Lies And the Lying SOB’s That Peddle This BS
I’ve reached the point where I think that Al Franken makes Joe Wilson look almost honest. Al Franken is the most disgusting, dishonest person I’ve ever seen in public life. I offer this Coleman campaign press release as proof:
COLEMAN FOR SENATE STATEMENT ON FALSE FRANKEN CLAIMS REGARDING BELTRAMI COUNTY VOTER
ST. PAUL - Statement from Cullen Sheehan, campaign manager:
“Throughout the day, we’ve been contacted by a number of media outlets regarding the Franken campaign’s accusation that an 84 year old stroke victim in Beltrami County had her absentee ballot rejected because of her medical condition. This story was first promoted by the Franken campaign yesterday when, in a highly publicized press conference, they represented a story about an 84-year old stroke victim whose absentee ballot had been rejected. However, we have now learned through media reports that this ‘victim’ was entirely fabricated. In fact, there are serious questions, based upon news reports, as to whether or not such an individual even exists. We are now learning that the Franken campaign had likely been notified of this matter prior to their press conference, and yet, went forward and provided the media and the public with known false information. Additionally, according to local news reports in Beltrami County, election officials reported that private citizens had been contacted by the Franken campaign and asked to sign knowingly false affidavits concerning their rejected absentee ballots. Today, the Franken campaign said they are ‘investigating’ the matter further.
“While we are not sure what there is to investigate since election officials state they have absolutely no record of such an individual, we do know that this fabricated story was presented to the media and the public as fact, when it was known to be fiction. We believe that this new information is both troubling and disappointing, and applaud local election officials in Beltrami County for efforts to ensure a fair, legal and transparent election.”
Let’s go through this step-by-step. Here’s what the Grand Forks Herald reported Thursday:
An 84-year-old Beltrami County woman, whose election ballot was rejected, helped convince Al Franken’s campaign to go to court seeking the names of all Minnesotans whose ballots were not counted last week.
Franken campaign officials said the woman, a nursing home resident, told a campaign volunteer that her signature had changed due to a stroke after she first signed her voter registration forms. Her signature on absentee ballot paperwork did not match her signature for this election, so election officials rejected the ballot.
That example is being used as why the U.S. Senate candidate, a Democrat, wants to know about every rejected ballot.
How can “an 84-year-old Beltrami County woman” “convince Al Franken’s campaign to go to court seeking the names of all Minnesotans” whose ballots might not have gotten counted when this lady might be fictional? Andy Barr’s statement that there may have been “some confusion about our earlier field report,” and that the campaign is “still digging into the facts” is pathetic. Either they have specific information verifying the authenticity of a stroke victim’s absentee ballot getting rejected or they didn’t. If they’re making her the cornerstone of their lawsuit, they should supply the court with the victim’s name, the victim’s place of residence and sworn affidavits attesting to the fact that her ballot was rejected.
That’s the minimum they should be able to produce at a moment’s notice.
If they’re filing a real lawsuit, they should have real, verifiable facts supporting their allegations. Andy Barr’s pathetic statement verifies that they can’t produce proof that verifies their allegations.
If Team Franken filed their lawsuit knowing that this alleged victim didn’t exist, then it’s my opinion that the recount is the least of their worries. I can’t imagine that filing such a lawsuit wouldn’t carry a stiff penalty for knowingly making false allegations.
I’d appreciate hearing from any legal eagle on this issue. Anyone with specific insight into this can leave a comment at the bottom of this post.
Technorati Tags: Lawsuit, Al Franken, Marc Elias, Andy Barr, Perjury, Kay Mack, Beltrami County, Recount, Norm Coleman, Election 2008
Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog
November 15th, 2008 at 10:36 am
I, for one, would like to get our voting in this country under control. If Franken wins honestly (which I doubt very much), then he is the winner.
Anybody that rigs an election in any way should be fined and jailed.
November 15th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
If Franken truly was confident that he’s the best person for the job, he wouldn’t have to resort to these tactics. It’s shameful.
November 15th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
You mean fabricated stories… like the one about the ballots in the trunk that the republicans screamed about for days, only to have another republican totally debunk the story? I guess if Coleman was confident that he’s the winner, he wouldn’t have to make stories up from whole cloth.
You mean, like the 250 lawyers that the Coleman campaign has dispatched around the state of MN to
harrass the vote countersprotect Norm’s seat? I guess if Norm thought he’s the best person for the job, he wouldn’t have to hire a phalanx of attorneys.You mean, like how the republicans tacitly acknowledged that Katherine Harris stole the 2000 election from Gore by comparing the activities of the MN Secretary of State Mark Ritchie to those of Harris? Wow, the truth comes out.
Oh, you republicans are soooooo honest. I guess that’s why you’ve been booted from office.
November 15th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Who is Nasser Kazeminy?
November 16th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Sounds like an eastern block terrorist.
November 16th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
“Sounds like an eastern block terrorist.”
And that’s why your party should not be in power. All you have to go on is a name and it’s obviously foreign sounding, so the only conclusion that could possibly be made is that he’s a terrorist.
Next time, use google before you make yourself look like an asshat.