This morning Megyn Kelly on Fox News reported that Norm Coleman was protesting the counting of absentee ballots in the recount for his senate race with Al Franken. I couldn’t imagine how Coleman could object if the ballots were valid so assumed they had already been rejected for one reason or another
I now have a more detailed report in my Inbox saying the Hennepin County Canvassing Board unanimously rejected Franken’s demands that absentee ballots which had been previously invalidated/rejected now be validated and counted.
Cullen Sheehan, a staffer in Norm Coleman’s MN campaign, also sent out this brief release:
“The Al Franken campaign today tried to stuff new ballots into the ballot box in a brazen, last minute act of desperation. We have raised concerns repeatedly about these types of tactics by the Franken campaign. Today is further evidence of their intent to use whatever means necessary to counter the decision of the people of Minnesota. We applaud the actions of the Hennepin County Canvassing Board in rejecting this blatant, desperate act.”
I’ve said it before, though not on this blog:
It is amazing to me that the MN senate race was/is so close considering what a snarky, dishonest tax-evading louse Al has proven himself to be. Even worse, he was a terrible talk radio host during his brief stint with the short-stinted Air America. (Memo from E!! to Franken and Friends: Nasty is never funny.)
