to who they elect. However, I wonder how this race would go without Senator Barkley in the mix. He obviously marred this election for someone.

By: boredwithitall

boredwithitall — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:26:25 +0000

Vile human being? You mean, like Bush?

By: BobG

BobG — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:26:00 +0000

Franken is the better choice. Coleman is dirty and a loyal Bushie.

By: Mr. Scott

Mr. Scott — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:25:58 +0000

Getting beat by a comedian must sting

By: Richard Rohde

Richard Rohde — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:25:53 +0000

Did you notice the absolutely magnificent concession speech by McCain. Contrast that with Gore and Kerry and the bitterness and hatred they spewed. They are the real Democrats.

By: justjan

justjan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:25:41 +0000

From the state that elected Jesse Ventura? How could you expect anything else.

By: Flydaddy

Flydaddy — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:25:36 +0000

Go, Al!

If you've read his books, he simply holds scoundrels accountable. Al's been intensely involved with politics for nearly his whole life, which sounds a heck of a lot better than a certain ACTOR who ended up in the White House.

By: Bob from NC

Bob from NC — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:25:33 +0000

Hang in there Al. We need someone in the Senate who intentionally humorous, not ignorantly ironic. GOBAMA!

By: wpb in nc

wpb in nc — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:25:17 +0000

Al will prevail...any state that could elect that nutcase Bachman AGAIN has some making up to do. Go Al!!!!

By: Lebowski

Lebowski — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:25:17 +0000

I would rather have a comedian in the senate than a corrupt weasel like coleman!!!

By: Chut Pata

Chut Pata — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:24:40 +0000

This Al is no Al of 2000. He will fight

By: James

James — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:24:33 +0000

I predict Al Franken will contest this election in and out of courts until the bitter end, just the like bitter little man he is.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:23:45 +0000

The caption reads the race is in a "..dead head..".
Of course they meant deat heat, but its funny anyway.

By: Prop Trader

Prop Trader — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:23:41 +0000

I cannot believe this. I am ashamed to call my self a Minnesotan. Minnesota does not need any more liberal politics. The state's welfare economics are beyond comical.