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@ Matthew

whine much?

You repugs in 2008 sound like the dems in 2000, you lost get over it! Franken stole nothing, the recount was overseen by unbiased officials consisting of dems. repuglicans, and independents. Whining about it now makes you seem like a child.

Here is the heart of the problem, my fellow citizens. Even though we are 8 years past the Florida recount debacle, our leadership has still not figured out a way to count the votes during elections in our democracy.

My bank knows exactly how much I have in my account. If there is an error, I can prove it to the bank or the bank can prove it to me.

In elections, however, we cannot tell how every voter voted if we recount the votes. If there is an allegation of fraud or error, we cannot prove or disprove the allegation. This leads to both sides charging that the other is stealing the election. In the end, no one really knows who won. The loser will feel cheated instead of defeated. The winner will feel insecure in his victory.

This is unacceptable.

Libs have perfected the art of rigging an election. So long Democracy!

To the nuts who think the decision was a sham, read up on the facts. There has been NO PROOF that votes were double counted. There are no precincts in the state where the number of votes is greater than the number of voters who sign in, no witnesses who clain they ran duplicate ballots AND the original through the voting machin, no witnesses who claim that both the original and duplicate ballot were hand recounted. Without any proof, Coleman is simply trying anything he can to muddy the true story - he lost a close race.

And the "Joke" will be on Minn for electing idiot Franken!

The Minnesota Supreme Court is not as liberal as one might think. The majority of the justice's have been appointed by Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty.

Not a "huge loss" December 24th, 2008 6:05 pm ET

Although Coleman would have preferred to win this round . . . it's not a "huge loss." Coleman's ability to challenge isn't denied, just deferred.

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Yes......deferred until after a winner is declared.

When I look at it, that's a 'HUGE' loss!

All people who voted with all cross marks, writings on ballot are idiots, they wasted hard working peoples tax money. I am sure those are lazy @$$es who dont work and pay taxes. living on social security

Griff December 24th, 2008 4:25 pm ET

Tonight, 24th of December. Barack Obams revealed..,… Really?????
Liar!!!!! What do I do to make this word larger????? LIAR!!!!!!!!!

Whasamatta Griff?

You mad brah ?

Griff
Your total and absolute obsession with hate is a little frightening. Please seek help.

You GOP supporters are the biggest hypocrites I have ever seen. You cry foul in MN, but wont acknowledge that Bush stole the election from Gore. The republican party is a real piece of work. First they claim to be fiscally conservative, but gets us into a recesion. Then they make us go broke in a never ending war in Iraq. They claim to be the moral majority while their senators get caught soliciting sex in airport restrooms or from hookers in hotel rooms. What a bunch of idiots you all are.

The old lives are over now it is time for the new dawn and new leadership of America is at hand.

James wrote: "The decision is an outrage! I submit that the justices are liberals and it is one sided. "

Instead of guessing, one can easily find the following:
Before becoming Chief Justice – Eric Manguson was appointed to chair the Commission on Judicial Selection by Gov Tim Pawlenty (Republican).

Justice Skjerven Gildea was appointed by Gov Palwnty
Justice Helen Meyer was appointed by Gov Ventura (Libertarian)

Guess it's just easier to scream from the rooftops then actually taking 5 minutes to do a little research.

Has anyone else noticed? That when an republican knows he has lost , he is the first one to file a suit with the Supreme Court. Remember Fla. in 2000? What did Bush do? What has Coleman done?

Actually I'm hoping that Franken does indeed pull this off. With a Democrat in the White House and a solid Democratic majority in Congress, they can't blame the Republicans for when the country eventually tanks due to their quasi-socialist program.

Then the Obots can whine and cry about how the "change" that Obama brought didn't bring the results they thought it would. And they'll have absolutely nobody to blame but themselves.

BRING ON THE DEMOCRATS!

* What a friend we have in Franken,
All our wealth to spread around.
What a privilege to tax us,
And drag this country to the ground...

Oh, what peace we often forfeit!
Oh, the Right-wing that we bear!
All because we do not carry,
Everything to Al in prayer! *

Reading these comments is aazing.

I really don't care who wins the recount, but all this talk of stealing elections is ridiculous. The people doing the recount in Minnesota and the Minnesota Supreme Court have been open and fair. Whoever wins, so be it, but it seems that if Coleman wins, Democrats will be screaming foul, while if Franken wins, Republicans will do the same. One of the two is going to be a senator, and whoever it is, we should be thankful that the officials in Minneota are doing such a fair and unbiased job of making sure that every vote is counted, regardless of who cast it and regardless of who it was cast for.

And I'll continue to praise the Minnesota officials, regardless of which candidate ends up in the senate.

The article does not give people enough information to evaluate the decision and the middle-of-the-road reasoning behind it. As a result, you have people here screaming about cheating and others praising the decision as revenge. With a few praise-worthy exceptions, most have no clue what they are talking about, but I blame the reporting. I know it is boring and actually requires some work on the part of the reporter, but giving a bit more in the way of details in stories like this would surely help quiet some of the extreme polarization you see here.

Vote Counting is a sham? What else are they suppose to do? What if Coleman wins? What about Florida in 2000, did you complain about that? Dang republicans, quit your complaining and try not to screw up so bad next time you have some power.

One would have to wonder why, if Coleman were so sure there were votes being double-counted, he would want this checked ONLY in the areas he felt were going to be advantageous for him... one would have thought that principle would mean he would want ALL the votes he alleges were double counted to be checked throughout the entire state.

It's funny to watch people whine about allegations of Coleman being corrupt when it has been proven that Al Franken lied to his employees, lied to his investors, and lied to both the IRS and state governments in an attempt to avoid paying taxes and avoid taking responsibility for the failure of his "Air America" business.

Then again, that would only make him a typical Democrat, like Nancy Pelosi, Charles Rangel, and Barack Obama.

Franken beats Coleman hands down in both intregrity and intelligence– Franken will be a great Senator. Suck on that, Right-wing Ya-hoos.

Coleman is a loser and should bow out already.

Al Franken is a joker and should be disqualified. Democrats are trying their best to get him elected by any means. Secretary of State is biased and he wants his party candidate to win. This is the democracy we have in America. Barack also got elected with the hlp of Acorn and such dirty tricks.

Ho Hum

So, if I understand this article correctly, the court is saying to go ahead and count those votes twice and then we'll worry about it in court later. I don't disagree with them deciding not to go with the original vote tally, but think it is strange to willingly go ahead and count votes twice.

In reality, neither Minnesota nor the United States will be served well by either of these losers. Wonder what the chance is to have an entire another election with a couple of solid citizens for a change.......

The decision is an outrage! I submit that the justices are liberals and it is one sided. The vote counting is a sham!

What do you expect since Coleman is employing some of the same attorneys as Bush did during the Florida recount scandal. They think the Supreme Court would hand them another election since the recount proved that the election count was wrong. And now that he is losing he pulls this... typical.

Thankfully, the courts are wiser this time around and NOT getting into another election decision. Its ultimately up to the U.S. Senate to determine which candidate was chosen by the people.

Remember the anguish Democrats felt over Florida not so long ago? You reap what you sow.

Who Cares? America. LOSERS..

Run-off in MN.

This is why they need a recount in MN.

Slowly, but surely Franken will still this election. Nothing new here.

There was a reason coleman challenged the original recount by saying "I'm the clear winner here, let's not waste tax dollars for an unneccessary recount".... Now let's see who's going to waste tax dollars on a recount of the recount if coleman loses.....

The double dealing dems are nauseating! I am an Independent who has had it with the democrats! Franken is a sick joke!

The GOP won't be able to steal this one, like they did to Gore. Just look at what we got the last 8 is a disgrace. I'm happy to see justice is still alive and prevailing in the great state of Minnesota.

For all the talk from Dems about "stealing elections", it sure seems the the Democrats are far more guilty of it than Rs...

That smell is the decomposing corpses of the GOP......yesterday's political party.

For a State well known for a higher than average personal intellect within the computer science area, this is a joke that is much larger than Florida in 2000 and Ohio in 2004. Give these guys paintball guns at forty feet. Wait, they would probably miss the mark and get a paint spot on a hanging chad.

wow this is an upset. I think coleman should do the honorable thing and bow out. the country does not need a long drawn out battle regarding votes.

I guess electing a prime douschbag like Franken speaks for the deranged voters today. The lord have mercy on this country.

Shame on the Minnesota Supreme Court! Democracy is hanging in the balance in the great state of Minnesota!! Fight Sen. Coleman, fight!

Do not let that clown steal your win fight, fight!

I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough and DogGone It, I'm a U.S. Senator.

O'Liely must be spinning in his "zone".
Now, what's that funny German word for feeling good at other's misfortunes . . . ? Scheuden – something. Help me, rushpublicans, you guys know a lot of German.

If Al Franken joins the U.S. Senate it will be a tragic mistake for Minnesota residents.

It should also be explained the duplicate ballots are generally only created when the original ballot cannot be read by the optical scanner... thus requiring the election official at the precinct to create an identical copy so that it may be fed through the machine. A lot of the ballots that require duplication are overseas ballots that are printed on regular paper and sent in to the state from abroad.

The easiest way to prove that ballots were counted twice would be to check the amount of ballots recorded for any given precinct against the sign-in sheets and amount of reported absentee ballots. If there are more votes reported than people who voted you could conclude that some were double counted. However the Coleman camp was unable to provide that evidence to the MN Supreme Court.

What a joke the state of Minnesota. Its Christmas and they still can't get a simple election count correct that took place seven weeks ago. At this point the US Senate should simply declare the Minnesota Senate seat vacant until the next election in six years. Maybe that's enough time to get this backward state educated in the complicated art of simple arithmetic.

Tough break for Norm. Good day for America.

Coleman's only hope is the Supreme Court.

Hey, it worked for Bush, and that worked out OKl, didn't it?

This is such an interesting race. They are so close that it will take 2 months from election day to determine the winner. Minnesotans, I'm sure, are in suspense.

What a great Christmas gift for Al Franken and the United States of America! This just goes to show you: the best gifts are things that money can't buy! I look forward to seeing Senator Franken and getting the cheating, lying, dishonest Coleman out of office and getting a senator for the whole country that we can all trust in there!

Tell the Idiot Colman it's time to give it up.. YOU LOST

Go away Norm.

This is getting ridiculous.
It's gone on for far too long already.

Every vote counts so count every vote.

Best of luck Al!!! We're praying for you to win this election so that the Republican numbers can keep on dwindling.

I can't believe that the Democrats are stealing this election in the courts. Having Franken as a Senator is a travesty.

NORM COLEMAN IS A CROOK JUST LIKE THE RNC-REALLY NOTHING CREDITABLE.

Six years ago Coleman won because his oppenent was killed in a plane crash, but this time it seems luck isn't on his side. Yeah!

And Franken STEALS the election!

stealing the election, thats what dems do in time for Christmas!!!!

the year of 2008 and we still can't figure out how to count votes. pretty good I would say.

This is great news now only for the U.S. but for Democracy!!!!!

Although Coleman would have preferred to win this round . . . it's not a "huge loss." Coleman's ability to challenge isn't denied, just deferred.

Deal with a recount issue after the recount? The court extending the recount deadline. This entire affair is nuts. I have no idea who is right and who is wrong on these issues, but no matter who one supports, the winner will have ZERO credibility, just like the Minnesota election process. With Franken now leading by 47 votes, isn't it about time someone found 50 or so votes in the trunk of a car? As much as I hate the thought of quoting Joseph Stalin, he was right (at least I think it was Stalin) when he said that who casts the votes isn't important. It's who counts the votes that matters.

Only the Democrats would want an idiot like Al Franken to be elected to the U.S. Senate. His qualifications are right up there with Caroline Kennedy's.

Coleman can try again in '12.

What's all the fuss?

As I say and have said... my vote is on Al Franken. Just like Obama, I have read ALL his books and have most of him. I know what this man's political values are.... and they are like Obama's sound and insightful. He will make a good and fair Senator for the People and by the People!

It is past time for Norm Coleman to concede this election. Franken has pulled ahead and the remaining ballots will go mostly to him. At this point, Coleman is making himself look desperate and wasting the people of Minnesota's money. As for the governor appointing Coleman to fill the seat until the election recount is over, Harry Reid has already stated that they will not declare the seat vacant and, therefor, will not seat an appointed Senator. So it's time for Coleman to step aside and allow Franken to be seated.

Bye Bye NORM!

and another one gone.... and another one gone...another one bites the dust!!!

Good – another GOP US Senator bites the dust!!!

Go Al Go

this is a joke count the votes and be done with it are system is so messed up courts before its even done rediculius i dont care who comes out the winner one vote ahead you win no recount this is dum just a thought .

I can't wait to see the impact of Minnesota on the Senate

Are you kidding me? A Republican trying hard to have votes "not" count? Shades of the 2000 Florida and the 2004 Ohio fiascos. Thank goodness in 2008 these tactics are being rebuffed, as is the Republican party in general.

Just count all the votes and let Al take his seat in the Senate.

lier stop yu lost

With any luck, this is an indication that the age of Republicans winning in court what they can't win at the polls is over.

This particular race has become a side show. Somebody please declare a winner.

Good job, Minnesotans.

You clowns have elected a comedienne. What's next, a trapeze artist?

Just more democrat lies, cheating and thieving. Nothing unusual here.

I'm Good Enough; I'm Smart Enough: and Doggone It, I'm Minnesota's Next Senator.

Happy New Year, Senator Franken and May All Your Wishes For A Progressive America Come True.

The Minnesota Senate race is turning into a joke. Can't these people with all thier hi-tech stuff available to them get it right. They could have had an election done by marking ballots and counting by hand and have them all finished by now.

By the time thay finish this election count the term of the winner will have expired.

GOOD, mo democrats, mo betta.. get as many Rethugnican maggots out of office as possible.

Tonight, 24th of December. Barack Obams revealed..,... Really?????
Liar!!!!! What do I do to make this word larger????? LIAR!!!!!!!!!