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	<title>Comments on: Minnesota court rules in favor of Franken over Coleman in U.S. Senate race.</title>
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		<title>By: guzide</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/court-franken/comment-page-4/#comment-5604003</link>
		<dc:creator>guzide</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK Pat obviously senile dementia has set in. Time to see the nice young men that will need to take care of you soon.<a href="http://www.magicplast.com" rel="nofollow">burun estetigi</a> <a href="http://www.hemenarac.com" rel="nofollow">rent a car</a> <a href="http://www.kardeslerrentacar.com" rel="nofollow">arac kiralama</a><br />
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		<title>By: lvdragonlady</title>
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		<dc:creator>lvdragonlady</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Once again, a republican puts his own self interest and party before the people he is suppose to represent.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Once again, a republican puts his own self interest and party before the people he is suppose to represent.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596444', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/court-franken/comment-page-4/#comment-5596428</link>
		<dc:creator>Bilbo Hussein Baggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;RealityCheck Says:
Fraken will be overturned by the SC and then watch the crying from the left again.&lt;/em&gt;

On what basis will the SC overturn the decision.  There has been zero proof that Franken stole any votes or did anything wring during the election or during the recount.  So on what basis will the SC overturn the decision?  Will they overturn it solely because Coleman is a Republican?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>RealityCheck Says:<br />
Fraken will be overturned by the SC and then watch the crying from the left again.</em></p>
<p>On what basis will the SC overturn the decision.  There has been zero proof that Franken stole any votes or did anything wring during the election or during the recount.  So on what basis will the SC overturn the decision?  Will they overturn it solely because Coleman is a Republican?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596428', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/court-franken/comment-page-4/#comment-5596426</link>
		<dc:creator>Bilbo Hussein Baggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;pbeeg Says:
Reality Check:
Norm Coleman had every chance to prove Franken cheating, and couldn’t do it.
It’s too bad he doesn’t live in trollworld, where he can prove it just by making pseudonymous posts to websites!&lt;/em&gt;

Every time a right winger claims that Franken cheated, ask them if that&#039;s true, why did Governor Pawlenty say that he thinks that the recount was thorough and extremely fair?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>pbeeg Says:<br />
Reality Check:<br />
Norm Coleman had every chance to prove Franken cheating, and couldn’t do it.<br />
It’s too bad he doesn’t live in trollworld, where he can prove it just by making pseudonymous posts to websites!</em></p>
<p>Every time a right winger claims that Franken cheated, ask them if that&#8217;s true, why did Governor Pawlenty say that he thinks that the recount was thorough and extremely fair?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596426', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: woke</title>
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		<dc:creator>woke</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mr. reality CHECK is yet another hypocritical STATES RIGHTS repug, eh?

All about states rights UNLESS the ruling goes a different way....

too funny, eh?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mr. reality CHECK is yet another hypocritical STATES RIGHTS repug, eh?</p>
<p>All about states rights UNLESS the ruling goes a different way&#8230;.</p>
<p>too funny, eh?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596379', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: woke</title>
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		<dc:creator>woke</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You one of the Sour Grape teabagboys too Mr. reality?

LMFAO</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You one of the Sour Grape teabagboys too Mr. reality?</p>
<p>LMFAO<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596374', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: RealityCheck</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/court-franken/comment-page-4/#comment-5596273</link>
		<dc:creator>RealityCheck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Whats funny is all the losers here...thinking they are so enlightened...because they drink their Starbucks while patting each other on the back every day posting their mindless B.O. Slurpee&#039;s.

Fraken will be overturned by the SC and then watch the crying from the left again.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whats funny is all the losers here&#8230;thinking they are so enlightened&#8230;because they drink their Starbucks while patting each other on the back every day posting their mindless B.O. Slurpee&#8217;s.</p>
<p>Fraken will be overturned by the SC and then watch the crying from the left again.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596273', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ralph the wonder locust</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/court-franken/comment-page-4/#comment-5596196</link>
		<dc:creator>ralph the wonder locust</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;woke Says:
On the other hand, look how allowing lilaWol/hallichainy to steal the 2000 election turned out—total disaster for our country, eh?

Therefore, I say….allow all the challenges to the bitter end so the repugs have no legs left to stand on. In the process, it is their own party that will suffer as a result of their inanity, eh?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

You must be confusing the Republicans for a group of people who care about reality.

They have already been afforded probably the most exhaustive and meticulously scrutinized recount process ever, and they still claim that Al Franken &quot;stole votes&quot;, with no proof at all.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>woke Says:<br />
On the other hand, look how allowing lilaWol/hallichainy to steal the 2000 election turned out—total disaster for our country, eh?</p>
<p>Therefore, I say….allow all the challenges to the bitter end so the repugs have no legs left to stand on. In the process, it is their own party that will suffer as a result of their inanity, eh?</p></blockquote>
<p>You must be confusing the Republicans for a group of people who care about reality.</p>
<p>They have already been afforded probably the most exhaustive and meticulously scrutinized recount process ever, and they still claim that Al Franken &#8220;stole votes&#8221;, with no proof at all.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596196', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: mary lacewing</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/court-franken/comment-page-4/#comment-5596165</link>
		<dc:creator>mary lacewing</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>DRxJapanese Beetle, I definitely think Daryll should use that as part of his upcoming campaign for councilman, &quot;when we face challenges I will fast for you!&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DRxJapanese Beetle, I definitely think Daryll should use that as part of his upcoming campaign for councilman, &#8220;when we face challenges I will fast for you!&#8221;.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596165', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Democrat Soldier</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/court-franken/comment-page-4/#comment-5596142</link>
		<dc:creator>Democrat Soldier</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#40 - RaptureReady Says: 
-----------------------------------------------------------&quot;...  Satan must lose his hold on that seat. That seat belongs to God.&quot;

April 13th, 2009 at 8:26 pm

&lt;strong&gt;Wow, even RaptureReady is rooting for Fmr. Sen. Coleman to lose his appeal and to allow Sen. Franken to be seated!  ;-)
&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#40 &#8211; RaptureReady Says:<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;&#8221;&#8230;  Satan must lose his hold on that seat. That seat belongs to God.&#8221;</p>
<p>April 13th, 2009 at 8:26 pm</p>
<p><strong>Wow, even RaptureReady is rooting for Fmr. Sen. Coleman to lose his appeal and to allow Sen. Franken to be seated!  ;-)<br />
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		<title>By: woke</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/court-franken/comment-page-4/#comment-5596136</link>
		<dc:creator>woke</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>On the other hand, look how allowing lilaWol/hallichainy to steal the 2000 election turned out---total disaster for our country, eh?

Therefore, I say....allow all the challenges to the bitter end so the repugs have no legs left to stand on.  In the process, it is their own party that will suffer as a result of their inanity, eh?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On the other hand, look how allowing lilaWol/hallichainy to steal the 2000 election turned out&#8212;total disaster for our country, eh?</p>
<p>Therefore, I say&#8230;.allow all the challenges to the bitter end so the repugs have no legs left to stand on.  In the process, it is their own party that will suffer as a result of their inanity, eh?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596136', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ljm</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/court-franken/comment-page-4/#comment-5596134</link>
		<dc:creator>ljm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This whole Coleman/Pawlenty thing reminds me of both the 2000 and 2004 nation elections when Gore and Kerry could have legitimately asked for an investigation of the voting travesties in Florida and Ohio but decided to accept the results as it was.  Minnesota voters should start marching to the state house, if for no other reason than to call attention to Coleman and to pressure Pawlenty.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This whole Coleman/Pawlenty thing reminds me of both the 2000 and 2004 nation elections when Gore and Kerry could have legitimately asked for an investigation of the voting travesties in Florida and Ohio but decided to accept the results as it was.  Minnesota voters should start marching to the state house, if for no other reason than to call attention to Coleman and to pressure Pawlenty.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596134', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: woke</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/court-franken/comment-page-4/#comment-5596131</link>
		<dc:creator>woke</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Compare and contrast how Gore and the dems handled this issue in 2000 (a more important race with actual voter disenfranchisement) for the betterment of the country (supposedly) with the repugs and Coleman&#039;s actions.......

repugs=Politics over Country everytime</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Compare and contrast how Gore and the dems handled this issue in 2000 (a more important race with actual voter disenfranchisement) for the betterment of the country (supposedly) with the repugs and Coleman&#8217;s actions&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
<p>repugs=Politics over Country everytime<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596131', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Cats r Flyfishn</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/court-franken/comment-page-4/#comment-5596097</link>
		<dc:creator>Cats r Flyfishn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just a note:  writers are addressing Rapture Ready and the posts that the writers are referring to are no longer visible.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just a note:  writers are addressing Rapture Ready and the posts that the writers are referring to are no longer visible.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596097', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: nellieh</title>
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		<dc:creator>nellieh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In Florida the Republicans went to the Republican SCOTUS and filed th STOP counting! In Minnesota they are going to the MN. SC to KEEP counting VOTES REJECTED BY THE THREE TRI-PARTISAN SC JUDGES! The Republicans want to flip the coin; heads I win, tails you lose.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In Florida the Republicans went to the Republican SCOTUS and filed th STOP counting! In Minnesota they are going to the MN. SC to KEEP counting VOTES REJECTED BY THE THREE TRI-PARTISAN SC JUDGES! The Republicans want to flip the coin; heads I win, tails you lose.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596090', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Cats r Flyfishn</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cats r Flyfishn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Can&#039;t the state Supreme Court reject hearing the appeal?  Happens all the time in the Supreme Court of the US.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can&#8217;t the state Supreme Court reject hearing the appeal?  Happens all the time in the Supreme Court of the US.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596081', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: DRxJapanese Beetle</title>
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		<dc:creator>DRxJapanese Beetle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have a theory.
Ever since cRaptureReady got OWNED by PLC, he rarely makes an appearance, unless it&#039;s late at night when he&#039;s pretty sure PLC won&#039;t show up.

But, albeit in a late night form, Parodyll of pseudo-(c)hristian fame is BACK!

Just curious, though, why would a West Virginian, who is running for a political seat in Indiana, be fasting for Minnesota?
Is it because his wife&#039;s pregnancy is gestating like an elephant?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a theory.<br />
Ever since cRaptureReady got OWNED by PLC, he rarely makes an appearance, unless it&#8217;s late at night when he&#8217;s pretty sure PLC won&#8217;t show up.</p>
<p>But, albeit in a late night form, Parodyll of pseudo-(c)hristian fame is BACK!</p>
<p>Just curious, though, why would a West Virginian, who is running for a political seat in Indiana, be fasting for Minnesota?<br />
Is it because his wife&#8217;s pregnancy is gestating like an elephant?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596078', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: DallasNE</title>
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		<dc:creator>DallasNE</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pawlenty is looking pretty foolish in this matter. Is he up for re-election in 2010 and how might this hurt his chances? I would think that Minnesota voters would be getting pretty fed up with Coleman and supporters like Pawlenty. That bridge collapse also happened on Pawlenty&#039;s watch as he cut spending for road repairs. While Pawlenty is fairly personable he is picking up some serious baggage along the way.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pawlenty is looking pretty foolish in this matter. Is he up for re-election in 2010 and how might this hurt his chances? I would think that Minnesota voters would be getting pretty fed up with Coleman and supporters like Pawlenty. That bridge collapse also happened on Pawlenty&#8217;s watch as he cut spending for road repairs. While Pawlenty is fairly personable he is picking up some serious baggage along the way.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596040', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wiz</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/court-franken/comment-page-4/#comment-5596036</link>
		<dc:creator>Wiz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pawlenty is in trouble, if he refuses to sign the certificate for Franken, he risks his reelection bid in 2010 by pissing off the voters in Minnesota, if he does sign he risks his potential Presidential run in 2012 by pissing off the Repubs. As they say he going to feel like a hitchhiker in a hail storm on a Texas highway: You can&#039;t run, you can&#039;t hide, and you can&#039;t make it stop. Pawlenty will probably be relieved if Norm drops his appeal. As far as Coleman running for some other office, I can&#039;t see him in a political role in the future, he will probably find some lobbying job somewhere pressuring lawmakers on voter fraud issues.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pawlenty is in trouble, if he refuses to sign the certificate for Franken, he risks his reelection bid in 2010 by pissing off the voters in Minnesota, if he does sign he risks his potential Presidential run in 2012 by pissing off the Repubs. As they say he going to feel like a hitchhiker in a hail storm on a Texas highway: You can&#8217;t run, you can&#8217;t hide, and you can&#8217;t make it stop. Pawlenty will probably be relieved if Norm drops his appeal. As far as Coleman running for some other office, I can&#8217;t see him in a political role in the future, he will probably find some lobbying job somewhere pressuring lawmakers on voter fraud issues.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596036', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Above the Clouds</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/13/court-franken/comment-page-4/#comment-5596020</link>
		<dc:creator>Above the Clouds</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How ironic--Franken actually gained more votes from the election challenge than Coleman, the candidate who brought it. Maybe if Coleman keeps up the challenge, Franken can eventually win over 100% of the ballots (including Bachmann voters).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How ironic&#8211;Franken actually gained more votes from the election challenge than Coleman, the candidate who brought it. Maybe if Coleman keeps up the challenge, Franken can eventually win over 100% of the ballots (including Bachmann voters).<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5596020', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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