LOSSER AGAIN. WE DONT GO AWAY COLEMAN. U NOT GONNA WIN THIS THING. TAKE MY WORD

AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF GOP

Al Franken is not only an idiot and a porn purveyor; he's now also a thief and a crook. His theft of this senatorial election brings back the glory days of LBJ when he stole a senate seat from a fellow democrat.

If Minnesota lets this clown go to Washington, they will get exactly what they deserve.

Admit defeat, Coleman. It's time.

MN is making FL look good!

Al Franken is recounting until he gets a win. It would seem impossible to be up by over 200 votes and a recount puts you 45 votes behind.

With a the "so-called" found ballots (who found them?, where?). They should have another election over so it can all be done and over with.

CNN please post my comments

Beware! Coleman will no doubt appeal to the U S Supreme Court. Then Antonin Scalia, the most evil man in America — barring only serial murderers and rapists — will persuade four other reactionaries to join him in a blatantly partisan ruling, as in Bush v Gore. The only good that will come out of that nullification of the voters' will is that Democrats will reject the justices' pathetic begging for higher salaries.

MN is making FL look good!

Al Franken is recounting until he gets a win. It would seem impossible to be up by over 200 votes and a recount puts you 45 votes behind.

With a the "so-called" found ballots (who found them?, where?). They should have another election over so it can all be done and over with.

Franken is stealing this election with fraud. Gregoire in Washington did the same thing to Dino Rossi.

Lousy democrats can't win an election unless they taint it with lies and faulty ballots.

Coleman looks like a shark in this photograph. Not nice!

This is true democracy, let the process work itself out.

Republicans on this blog, your anger is palpable. If you are so bitter, call the white house! George Bush is the reason for the beating. Blame the right culprit.

Happy New Year to all.

Come on Coleman…give it up…hopefully when all is said and done …you do not win….sorry….sick and tired of Republicans and their ….give it all to the corporations/rich….too many American's are hurting now….so, hope you do not win.

I am sick of you liberals. Coleman won the election in November, then Franken made a stink, and he was supported. Now that Coleman is doing the same, you liberal-pussies are complaining. I have nothing against either man, just you people that live on this blog.

I am SOOO tuning in to Rush Limbaugh's nigh-unlistenable show the day Franken is declared the winner.

Go ahead and obstruct all you want Republican Senators. We're at 59, now. Go ahead and give us 70 in 2010, I dare ya!

cnn will ban me for this…….. however i would like to know who tx teacher is having sex with at cnn. her comments get posted double at times………… while others who im sure are way more intelligent don`t….wait i forgot this is cnn. clinton news network. and they run the show……..as far as the recount just have a new election colman will win… the dems only vote when they need another hand out…

Throw out the bum Norm Coleman!

hes is just another yes man for george bush and an obstructionist to president barack obama. He must go.

Funny in 200 it was the Republicans castigating the Democrats for taking that election result to court. The hypocrites of the Republican party will never learn. No wonder their party is a joke. They stand for nothing and have no shame at all.

Geez`, Normie, why don`t you just conceed, and be done…….
You are no Paul Wellstone, and could`nt have ever possibly filled his shoes. Go back to being a " rock n roll " groupie, like you used too.
You`re nothing but a right wing opportunistic hack job,… err,….. " B "…. job.

Al, you are the icing on a very delicious cake. What a great way to ring in the New Year. I championed you from day one by making 1,000 free "O'Franken Factor" bumperstickers on the day you joined Air America. I supported Obama since his DNC keynote speech in 2004. It's soooooooooo nice to see you both triumph!

SO THE STORY OF PURCHASING VOTES CONTINUES.

HARRY REID AN COMPANY ARE SRILL COUNTING VOTES , NOW SOME OF THE VOTERS HAVE SAME NAMES AS BEFORE IN OHIO AN ILL. DAFFY DUCK ,

THERE IS ONE THING FOR SURE , MONEY TALKS , AN BUYS VOTES. NEXT THEY ( REID AN COMPANY WILL WANT ANOTHER RAISE, AND 350 DAYS OFF. YES WITH PAY .

PEOPLE OF THE AGE OF 60 AND BEYOND HAVE SEEN THE BEST OF THE AMERICAN ERA. FOR NOW IT IS , LIES AN MORE LIES . AN DO NOTHINGS FOR THERE FELLOW MEN .

BYE THE END OF 4 YEARS OF THIS CHANGE FOR TYHE WORSE. FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS. THE WORST IS ON ITS WAY . A MEN.

Norm Coleman take a vacation or take a break.. Al Franken would be more funny and would do a better job at being a Senator for the great state of Minnesota then you would. Forget about petitioning the court. Let Al Franken have a job for once.., the great people of the state of Minnesota would enjoy it.., hell, the United States Senate would enjoy it. Mike O'Brien in Montana

Is Coleman wearing make-up?

Yuck.

Go Franken…..Hope you end up the winner….SOOOOOO sick of republican BS.

There really is no excuse for so many ambiguous ballots.

Is it that hard to scan a ballot and tell the voter their ballot has a problem?

Even if the votes are hand counted, a scanner could pre-screen the ballots.

And people ought to be able to follow simple directions. How hard is it to vote for a candidate? You punch and remove a dot, or you completely fill in a circle, or whatever.

There really is no excuse for making ambiguous marks or punches, or leaving chads, or whatever.

How many millions of dollars have the few morons who couldn't follow directions cost? Not just this election but all elections. Countries with illiterate and uneducated populations do better than this. Come on people, get with the program.

Hey Irritated—-it's "hoodlums".
You know like the Republicans who spent the years from 2000-2006 trying to limit your rights, shredding the Constitution, and rigging re-districting in order to establish a "permanent majority".

Good people have seen through that.
And every VALID vote should count.

It's official, the 111th U.S. congress starts on January 3, 2009…

….except for Minnesota.

couldn't they don gloves and bet the crap out of each other until the last man standing.

can't believe Knaak could say that with a straight face. Everything he's done has been aimed at disenfranchising voters.

wow talking about things that NEVER end…..

Where is Sandra Day O'conner when you need her? Can't Colamn get his pals at the Supreme court to pull a W for him?

I don't particularly care for either Coleman or Franken. In my opinion neither is a very strong candidate. I wouldn't want to vote for either for my Senator. Just my opinion, so thank God I don't live in Minnesota. But for God sakes, lets get this thing over with. Enough is enough….

I foresee an election do-over… with a stunning victory by write-in, independent candidate Joe Piscopo!

Here's hoping Senator Franken and the Obama administration can get this country moving in the right direction.

Coleman looks like an angry white man. Or maybe he is just a sore loser.

Flip a coin and get this mess over with!

This race is so rigged it's pathetic. You would think that in these modern times this kind of thing would not be allowed to happen. I've always been a democrat but I believe in democracy and the Democratic party is working towards maiking this country into something ugly. I'll vote Republican until we once again have checks and balances, not a democratic monopoly of hoodlems.

Can't we just have a a runoff to stop looking like such a stupid state?

Typical Republican when they can't win an election fair and square the steal one.. I just love Republicans their special.

.. how many times do they have to recount for Coleman to know that he lost? I know the grieving process is difficult… but I wish he could just spare us the process and get onto "acceptance"…

and hair plugs, maybe a face lift

these observations are very important to political analysis

Coleman is one sore loser. The man sure is a disgrace. As for those who will claim that Franklin stole the campaign, lets remeber that Bush shouldnt even have been president to begin with. One trillion dollar deficit later we see what YOUR Bush has done to our country. Hope you are happy.

Last comment before celebration time is ON!!!!!!

This is beginning to look more and more like a Dem-Dunk. I do declare!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL – PLEASE DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE!!!

Norm Coleman, please do not give up. Persistence pays off. Franken just will not do. This has been crooked form the get go. Make it happen so we can at least get some contol over the Dems, Demwits that is.

Wasn't it Coleman who ran his mouth that Franken should just concede back in November?? How's that working out for ya, Norm?

Good luck Al, and thanks for fighting through to the end!

The only way Minnesota wins is that they realize they both have been rejected and the seat sits empty. Make it a "three way" begging contest in New York.

"I guess norm "i would conceed if I was behind" coleman needs the courts to declare him the winner instead of counting every vote."

Won't be the first time – How long till it becomes the "norm" for all elections?

NEXT YEAR BUSH AND GORE ARE GOING TO RUN FOR SOMETHING THERE.SHOULD BE FUN TO WATCH THE RECOUNTS IN THAT ONE!

I hope it is Franken…. I know what kind of Senator he will make!

He will work very well with Obama/Biden… and Hillary Clinton…. the man is hella smart…. as the kids say! *LOL*

And how about all those which were counted twice?
Let's call it by the proper name – corruption & finagling.

RE-RUN!

Wait. I'm confused. Why would republicans want to use trial lawyers? Trial lawyers are no good and evil right? Oh wait, I forgot republicans are hypocrites, that's right. Just like the 2000 election when the sued, sued and sued. Can anyone name one issue where republicans aren't hypocrites?

Wake me up when it's over. ho hum

I have always believed that all validly cast votes should be counted and we should make sure we get the result right, regardless of which candidate wins. But I seem to recall Norm suggesting Franken concede to save the time and costs to the taxpayer involved in a recount. I'm surprised, now that he's in a position to bring this process to a rapid close (i.e. behind), that he hasn't stepped up "protect" the Minnesota taxpayer by conceding himself.

Whatever it takes for either candidate to win. Amazing that he "discovers" a bunch of rejected ballots from an area where he had a strong showing. Yea…right…

I guess norm "i would conceed if I was behind" coleman needs the courts to declare him the winner instead of counting every vote.

Give it up Norm,Are you nervous to lose an election to a comedian? LOL. LOSER!!!

Count all the votes. When its over, Norm will be gone.

Minnesota:

If there was ever a strong case for a re-vote this is it. No matter who wins now there will be suspicion from the other side.

The sensible solution is to re-vote (mano-y-mano) between the two. Why spend your money on lawyers? They can only muck it up deeper.

Coleman is proving to the public he is just a sore loser even if the vote count swings back in his direction. What a sorry politician, I hope his political career is finished. Good riddance to Mr. Fake Bonded Teeth. Get a look at those chops!

things that make you want to scream! — in this day and age – with all the electronic marvels….why why why!

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This is pretty funny. First the conservatives were crabbing about Franken going to the courts and wanting illegally discarded ballots counted. Now, in hypocrisy, they say nothing when Coleman wants the same or wants those same, valid ballots banned. Funny how things change when you're on bottom.

I just can't believe Al Franken can win, LOL!! That's crazy talk…

I hereby retract my previous opposition to Al Franken. Fine, go ahead, let him win. Whatever. As a Senator, either he'll have to conduct himself like a civilized individual, which he'll probably find intolerable, or the whole world will get to watch him act like Al Franken in the US Senate, in which case he will look like a fool. Either one ought to be entertaining.

Is that Coleman asking the courts to rule in his favor? Is Coleman trying to steal the election? All joking aside it would be very difficult for either side to cheat. There are Republicans and Democrats working side by side recounting these votes. One side is not going to let the other side cheat. I helped during the recount for governor in the state of Washington in 2004 and from what I could see it was done fairly.

I am so bored with this. I say Minnesota loses the seat till the next election.

This is proof that the state of Minnesota is a joke. First they elect a professional wrestler. Then they vote for a comedian. And to top it off the dummies can't even count the votes correctly. I cannot believe that this is the same state that was once represented by Eugene McCarthy and Hubert Humphrey.

If he keeps this up,can we call him stormin Norman?After years of fixed elections,this one isnt going his way.Guess he really misses poor Mike Connell,who had that tragic plane crash the day before he was to testify in a rico case for election rigging the 2000 and 2004 elections.