Well, it's been fun having money in my wallet. I will sure miss that feeling now that Democrats can spread the wealth around unrestrained.

Thank you, Minnesota. Maybe next term they can give us Carrot Top.

I'm sure seeing an awful LOT of "sour grapes" from a pack of LLLLLLLLLosers........

With a democrat fillibuster proof majority, we will all be loser: lost jobs, lost standard of living, lost freedom, etc.

Bwahahahahahahahaha!

With a democrat fillibuster proof majority, we will all be loser: lost jobs, lost standard of living, lost freedom, etc.

You obviously have not been paying attention during the Bush years.

I wish Franken would loosen up a little. He doesn't have to be dead serious 100% of the time to prove he's more than an entertainer.

When I was a kid I used to think that when a politician was inaugurated, he would get up in front of a microphone and yell, "shit-damn-cock-fuck-ass!!!"

I guess I took the "swear" in "swearing in" too literally.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! enjoy wingnuts, enjoy. You brought it on yourselves with your behavior over the last 8 years.

Maybe the rest of the Republicans will follow their leader, and just quit.

Looks like they already appointed him to the judiciary committee. What are his qualifications in that regard?

His qualifications are that he will vote for the racist latina woman to the scotus.

Letus-the NOP is already busy advancing in a different direction. Maybe Obama will arrange for a tour of the WH for Halfenor Palin, now that she is no longer burdened by the heavy weight of not not serving the Sate she loves to leave.

SENATOR Al Franken working with PRESIDENT Barak Hussein Obama has a nice ring to it.

I wish Franken would loosen up a little. He doesn't have to be dead serious 100% of the time to prove he's more than an entertainer.

#7 | Posted by rcade

I disagree RCADE. Franken needed to show that he is more than a Comic. He needed to demonstrate that he is a highly educated and intelligent individual which he is like him or not.

And I am surprised with how well he has done this over the last year.

No more jokes Al, and I think he gets that. He's a fucking Senator now.

I wish Franken would loosen up a little. He doesn't have to be dead serious 100% of the time to prove he's more than an entertainer.

#7 | Posted by rcade

And if he had, the right would have shredded him for clowing around, or for "gloating" at his swearing in.

or "clowning", if you prefer.

Manypaths, I don't think you need to worry about Franken yukking it up on capitol hill. The current government is a huge joke already.

His qualifications are that he will vote for the racist latina woman to the scotus.

#12 | Posted by member2586

Who was just endorsed unanimously as "well qualified" by the ABA, by the way.

"I wish Franken would loosen up a little. He doesn't have to be dead serious 100% of the time to prove he's more than an entertainer."

Sorry, Franken's right to put on his serious hat. If he cracked even one joke, Mattie June's Ho-Made Internetwebs Noose Paper would club him to death with his own words.

Anyway, it's nice to have a professional clown in Congress. Maybe he can teach all those amateurs who're already there a few tricks.

That the ABA would endorse a racists/misandrist judge speaks more about the ABA than it does about the judge.

Funny rerding the NOPpers denigrating Obama and Franken.

What does it say about the quality of the GOPper candidates they defeated? And the GOPpers that THEY defeated to get there?

"Who was just endorsed unanimously as "well qualified" by the ABA, by the way."

That's fine. They're more qualified to evaluate her judicial aptitude than Al Franken.

They're not the best judge of talent, the Republicans.

"That's fine. They're more qualified to evaluate her judicial aptitude than Al Franken."

- JOE

NOT ACCORDING TO THE VOTERS OF MINN!

HA HA HA HA HAH

Good luck Senator Franken, you joker!

What times.. AL, Bozo the Clown, Franken is a senator, giving the most left wing party in my lifetime a 60 vote advantage, while polls indicate that the country is moving right.

splain that Lucy! (or anyone else for that matter)

Our only hope now is in the few common sense democrats that remain in congress.. otherwise, its socialism time. And in what will evidently be a surprise to many democrats.. they're misery will go up with everyone else's..

make that "their misery" not they're.. sorry.

Nmg No

What is socialism? Do you know? Have they explained the word to you yet, or do you just mouth the word because you have heard others say it and it sounds like they know what they're talking about?

Tell us the bad part of socialism that you see coming to Ameica.

It must suck to be a rightwinger. All your candidates keep getting their butts whooped by left wingers (who all of you consider to be clowns or incompetent). If you stop to think about it, this really sheds light on just how little the average American thinks of the current Republican Party.
Rightwingers: Please keep whining. Your displeasure amuses me.

Hey Buff.. glad to oblige but first,.. . tell me the good part of socialism that you evidently want in America..

splain that Lucy! (or anyone else for that matter)

A majority of people say they are pro-life but also support abortion in some form. A majority of people say they are 'conservative" but want government intervention during economic downturns. They also want government intervention in health care.

I'd guess, they just don't know what they mean by "conservative".

"I'm going to put my head down and get to work," he said.

Looks like Franken is already cracking the jokes on capitol hill.

I'd guess, they just don't know what they mean by "conservative".
#30 | Posted by northguy3

Ding ding ding!!!

They also don't know what's meant by the term "liberal".

Well, it's been fun having money in my wallet. I will sure miss that feeling now that Democrats can spread the wealth around unrestrained.

#1 | Posted by member2586

......don't worry....the IRS is not going to seize the transmission from the front yard of your double-wide......

........your status symbol is safe......

I'd guess, they just don't know what they mean by "conservative". Maybe so.. but then again, I'm not sure they would know what you mean by "government intervention" in health care either, would they?

The devil is in the details.. and in a sound-bite society, the details tend to get lost.

I'd rather the questions be couched in terms of freedom.. as in.. "do we control the government, or does the government control us?" "Should your health care decisions be made by a government employee, or by you and your doctor?"

I spend time in France and Germany... great folks, (yep, even the French are very friendly to me).. but their mindset is not what has traditionally been the American mindset..

Little example.. bakeries in Germany (at least where I go) may not open before 6 AM (I think that's the time).. the people there think a rule by the government that dictates when a bakery may open is perfectly fine.. Here in the US, we would think that was a severe intrusion into the rights of the business owner.

In an even stranger example.. I was staying with a colleague at his home in a small town.. we were asked not to flush the toilets after 9 PM.. it was against the regulations.. (I guess they didn't have employees at the waste water treatment plant.. I don't really know).. but my friend was completely accepting of that decision being made by the government..

I think Obama, and most around him fully embrace that model of European socialism.. where while the government doesn't actually own the bakery.. it does, in effect, run it. I don't think most Americans, liberal/conservative/
Republican/Democrat/Whatever embrace that worldview. At least, I certainly hope not.

No more jokes Al, and I think he gets that. He's a fucking Senator now.

#14 | Posted by Manypaths

maybe just a tiny, tiny pun about being
FED up?

yes, yes?

Republicans and their media outlets are going to ridicule Franken regardless of whether he cracks an occasional joke or not.

Now that he's in the Senate until 2015, he can loosen up a little. The recount's over.

"Should your health care decisions be made by a government employee, or by you and your doctor?"

For many people, its made by a HMO bean counter, or by the limit on their credit card. The assumption that the government makes decisions for your doctor any more than they do now ( FDA or Texas allowing kids to die if care costs are too high as examples) shows you are talking in rightwing sound bites, not facts.

Now that he's in the Senate until 2015, he can loosen up a little. The recount's over.

#36 | Posted by rcade

To the resounding chorus of 'I Told You So's'?

Remember, it was Al that went to Harvard RCADE.

The assumption that the government makes decisions for your doctor any more than they do now

You do not believe that any more than I do.. and there's plenty of examples around the world of how socialized medicine actually works.. and it works very poorly.. and in every case, the country was promised otherwise.

If you've ever had to visit someone in a VA Hospital, or bothered to look at the fraud and waste in Medicare.. (which by everyone's (Dems and Republicans) measure, medicare is unsustainable)you know full well how government health care looks.

SO the answer.. more government intrusion.. it doesn't make sense.

There are very sensible things to do.. allow small businesses and others to form associations across state lines to self insure.. would result in immediate drops in health insurance costs and would allow more people to be covered. But that's opposed by a coalition of big business and BIG DEMOCRATs.. splain that?

For many people, its made by a HMO bean counter, or by the limit on their credit card. The assumption that the government makes decisions for your doctor any more than they do now ( FDA or Texas allowing kids to die if care costs are too high as examples) shows you are talking in rightwing sound bites, not facts.

#37 | Posted by northguy3 at 2009-07-07 02:38 PM | Reply | Flag: NEWSWORTHY Flag! (Bears Repeating-often....)

Minnesota Politicians Gallery

This is a clown that adults should be scared of.

This is a clown that adults should be scared of.

#42 | Posted by member2586

Why?

Because there is nothing more dangerous in the world than idiots with power. Idiot Liberals now have the power to impose, unrestrained, their idiotic ideas, everything from cap and tax, to the employee intimidation act and so on.

Idiots get Harvard degrees?

Where do the smart people go?

It's kinda funny when you make an ass out of yourself in front of everyone. Well, I enjoy the chuckle anyway.

George W. Bush also had a fancy degree from a fancy school. Are you saying he is smart?

Minnesota needs a major earthquake to wake up some sleeping fools.

a Comedian in the senate. finally a job title that fits the job

From 1980 to 1988 We had a class C ACTOR as President, an from 2000 thru 2008 we had a village idiot from Texas who was President of the United states...So what the FUCK ease up, the World didn't end you Republican ASSHOLES...

"But that's opposed by a coalition of big business and BIG DEMOCRATs.. splain that?"

Opposed or just not fooled into thinking that it would really solve problems that a real national health care plan could solve???
Several of these bogus ideas are already out there in the Republican's attempts to confuse people into accepting less than real health care reform.

celisary is fucking crazy.

Every Dem Senator is now the 60th vote, and no one of them should be willing to destroy something we have been waiting 40 years to get, like a chance at even a public health insurance option plan, much less a single-payer plan.

"So what the FUCK ease up, the World didn't end you Republican ASSHOLES..."

As the saying goes, Celisary, it was close enough for government work....

From 1980 to 1988 We had a class C ACTOR as President, an from 2000 thru 2008 we had a village idiot from Texas who was President of the United states...So what the FUCK ease up, the World didn't end you Republican ASSHOLES...

#49 | Posted by celisary at 2009-07-07 04:25 PM |

Class "C"?

Bonzo didn't win the election, Ronnie Fucking Raygun did.

Try class "D".

"CHAIRBORNE"...Truth hurts, I know deal with it PRESIDENT OBAMA.....SENATOR FRANKLIN, fucking Republican Losers.....

"Minnesota needs a major earthquake to wake up some sleeping fools."

So that explains it, the voters who elected Michelle Bachman were asleep. I thought they were just crazy.

I thought they were just crazy.

Posted by danni

at least the b$$$H supported the audit the fed bill unlike most cowards in the Senate ~ especially the dems

Wahahahahaha!

Maybe you sorry Bastards can team up with Fox and Sue Franken! Oh wait!

How about filing some ethics complaints? I understand from members of authority within the WingDingDong Party that this is Easy to Do.
So easy in fact that just by doing so will Eventually Force Franken to Resign!

AHAHAHAHAHA!

"Yeah buffalo boob, i will tell you, you assholes on the left have just created a large debt for America's grand children and great grand children to pay off,"

I won't bother to read the rest of your rant asshole, the debt stands at 11 trillion, ALL RUN UP BY REPUBLICANS dumb ass!
We are not in a recession/depression and yes, they are trying to stimulate the economy and keep the banks from failing after the disastrous 30 years of REaganomics but your idiotic mistaken blame game is dishonest though I think you are probably too stupid to know it.
I would nominate RIGHTNUT to be the stupidest of the right wing lunatics.

SENATOR FRANKLIN, fucking Republican Losers.....
#55 | Posted by celisary

Irony, thy name is Celisary...

Our only hope now is in the few common sense democrats that remain in congress.. otherwise, its socialism time.

#25 | Posted by nmg_no at 2009-07-07 02:07 PM | Reply | Flag:

"socialism time"......anything like 'Miller Time'?.....or 'Hammer Time'?

RE: #59 | Posted by rightnut at 2009-07-07 05:19 PM

Let's break it down a bit:

Standard Box Score
==================
assholes: 1
shit/(pieces/pile of) shit: 4
fucking/fucks: 6
faggot/queer: 2
dickhead's: 1

Extra Credit (for 'mixing it up')
==============================
===
fucking piece of shit: 1
commie fucks: 1

So..., what's REALLY on your mind, rightnut???

Caligula put a horse in the Roman Senate and now we have a horse's ass, Franken in the Senate. It must portend the Fall of the American Empire.

Gee, I was so sure coleman was...

Coleman and corruption

by Ed Felien
published October 6, 0

But, by 1998, Dresser Industries ceased to exist. George Bush Sr. and George Bush Jr. took Dick Cheney, then CEO of Halliburton, on a hunting trip and sold him on the idea of Halliburton buying Dresser. Cheney called it a "win-win." The stock market thought otherwise and the stock plummeted. It was a stock transfer. Halliburton bought Dresser for $7.7 billion when Halliburton was worth only $8 billion at the time. What that means is that the Bush family ended up owning controlling interest in Halliburton.

When Cheney quit Halliburton to become Bush's vice president he continued to receive a deferred salary of around $200,000 a year from Halliburton and his stock options grew from about $250,000 to $8 million in 2005.

Senator Frank Lautenberg served on Coleman's subcommittee: "I was eager to get to the bottom of the serious allegations against Halliburton and other contractorspotentially the biggest wartime rip-off in our country's history. But Norm Coleman and the Republican leadership of the committee simply refused to investigate. Even after multiple requests from me and my colleagues to get the committee to do its job and get to the bottom of itthey refused. As an Army veteran, the committee's failures were infuriating, especially because it was undermining the well-being of our troops in Iraq. By turning a blind eye to Halliburton's transgressions in Iraq, Norm Coleman refused to protect billions in taxpayer dollars. And the reason he refused is tragic: merely to protect Vice President Cheney from embarrassment.

"While Norm Coleman sat on the sidelines, Halliburton and the Bush Administration committed a series of outrageous transgressions:
The Bush-Cheney Administra-tion gave Halliburton a no-bid contract to run Iraq's oil fields. Halliburton eventually charged taxpayers two-point-four (2.4) billion dollars under that sweetheart deal. No hearing or investigation.
Halliburton billed the taxpayers one-point-four (1.4) billion dollars in what the Defense Department's auditors deemed to be questionable charges. No hearing or investigation.

Hey Buff.. glad to oblige but first,.. . tell me the good part of socialism that you evidently want in America..

#29 | POSTED BY NMG_NO AT 2009-07-07 02:15 PM

Why not just answer his damn question or don't you know?

No shame in not knowing.

Thank you, Minnesota. Maybe next term they can give us Carrot Top.

#2 | Posted by JOE at 2009-07-07 01

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

funniest line yet..

but to the more serious note
I agree with oreilly

franken is in the united states senate
this country is in serious trouble

just about anything better than coleman...even u bl2

"I agree with oreillyfranken is in the united states senatethis country is in serious trouble"

This country was in serious trouble the minute it started agreeing with Bill O'Reilly.

Hey Buff.. glad to oblige but first,.. . tell me the good part of socialism that you evidently want in America..

#29 | Posted by nmg_no at 2009-07-07 02:15 PM | Reply | Flag:

No problem. Libraries--the Military--Social Security--Universal Health Care--Medicare. There are more, but that should be enough.

sure dan and isnt it just lovely that there are nothing but truthfull and non biased reporters and pundits on the other stations..
just ask paul begayla...or james carvile...
but you wont be able to get them in the early morning as they are getting their daily orders from rhom who has to wait on SORos to call in the details of the days political assinations...

someone asked about frankens qualifications to be on the judicial committe and my only question for them is

were you able to type that with a straight face???

and speaking of.

SaTOMAYOR now shows some former docs that shows that she believes the 2nd amendment is not guaranteed to the states. something about an issue out of chicago maybe
IF TRUE...THis could be the issue that derails her coronation.

HEY LApieRRE...get your axe ready

SaTOMAYOR now shows some former docs that shows that she believes the 2nd amendment is not guaranteed to the states. something about an issue out of chicago maybe
IF TRUE...THis could be the issue that derails her coronation.

#72 | Posted by afkabl2

Sorry Ish, but that's nothing new and was discussed right here weeks ago. Based on settled law as established by the Supreme Court previously in Presser v. Illinois, the Second Amendment applies only to restrictions the FEDERAL government might try to impose on individuals, but does not apply to state governments.

According to the majority opinion, "it is a limitation only upon the power of Congress and the national government, and not upon that of the state."

She ruled correctly based on established law by a higher court. From reading about her decision, she also likely felt this was a good opportunity to send a case back up to the SC so they would have an opportunity to revisit the old ruling.

Caligula put a horse in the Roman Senate and now we have a horse's ass, Franken in the Senate. It must portend the Fall of the American Empire.

#64 | Posted by fwthom at 2009-07-07 05:58 PM | Reply | Flag

The Roman Empire grew to greatness by incorporating all their conquered people into the Roman Empire as citizens. They didn't try to change their customs or religions---they gave them full citizenship and taxed them and used their men in their armies. They welcomed immigration and made the best use of their new citizens. The Roman Empire fell when it rejected immigration and refused to allow new people to participate in land ownership or citizenship in general.

Sound familiar? The horse in the senate had nothing to do with it. Franken has nothing to do with our decline. I would say the decline rests more on your shoulders than Frankens.

I still believe the words on the Statue of Liberty are a large part for our success of the last century. Immigrants are what made our country great.

"Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

With a country full of people like you, the Statue should be torn down and the poem ridiculed---which is your goal.

so that means that the state can limit the amendment

but didnt the ruling by the SC on dc bring that question to a close

ol well

wont matter anyway soon because all barry has to do is ban ammo...........and then tell us that he supports the 2nd amendment............

but if a FREAK man who sleeps with little boys can be a liberal icon and hero to so many..
I guess a clown can be in the senate...its not like he will be the only one......yuk yuk

but didnt the ruling by the SC on dc bring that question to a close

#75 | Posted by afkabl2

No, because DC is a FEDERAL DISTRICT controlled by the Federal government so that ruling does not change Presser.

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with Presser getting overturned. But based on that precedent, Sotomayor was correct in her ruling at the lower court level.

but didnt the ruling by the SC on dc bring that question to a close

#75 | Posted by afkabl2 at 2009-07-07 06:48 PM | Reply | Flag:

The SC ruling changed the meaning of the second amendment completely.

The second amendment now means:

Individuals have the right to keep and bear arms, but such right may be infringed as the government sees fit.

That's a far cry from the original statement, and clearly made by five activist judges over the 4 judges who actually read the Constitution. If it can change that radically, it can change again---maybe even to the original meaning.

Individual gun rights were not in the Constitution---it was always up to the States. The second amendment was designed to protect the states from a strong, evil, central government by allowing them to form a State Militia to protect the State, since there was no other way for the citizens to be effectively protected from such an entity. That's why State Militias were allowed ALL weapon--and NO RESTRICTIONS on the weapons State Militias could have and utilize. Jets--tanks--machine guns--bazookas--stinger missiles--SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. Too bad 5 judges can't fucking read simple words.

but if a FREAK man who sleeps with little boys can be a liberal icon and hero to so many..
I guess a clown can be in the senate...its not like he will be the only one......yuk yuk

#75 | Posted by afkabl2 at 2009-07-07 06:48 PM | Reply | Flag:

Tell us about your hero worship of the pedophile HW Bush---and your love of bisexual George W Bush. Seems like if it is a conservative, you have no problem with ass raping pedophiles and bisexual hypocrites. Right? Am I right? Sure I'm right. You know I'm right.

"The second amendment was designed to protect the states from a strong, evil, central government by allowing them to form a State Militia to protect the State...Too bad 5 judges can't fucking read simple words."

Too bad you can't either. There was plenty of history and precedent supporting the court's interpretation. Try reading for once.

However, that case still doesn't really redress Presser v. Illinois. Another case is going to have to be brought to completely clear that ruling up.

"that case still doesn't really redress Presser v. Illinois."

Yes it does.

My understanding is that the problem is that Presser essentially says that the 2nd amendment applies to what regulations the federal government can put on individuals, but does not limit the ability of the states to impose their own regulations.

So Heller doesn't completely address that because DC is a federal district, not a state.

Anyone get the feeling that the Republicans are coming undone at the seams? Judging by the anger, bitterness and stupidity expressed by wingnuts on this thread, it seems pretty extreme.

Haven't read Presser, but if that's indeed the case, then Heller disposes of it rather quickly by relying almost entirely on cases that interpreted state firearm regulations to reach its conclusion. If anything there should have been a question raised about those cases' applicability to a federal district and not vice versa.

ButtBob,

That was a really crazy rant about the Roman Empire. The United States takes in more immigrants than any country in the world. If we had to rely on lazy dumb ass native Americans for our medical, engineering and science professions The American Empire would have already fallen.

The underlying reason for the Fall of the Roman Empire was that they started drinking out of lead goblets. Isn't that how you drink your wine?

#85 | Posted by fwthom at 2009-07-07 08:48 PM | Reply | Flag: Failed history repeatedly, the just made up shit.

the => then

Sorry.

Republicans have nobody to blame but themselves for this election, they lost their way, and pissed off a bunch of voters in Min, which resulted in a 3rd party candidate which split the Republican vote allowing Franken to squeak out a victory.

Tell us about your hero worship of the pedophile HW Bush---and your love of bisexual George W Bush. Seems like if it is a conservative, you have no problem with ass raping pedophiles and bisexual hypocrites. Right? Am I right? Sure I'm right. You know I'm right.

#78 | Posted by Buffalo_Bob at 2009

wait a minute..(he said laughing)..
so you are saying that 41 was a child molester and 43 was a homo???

please..PLEASE tell me where you dreamed this up..

(this ought to be good)

OR is this a lame attempt at making it onto oreiily 'INTERNET WATCH" since our libs here arent good enough to make that list...(or would it be "BAD ENOUGH" to make it)

Republicans have nobody to blame but themselves for this election, they lost their way, and pissed off a bunch of voters in Min, which resulted in a 3rd party candidate which split the Republican vote allowing Franken to squeak out a victory.

#88 | Posted by 90c2cab at 2009

yeah but even at that

come on.....
hey if I moved to minnesota maybe I could win something....

NAW...too fuckin cold

Al Franken is a genius, and the citizens of Minnesota are fortunate to have him representing them, and the American people are lucky to have Senator Franken helping shape our laws.

mrbgoode

I hope you are being sarcastic and not serious.

so the man whose claim to fame prevoiously was 'stewart smally' and writing an insulting book about rush limbaugh.........

well okay...its a free country

at least for awhile unless we can keep more people out like this lib

Now that he's in the Senate until 2015, he can loosen up a little. The rigged count's over.

#36 | Posted by rcade at 2009-07-07 02:33 PM

fixed it for you.

celisary is fucking crazy.

#51 | Posted by 101Chairborne at 2009-07-07 04:28 PM

I'd say he's just crazy. Spends too much time on here to do the other.

Now that he's in the Senate until 2015, he can loosen up a little. The rigged count's over.

#36 | Posted by rcade at 2009-07-07 02:33 PM

fixed it for you.

#92 | Posted by Washboard

coleman's attempted rigged count?