Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: combjelly who wrote (446533)	1/10/2009 4:26:44 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1576159

"Rejecting military votes en bloc..." In Minnesota? I'd have to see a link for that. I guess you don't know.......the system in MN was set up to reject any vote that was for Coleman. The Republicans on the canvassing boards were bribed and soon will have beautiful homes on Lake of the Isles, an exclusive area of MPLS.

To: combjelly who wrote (446533)	1/10/2009 8:17:43 PM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1576159

Minnesota Canvassing Board Member Fires Back At The Journal By Eric Kleefeld - January 6, 2009, 6:35PM tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com ( They just HATE Al Franken. Which means I'M loving it! ) Yesterday, the Wall St. Journal published an editorial lambasting the Minnesota recount with arguments ranging from distortions to omissions to outright falsehoods. Now someone is firing back: Ramsey County (St. Paul) Judge Edward Cleary, an appointee of Jesse Ventura, who served on the state canvassing board that oversaw the count. Cleary has written a letter to the Journal, saying that he's been a subscriber for over 30 years -- and he's really angry about this editorial. Cleary particularly objected to the description of the board as "meek" pawns of Democratic Sec. of State Mark Ritchie: Our members (two Supreme Court Justices, two District Court Judges, and Secretary of State Ritchie) came from all political backgrounds, openly expressed our opinions at the meetings, and can hardly be accurately described as "meek", unless you mean "meek" by New York in-your-face standards. Finally, Cleary called out the Journal on the real source of their anger about the recount: One can only assume, based on the tone of the editorial, the numerous inaccuracies, and the over-the-top slam at Al Franken ("tainted and undeserving?") that had Norm Coleman come out on top in this recount, the members of the Board would have been praised as "strong-willed, intelligent, and perceptive." We won't hold our breath waiting for that editorial to appear.