Ted Stevens loses Alaska Senate election.
By on Nov 18th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Ted Stevens loses Alaska Senate election.
The AP reports:
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has lost his bid for a seventh term.
The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate trailed Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich by 3,724 votes after Tuesday’s count.
That’s an insurmountable lead with only about 2,500 overseas ballots left to be counted.
In their GOP conference meeting today, Senate Republicans punted on whether to formally kick Stevens out of their caucus.
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the federal prison system awaits...
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November 18th, 2008 at 8:47 pmAnd so does his new Cell Mate.
November 18th, 2008 at 8:48 pmjo6pac
jo6pac Says:
And so does his new Cell Mate.
jo6pac
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don't you mean "husband"?
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November 18th, 2008 at 8:50 pmGreat news, though a small part of me wanted to see if the GOP, when push came to shove, would have the balls to kick him out. As we know, for all their tough talk they're chickenshit ball-less weenies
November 18th, 2008 at 8:52 pmWas there any wailing and gnashing of teeth heard emanating from the Alaska governor's office ?
November 18th, 2008 at 8:53 pmStevens lost?
Sarah Palin lost - again.
No way she wouldn't have chosen herself to replace the old convicted felon had he won.
Damn. Palin is 0-2 for November. What a loser.
November 18th, 2008 at 8:57 pmTed Stevens loses Alaska Senate election.»
- - Happy 85th birthday, Ted!!
November 18th, 2008 at 8:58 pmlokidog Says:
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Stevens lost?
Sarah Palin lost - again.
No way she wouldn’t have chosen herself to replace the old convicted felon had he won.
Damn. Palin is 0-2 for November. What a loser.
November 18th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Bible Spice couldn't have chosen herself ; had Stevens won and been booted from the Senate , there would have been a special election held to determine who would represent Alaska in Stevens' place.........
November 18th, 2008 at 9:02 pmdon’t you mean “husband”?
Yep, good one Joe.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:05 pmjo6pac
The tubes must be glowing hot on the Alaskan internet!
November 18th, 2008 at 9:06 pmbummer...
November 18th, 2008 at 9:06 pmGeorgia is just going to get uglier and uglier now that Ted has lost.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:06 pmTed Stevens has yet to concede. I'm guessing this is a large enough lead that a recount will not be triggered, but I'm also guessing the "conservative" pundits will be screaming bloody murder about Democrats cheating -- in Alaska and in Minnesota.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:07 pmHappy Birthday, Ted!
November 18th, 2008 at 9:11 pmSORRY SARAH!
(not really)
November 18th, 2008 at 9:13 pmtee....hee..... AMF!!!
(click..click..click)..that's the sound of cuffs closing around his old, frail wrists....
Tyrone awaits....
November 18th, 2008 at 9:13 pmBye ted,your cell is ready. Sorry sarah,but you just listen to your ego and run aginst Obama 2nd term....dog gone it!.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:17 pmWell, Uncle Ted, it's been real and it's been fun. Don't bend down to pick up the soap in the pokey.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:17 pmHappy Birthday, Ted!
It's still very unlikely that he'll face jail time. He's an 85yr old non-violent offender with a history of cancer and he's still held in remarkably high regard in Alaska.
He WILL retire back to his house, soon to be stripped off all renovations
November 18th, 2008 at 9:19 pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMenB9Ywh2Q
Just saying . . .
November 18th, 2008 at 9:22 pmEnnuiDivine Says:
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Happy Birthday, Ted!
It’s still very unlikely that he’ll face jail time. He’s an 85yr old non-violent offender with a history of cancer and he’s still held in remarkably high regard in Alaska.
He WILL retire back to his house, soon to be stripped off all renovations
November 18th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Alaskans hold someone convicted on 7 felony counts in high regard ?
Surprised the Gotti family hasn't moved there yet...........
November 18th, 2008 at 9:24 pmBye Uncle Ted. Leavenworth will have a memorial wing waiting for you. Do you want KY jelly for a going to prison present?
November 18th, 2008 at 9:31 pmTed"s saggy old white cheeks are safe Way to much young fresh chicken in the house for an 85 yr. old *ss to be of interest
November 18th, 2008 at 9:40 pmCombined with the indictments of Dickhead and Gonzo, this is a day for really great news. Now if only my sick cat continues to recover from a double cancer operation, I will be smiling as high as Mt. Everest.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:48 pmThe high regard of Alaskans doesn't mean much as far as Teddy's sentence is concerned. That decision belongs to a federal judge in D.C. Nice to see that God didn't open a door for Governor Snowbilly after slamming the last one. She is stuck in America's fridge for the next two years now.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:53 pmWell, the trolls are really losing it, just like Ted. HAHAHAHA.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:54 pmIf not for all the convicted felons (and unindicted co-conspirators) in the Republican Party, there wouldn't be a Republican Party.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:59 pmSo Sarah, what insight do you do you have for the world on this development?
November 18th, 2008 at 10:00 pmThis is why the caucus is not trashing Lieberman! They sincerely believe 60 seats are possible. I concur. I would love to see Lieberman stripped of his chairmanship, but 60 seats makes all sorts of things possible that wouldn't otherwise be.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:01 pmSWBob Says:
So Sarah, what insight do you do you have for the world on this development?
Palin: Which world is that, Charlie?
November 18th, 2008 at 10:09 pmSo we get rid of a convicted felon and dash power-mad Palin's immediate hopes of a Senate publicity podium. Yay!!!
http://www.sunstateactivist.org/ssablog/
November 18th, 2008 at 10:22 pmLushInterior Says:
yep, except you have been castrated.........ha.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:32 pmLush thinks he can just dig up ken starr and sic him on us........how funny.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:43 pmYou know, this is kind of a good news day. Between this and the indictment of Cheney and Ashcroft (which sounds like a Victorian mortuary firm), it's a very nice day.
November 18th, 2008 at 11:22 pmNice.
Justice, can you smell it?
Actually, we shouldn't countout Ted Stevens yet. Republican math can always make 2,500 outstanding ballots with a 3,700+ lead into a election snafu. The GOP is a cornered hamster...and hamsters bite!
November 18th, 2008 at 11:35 pmLushInterior Says:
Why do you bother? You have already established you are an ignorant brainwashed piece of garbage. Showing it AGAIN is redundant
November 19th, 2008 at 1:09 amWhen you have someone named "LushInterior" who is a GOP sympathizer, doesn't the Lush say it all?!
November 19th, 2008 at 3:06 amYou are so right.
In the parallel universe where Karl Rove decided to flip this Presidential election, the pundits are busily explaining the genius of the McCain-Palin campaign, and where all those Republican voters came from...at the very last minute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qi4ezdmO08
November 19th, 2008 at 6:18 amHurrah! I am glad that another Democrat will be taking a seat in the new Senate. I am also glad that Stevens will no longer be in a position of authority.
Kudos to the people of Alaska for sending us a politician that we can actually use - instead of another Caribou Barbie.
November 19th, 2008 at 9:01 amLushInterior Says:
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…time for a little nip………
Haven't you already drunk enough Kool-Aid?
November 19th, 2008 at 9:15 amshoeless Says:
LushInterior Says:
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…time for a little nip………
Haven’t you already drunk enough Kool-Aid?
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leave him alone with his bottle.
if you were a conservative
these days, you'd be drinking
too. drinking helps numb
the pain, right lushy?
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and think of poor ted.
from now on he'll be drinking
his merlot from the toilet.
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November 19th, 2008 at 9:25 amYeah, why not throw in a gay bashing in this thread while some of the same commentators lament gay bashing over in the other thread. Hate is so ... liberal.
November 19th, 2008 at 11:00 amBuh-bye, you corrupt old barstid!!!!
November 19th, 2008 at 11:03 am