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Lock Him Up, Right?
Talking Points Memo —
Coleman witness and alleged 'disenfranchised' Coleman voter admits absentee fraud on the stand.
And this came out on direct examination.
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Norm Keeps Digging Hole Deeper
Talking Points Memo —
... Today two of the first witnesses Coleman called in his effort to overturn Al Franken's victory admitted they had improperly completed their absentee ballots. To be clear, these were ballots that Coleman was arguing should have been counted for him -- but on the stand his witnesses testified that they had not filled out the ballots in accordance with state law. ...
Wow
Some Guy With a Website by August J. Pollak - xoverboard.com —
Is there any chance the Minnesota courts might just rule that Norm Coleman is legally too stupid to be a senator?
Where Is He When We Need Him?
Talking Points Memo —
Will John Fund not do the right thing and throw this accursed vote fraudster in prison where he belongs?
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I'm not an unfrozen caveman
Rising Hegemon —
I'm just some law-talkin' guy -- but as one of those, I have to say the last thing you want when presenting your case, are a couple of your witnesses making the other sides case. Ladies and gentlemen, what several hundred thousands of dollars has gotten Norm Coleman...a table full of D.A. Burgers. Coleman's Supposedly Friendly Witnesses Backfire
Wednesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
WEDNESDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * Let's just say Norm Coleman's legal strategy is off to a very bad start in the latest court hearings in Minnesota. * Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) went after his Kentucky colleague, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, yesterday. On a conference call with in-state reporters, ...
MN-Sen: Purposefully throwing the case
Daily Kos —
... But what we saw yesterday in court was worse than having Coleman's team phone it in. It was as if they were trying to sabotage their client's case. ...
Franken-Coleman Update: Hey! I Said “Better Tools, Please!”
Firedoglake —
... Coleman witness and alleged 'disenfranchised' Coleman voter admits absentee fraud on the stand.
And this came out on direct examination. ...
Norm Coleman's witness backfires on the stand
Crooks and Liars —
... This is hysterical. How do you know that Norm Coleman's chances of retaining his Senate seat are in bad, bad shape? When one of his key witnesses takes the stand and undermines his own case. TPM has the scoop: ...
Coleman's Continuing Comedy of Errors: Days 2 & 3 at the U.S. Senate Election Contest in MN
The BRAD BLOG —
... tossed out doctored evidence, as submitted by Coleman's team. Today's Day 3 doesn't seem to be going much better for them, either.
Yesterday, two of the voter/witnesses called by Coleman, to testify how they were disenfranchised when their absentee ballots were rejected, actually admitted that their ballots were properly tossed because they were, in some way, incorrectly --- or even fraudulently --- submitted...
The Uncounted
Writes Kleefeld about the comedy of errors on the stand yesterday: ...
'Daily Voting News' For January 28, 2009
The BRAD BLOG —
... voter fraud. In the meantime, one Ohio county has reported that after investigating claims of wide-spread voter fraud in Nov. a special prosecutor has found only one case and in that one the man involved told on himself....
CT: Connecticut’s November 2008 Post-Election Audits Report
Large Differences From Optical Scanner Totals http://www.ctelectionaudit.org/?p=40
MN: Coleman's Supposedly Friendly Witnesses Backfire http://tpmdc.talkingpoin...y-witnesses-backfire.php
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MN-Sen: Coleman lawyers admits he doesn't care about law
Daily Kos —
At the trial today, the Coleman campaign is insistent that a fraudulently obtained absentee ballot be counted, admitting that they don't give a damn about the law. [Coleman Attorney Joe] Friedberg: In point of fact, even though I did something I wasn't supposed to do with the application, my ballot should still count because my signature is genuine. Deputy Secretary of State Jim Gelbmann: Not according to the procedures we use to determine whether the signature is genuine. Friedberg: I don't care about your procedures. ...
