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Ciresi insists Franken is not electable (MN Senate)
StarTribune ^ | 2/11/08 | Patrick Condon

Posted on 02/11/2008 3:04:12 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo

In the 1980s, Al Franken was cracking jokes on "Saturday Night Live." Mike Ciresi, his chief rival for the Democratic nomination for the Senate this year, was serving as general counsel to the government of India in a landmark lawsuit over a catastrophic industrial accident.

A decade later, while Franken was writing books like "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big, Fat Idiot," Ciresi was leading the state of Minnesota's lawsuit against Big Tobacco, winning a $6 billion settlement.

Despite his impressive resume, Ciresi finds himself trailing Franken in the Democratic contest. The comedian-turned-candidate has raised millions more, lined up the most important labor endorsements and dominated news coverage.

To offset that, the multimillionaire trial lawyer is delivering a simple argument to Democratic regulars: He is more electable than Franken.

"Al Franken has made a living calling people names," Ciresi said in an interview.

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: ciresi; coleman; demprimary; franken; millionaires; mn2008; triallawyer
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No matter how it shakes out on the DFL side, Norm Coleman is in for the fight of his life.....
1 posted on 02/11/2008 3:04:33 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

I think Ceresi may be right. As much of a weenie as Norm Coleman is, he’s preferable to Franken or Ciresi.


2 posted on 02/11/2008 3:11:04 PM PST by stevem
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

From the article;

“Al Franken has made a living calling people names,” Ciresi said in an interview.”

While Mr. Ciresi has made a living chasing ambulances halfway around the world.


3 posted on 02/11/2008 3:22:15 PM PST by Roccus (Able Danger??? What's an Able Danger????)
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To: Roccus

Hopefully, Ciresi will take campaigning tips from John Edwards....


4 posted on 02/11/2008 3:24:17 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.)
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A stinkin’ trial attorney vs. a psycho-dirtbag, not funny comedian. How can it be that Coleman’s seat is in jeopardy?
5 posted on 02/11/2008 3:27:33 PM PST by Jacquerie (Islam is incompatible with American traditions and Constitution.)
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How can it be that Coleman’s seat is in jeopardy?

this is MN . I'm in the only state that went to Mondale. Land of 10,000 Libtards.

6 posted on 02/11/2008 3:29:04 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB (Conservatives are to McCain what Charlie Brown is to Lucy.)
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To: Jacquerie

Norm’s in a bit of trouble with the base. Continues to vote against drilling in Anwar and elsewhere. He has a new girlfriend in the Senate.....Amy Klobuchar, MN-DFL. He likes her so much since she came to town, he votes with her, almost in lock-step.


7 posted on 02/11/2008 3:31:07 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.)
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And remember, MN’s fifth district sent the first muslim to the House Of Reps.

A friend of CAIR muslim.


8 posted on 02/11/2008 3:33:19 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Three words for "protest voters" in Minnesota: Remember Jesse Ventura.

Addendum: Be careful what you wish for...

9 posted on 02/11/2008 3:33:52 PM PST by redhead (VICTORY FIRST, THEN PEACE)
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How can it be that Coleman’s seat is in jeopardy?

Check out this Franken ad. It is well done and probably appealed to a lot of people.

10 posted on 02/11/2008 3:39:21 PM PST by wideminded
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Okay, I get it.


11 posted on 02/11/2008 3:41:58 PM PST by Jacquerie (Islam is incompatible with American traditions and Constitution.)
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To: wideminded

Contrast that with what Coleman’s campaign is running.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQndmimgueY


12 posted on 02/11/2008 3:46:05 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Who’s running Norm’s campaign? His cousin Sid Rosenberg?


13 posted on 02/11/2008 4:01:47 PM PST by Roccus (Able Danger??? What's an Able Danger????)
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To: Roccus

Cullen Sheehan.

I know......Who?


14 posted on 02/11/2008 4:09:53 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.)
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http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/2007/01/12/mde-exclusive-sheehan-to-manage-colemans-campaign/

Cullen Sheehan, most recently the executive director of the Iowa Republican Party, will be the campaign manager for Senator Norm Coleman’s campaign. Sheehan is from Minnesota and worked on Coleman’s ‘98 gubernatorial campaign and his ‘02 U.S. Senate campaign.


15 posted on 02/11/2008 4:12:03 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
How can this be?


16 posted on 02/11/2008 4:52:02 PM PST by Paleo Conservative
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Frankken is unelectable. He's too far to the left for that state. As much as people like to call Coleman a RINO, he's the most conservative cnaidate we can put up and still win.

If Frankken wins and McCain helps bring the independents over to the republicans side, then we stand a shot.

17 posted on 02/11/2008 5:04:27 PM PST by whathappenedtous
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To: whathappenedtous

Ventura was unelectable.

Ellison, a Cair lovin’, Calypso Louis supportin’ activist muslim lawyer that defended Kathleen Soliah of the SLA, should have been unelectable.

The leftists in Minneapolis, St.Paul, Rochester, St. Cloud and Duluth will all get out and vote for the Dem candidate, be it Ciresi or Franken. The conservatives, especially out-state are going to stay home. Norm isn’t conservative and now Gov. Pawlenty has also taken a hard left that has the base pissed off.


18 posted on 02/11/2008 5:18:33 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

The problem though is that when the conservatives stay home thereby giving the election to the Dems, it’s portrayed as the Republican lost because they were too conservative. That’s all I hear about 2006. “The country wanted change towards the left” not “the conservatives were fed up with the leftward lurch of their party.” I suspect this leads to a moderation of Republican candidates. See McCain, Romney, Huckabee and Giuliani.


19 posted on 02/11/2008 6:45:35 PM PST by Round 9
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Well, right you are.

I cannot control real conservatives in the metro and the certainly not the out-staters, though I do my best.....


20 posted on 02/11/2008 6:51:13 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.)
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