Minn. court orders Coleman to pay $95,000 to Franken

Source: Mpls Star Tribune

Republican Norm Coleman owes Democrat Al Franken $94,783 stemming from his Minnesota Senate election lawsuit, with the amount subject to interest.

A Ramsey County court administrator officially entered the judgment on Wednesday. It's a holdover from the two-month trial that ended with Franken up by 312 votes.


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Not only are you getting whumped all around Minnesota, now you have to PAY for the privilege...

Peace

finally something to smile about today.

About time that there was a consequence for Normie and the repukes' obstruction. I'm grinning from ear to ear :)

the People of Minn. are not getting their six months of lost representation back.

HA HA HA HA... Oh this is just so funny. Talk about adding insult to injury. Why does Norm keep trying? Al is kicking his collective ass and yet he still trying to win. I guess it has to with those Special Interests groups paying him. If he loses he loses all that money. Oh... that has to hurt.

Go, Al, go!

ah-HA!

:toast:

I reveal my inner trashiness:

http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/2009/06/05/when-politicians-go-plastic/

even creepier than the Burger King...:D

in a 50's horror flick.

to Charles II.

Google "Hapsburg Jaw" and you'll see what I'm on about...:scared:

:toast:

I have a slight Coleman crushing smirk.

ahh.....Future.

Well...Norm..What are you gonna' do now? Switch back ?.. you Turncoat Son-of-a-bitch.

Rubber stamped and helped empower Bush's wake of destruction.

As he continues his free fall from political grace, may his chute not open.

Peace

Oh yeah, :kick: and R'd

And I hope Al goes out and blows it all on hats and ice cream.

Actually it would be great if Franken started a trust fund using all the money from every legal challenge Coleman initiated... to help his constituency somehow.

Let's get the full tally of a few million going back to Al's campaign - this is a nice start though!

Knowing Norm is writhing in agony right now..

I cant stop smiling.

:woohoo:

In the US, we do not have a "loser pays" system. In the course of litigation, when someone does something particularly boneheaded, a court can award fees, but only for the part thereof deemed to be boneheaded.

And, no, it is not "boneheaded" merely to be on the losing side of the overall case.

Coleman is only being asked to pay about 3% of that number. I would say that a good deal more than 3% of his case has been severely boneheaded!

This is about court costs, not legal fees. I erroneously referred to fees above. The article is clear that this relates to costs, not fees. Fees are only awarded in very unusual circumstances.

classic

How completely and totally awesomely awesome is this?!!!

:woohoo:

This is becoming outrageous. If I were Minnesota voter, I would be so mad. They are not being represented in the same manner as the other states. It is obviously a fault in their voting laws that if I were a citizen of that state I would be insisting be changed, prior to the next election.

We're as anxious to have this foolishness over as anyone, but we like things to go through the proper course in the proper time here. :)

Poor Sen. Klobuchar's staff! Having to do the work of twice the senatorial staff! That's who I feel sorriest for.

does not happen again?

We are looking at our processes. I know there is some talk of having early voting instead of reliance on absentee voting (which is the cause of all the hoopla right now.) We'll figure it out.

was concocted in California. The "proper course" was intended for honest people, not for people trying to hold up the right for Minnesota to be fully represented in the US Senate.

some are losing patience, but we tend to believe there is a process, we will be done soon. Now if Coleman appeals to the US Supreme Court, I think outrage will service. We Minnesota voters have been patient with our Minnesota process, but taking it out of Minnesota is not our way.

... an obnoxious losing party that is willing to obstruct the will of the people, the rule of law, and throw up frivolous lawsuit after frivolous lawsuit (as they often accuse Dems of doing) simply because they dislike the true results of the election.

poor boy sandwiches for the rest of the year for you

It will just come out of the money the Repukes have raised for him.

Come, donate to your repuke leaders. And have it go to Al Franken.

Bet that helps their already anemic fundraising.

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:rofl:

I would have loved to see Franken's face when he heard the news.

:D

Coleman is a turd...he'll try and get some deep pocket R's to pay the bill. I hope those people tell him to fuck off...:evilgrin:

name calling above "turd".


Now that 'The Magistrate' is not moderating I will have to rely on you for my basic 'moderator turd' quota.

I think I can lower the bar a tad: He is a screaming f***cking asshole that needs to be banished from the nation, and placed in a dumpster filled with shit and a rabid weasel and that f****wad Limbaugh can go with him...:D

This just punishment for making Franken, spend a lot of money on this BS. It's more of a moral victory.

Franken's campaign raised funds to cover the costs of a legal recount based on Minnesota state law. Coleman's people have run an obstructionist and obvious stall to the seating of a US senator by way of out of state political interests waged in a frivolous manner.

Perhaps it is that spirit that the judge decided against Coleman for costs. Or maybe this is a hint to Coleman.

...and his first 5-1/2 years in the Senate!

It even wiped out the bad Met lose to the Phillies.

And that's going some.

:)

And how will he compensate the people of Minnesota for wasted tax dollars and lack of representation?

:hi:

:toast:

:fistbump:

Hahahhaaaahahahaaaaohellyahhahhaaaaa

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Yer Goin'

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D0WN!

Gloat! Gloat! Gloat!

I love it!

:hi:

Way to go, Minnesota Courts! :rofl:

Do I have to do everything around here?

I love it!

a small price to pay to delay democrats getting the magic number in the senate lo these many months.

right-wingers are at war.

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Al should thank all of Normie's contributors.

Dumb ass...

:rofl: :D GO AL GO!

Oh yes... Coldeman. The "d" is silent in America. It's Cole D'Isle au Man, or Cole of the Isle of Man, in France, where Armand's chateau is, Cold-e-man in Greece where Armand's work is, and finally the vulgar Coleman in Florida where Armand's home is, so actually, we don't know where we are until we hear our last name pronounced! Ahahahahahahaaaaa!

Somewhere in this lawless country, a little justice is administered. KR

To keep a Democrat out of congress.

he should of just conceded when he was supposed to back in November 2008!!!

Take that you shit fucker Coleman

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Would "standard credit card interest rates" (non-introductory) be a good rule-of-thumb?

Wasn't there even any fanfare when Franken finally took his seat?

State. And Franken should have gotten more.

Meanwhile, the people of Minnesota still have only half the Senators the Constitution says they should have. Enough already, Minnestoa.

DECIDE.

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John Kerry sent out a fund raising email today to help Al Franken pay his legal bills.
So long Norm, you butt plug.

I have not seen the decision but that's how you get fees. The case brought against you was so
unsupported and poorly presented that it shouldn't have been brought in the first place. This
is very significant and a victory for Al Franken.

Bravo MN court!!!

:party:

long ago if was for the slimy republicans financing Coleman to drag their feet so Franken can't vote.

buh buh bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa!
:headbang:

FCUK You Norm.