Comments on: Franken-Coleman Update: A Ruling, But Not THE Ruling

By: Phoenix Woman

Phoenix Woman — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:07:18 +0000

Yes, we should. In fact, Terry O’Toole, who was one of Rolvaag’s boys and who used to be friends with Norm, recently talked about how Elmer Andersen was a gentleman (thus implying that Norm Coleman was not).

Elmer was one of the greats. I would love to have him as governor in place of the schlub we have now.

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Well I recommend a slightly different approach to Coleman’s current plight.

Instead of talking about him, or wrongly rejected absentee ballots, of Friday the 13th rulings, let’s talk about a grand old man of Honor, A Republican, who just died a couple of years ago. Elmer Anderson had so much honor that back in 2004 he announced from his bed in the Retirement Home that he would be voting for John Kerry, and he was recommending that other upstanding Minnesota Republicans do the same thing, because George Bush was a total disaster.

You see that Anderson is former Republican Governor of Minnesota, 1961-1963 made famous by the long recount in that Governor’s race, a recount memorialized by the leading election case in Minnesota Law, Anderson v. Rolvaag, which was also footnoted in Bush v. Gore. (The Rhenquist court had to argue themselves around that leading case.)

At any rate the 1962-63 Governor’s Recount took nearly five months, on Election night Anderson was ahead by about 85 votes, and after 5 months of going to court and counting, Rolvaag ended up ahead by 90 some votes, with only 17 votes left to dispute. Anderson had another appeal due him, but he did the math and realized that even with an appeal he could not win, so he packed up his stuff and moved out of the Governor’s suite, and Karl Rolvaag was moved upstairs from the Basement and became Governor. Anderson just said he was a realist, and it was the honorable thing to do. Didn’t like not winning, especially by such a few votes, but no sense in putting the state through more court proceedure. Time to go home.

As I say, he died a few years ago, deeply respected by many, particularly for the class with which he stood down. Never was a major political event that called for one of the Wise Men to speak where Elmer Anderson was not featured. Never was a commission set up to suggest solutions to difficult questions where Elmer Anderson wasn’t either Chair or Co-Chair. He was just fair.

We should be talking Elmer Anderson to Normie.

By: TheLurkingMod

TheLurkingMod — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:51:00 +0000

Jane is upstairs!
What Part of “FNC TAX DAY TEA PARTIES” Don’t You Understand?

By: RevBev

RevBev — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:48:13 +0000

Nice…every little tidbit helps. Will congratulate Barbara when she shows up….I think it will be delightful to have Franken in DC…maybe he will bring a little backbone, flair, grit…please.

By: newtonusr

newtonusr — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:22:11 +0000

I am normally possessed (or perhaps generally aware is a better phrase) of the milk of human kindness.
Not now. Not with Norm. Or Cornyn.
Let them go like dragonflys in the clutches of kittens.

By: james

james — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:21:12 +0000

It’s pretty difficult to take their lips off that public teat for defeated GOPers.
Where else can you get paid such outlandish amounts of money both on and under the table for a job with guaranteed vacations for every single holiday, free health care, and a generous retirement program that isn’t in danger of being decimated by the supposedly socialist Democratic president?

Nice gig if you can get it.

By: ShotoJamf

ShotoJamf — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:16:32 +0000

That he won’t go away (that he hasn’t gone away long before now) just proves what a dirtbag he is.

Hey Normie: How about trying to hold onto what little respect might still exist for you out there and bow out of the race? Just pack up your shit and go the F away. Is that asking too much?

Apparently so.

By: libbyliberal

libbyliberal — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:15:42 +0000

Carey is pretty snarky, still, isn’t he. Only a vote for Franken should be counted, didn’t he say something like that sarcastically.

Thanks for update!

By: newtonusr

newtonusr — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:10:30 +0000

Coleman’s bad news just keeps piling up.
I guess if it had to be long and drawn out, better that people see him bleeding out in the gutter.

And Dugg right here