Comments on: Somali translator on Coleman payroll reportedly pressured voters at polls.

By: Sawgrass

Sawgrass — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:56:40 +0000

Let me get this straight. (1) Coleman had not heard the allegations but his campaign manager is sure that nothing inappropriate happened. (2) The Republican attorney who accompanied the translator most likely can’t speak the Somali language and would be unable to know what was being said.

Rather increasing doubt by trying to blow smoke, the Coleman campaign would have been better off saying any allegations should be investigated and leaving it at that.

How many Somali voters does MN have in that one precinct anyway? Enough to throw the election to Coleman? That’d be hard to believe. If the translator was foolish enough to misbehave, what a backlash that his actions have the potential to take the election away from Coleman (if Coleman had won).

By: IgnoranceIsNotBliss

IgnoranceIsNotBliss — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:56:04 +0000

Got intimidation?

By: ebooks01

ebooks01 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:22:45 +0000

This story is totally believable. As a Minnesotan, I have seen Coleman’s lust for power. To me, and to others I have spoken to, see this man’s disingenous personality and glibness. An example of this is in a recent Senate debate, Coleman tried to make an issue out of statements that Al Franken made about women several years ago. Franken’s comments were totally wrong, but I do know that it was part of a comedy bit. Coleman failed to mention that years ago, he himself in a protest, shouted through a blow horn, “F_ _ K the United States!!” He will do and say anything to try to hold on to power.

By: DidHeJustSayThat

DidHeJustSayThat — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:10:30 +0000

One way or another, we’re gonna gonna gonaa
Get’cha one way or another.

Future inmate Coleman has got to go!

By: gallery

gallery — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:37:31 +0000

I was lucky enough to have a Somalian translator with me when I went to chucky cheese’s, and I got a free pizza.

By: Roket

Roket — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:29:26 +0000

Oopsie. Pay no attention to the actual voter fraud going on here. Oh look, an acorn.

By: pete

pete — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:11:41 +0000

As a sometimes proud Minnesotan (I don’t live in the 6th district and am too disgusted to talk about psycho-Shelly Bachmann.) I would be very happy if Norm has an opportunity to spend some quality time with Ted Stevens in a federal penitentiary. The last I heard, on local radio, the difference in the Coleman Franken race is 370 votes.

And, though I’m not a believer myself, I would not be insulted by prayers for Coleman’s removal from the Senate. One way or another.

By: freeman

freeman — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:54:24 +0000

There was an automatic recount triggered in Minnesota by state law and it now stands that there is 1 /100th of 1 percentage point between the 2 candidates .

By: freeman

freeman — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:47:24 +0000

The senator whom Norm Coleman replaced , undoubtably the most outspoken critic in the lead up to the war in Iraq was never voted out of office . He had an accident .

By: LiberalVoter

LiberalVoter — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:46:32 +0000

I guess they just can’t help themselves. Cheating is in their blood.

By: freeman

freeman — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:25:42 +0000

If this is accurate you can be sure it is not the only example of voter intimidation out of Coleman’s camp ! This in light of the fact that there is presently a recount occurring should be of real interest to the state of Minnesota

By: dbadass

dbadass — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:19:23 +0000

Got Kot (khat)