Campaign AdWatch: Norm Coleman Still Making Campaign Ads

Sweet sassy molassey, the Norm Coleman campaign has a new ad up! Why? Why? Seriously. Why? Ain't nobody voting anymore, right? I thought this whole matter was going to be decided in the courts, or some sort of rapier-and-dagger battle at the Mall Of America, or something.

Here's the point, I guess, from the totally subtle Coleman ad. Tim Geithner didn't pay some taxes. And Tom Daschle didn't pay some taxes. And Hilda Solis, like some sort of MONSTER, married a guy who also didn't pay some taxes. And hey, look at this, lovers of SHINY THINGS: Al Franken, also, had some tax problems. They are all birds of a feather, poised to fly into the engines of America like dirty Canadian goose-terrorists. So suck on that, Court of Public Opinion!

The ad ends with this statement: "If Al Franken doesn't think he has to pay taxes, what else does he think he can get away with?" And that's some RIGHTEOUS TALK from a utility bill dodging, dirty-money taking, suit-question evading phony who'll probably end up in the middle of a can of legal worms if he prevails in his Senate recount battle.

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Comments

[BarryF1954]

Coleman blasting Franken? Dosen't Normy have his own problems witha fundraiser buying him suits, and him getting a deal on his DC apartment. Norm PLEASE..go away

[2008CaliforniaFan]

Email or call MoveOn . org

After reading about the Coleman TV ads on the other thread I just emailed Moveon . org.
I asked why they didn't link the most recent scandal with Steele and Coleman together with the same style of ads that Coleman is using against Franken

MoveOn and the DNC need to take out Coleman so the GOP Governor would have to vette Franken.
President Obama needs Franken's vote'.... Now.

(I posted this message on a few other threads as well____Email MoveOn)

[2008CaliforniaFan]

Move On... do you have some radi ads ready....?

How about it DNC (or Move On)... get Franken vetted. Put some Minn. radio ads on to put the pressure like you did with those other 3 last week...?
A whole week of radio ads and he will stop flapping his jaws.

Link Him up in the radio ads to Michael Steele and his 'financial payments' and you get a Two-fer. Take them both out with just one campaign. L.I.N.K the two names together.
Use Coleman's tactics against Him. Play Hardball !

[i5kfun]

The whole point of the lawsuit is to get a new election. That is why they are spending $$ on ads, DUH.

[madisonhack]

Yes, but Minnesota law doesn't allow for that. It really is just a plan to de-legitimize the Franken senate seat once taken...far down the road, if possible. Norm obviously doesn't care s*h*i*t about Minnesota or the U.S. Senate.

[i5kfun]

That is the whole goal of the lawsuit to delegitimize the election and contend that the results are uncertain and therefore they must hold a new election. Read up on it, many have speculated that this is the whole goal behind the Coleman lawsuit including Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com

[MED1025]

When is the repub governor of Minn. up for re-election? He should be shown the door too.

[NWBrunette]

The question is why have the Dems stopped campaigning. We have an opportunity to make mush of the repub party and we're mostly just sitting around looking at blue sky. Why in the world would we stop now? This story should be a lesson for us, not something to make fun of.

[ObamaYouBetcha]

We Minnesotans apologize for Norm Coleman .......we hang our heads in shame and beg your forgiveness.

And while I'm at it, we are also extremely sorry for Michelle Bachman. What can I say? The Sixth District is Minnesota's Jesus Land and Michelle is apparently their Queen.

[..... slinking away in shame .....]

[estreya]

If the shoe were on the other foot, Franken would be hung out to dry by the Republicans and their media mouthpieces as being a traitor to democracy. The people have spoken! Franken WON!!!

[brendanm]

Whichever foot the shoe is on, take it off and throw it at Coleman's sleazy, corrupt face.

[sja11]

i'm sorry but we are not the greatest country in the world stop saying this bullshit statement.

there is no way to measure who is the greatest country in the first place and its incredibly arrogant and ignorant to think that we are, especially right now.

we have the POTENTIAL to be A great country, but we really aren't living up to it if you ask me.

[NWRICK]

Sad but true!

[i5kfun]

No according to Sean Hannity and his high school diploma "America is the greatest, best country God has ever given man on the face of the Earth. "

[madisonhack]

And Sean Hannity's high school diploma was as far as he got in school.

[stepper]

Disgraceful Republican politics. They lie, they repeat the lie, they use each other as a source to confirm the lie, and then they lie some more. They don't even try to win on ideas. They run on name calling and smears. The greatest nation in the history of civilization deserves better.

FRANKEN PAID HIS TAXES. He overpaid state taxes in NY and Minn and underpaid in many others. It looks like overall, he overpaid (see sources).

This is not a scandal. But tell the story the right way, leave out a few facts, and make up others and you can make it all sound damning. It's what Repubs do. They tell you Max Cleland, a Viet Nam combat veteran and triple amputee, is a traitor and a coward, Barack Obama voted to murder babies and teach 5-year-olds how to have sex, and Kay Hagan is a Godless devil worshipper.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/05/01/accountants/

https://bloggers.mycommunitynow.com/an_authors_perspective/archive/2008/04/30/al-franken-tax-dodger.aspx

[merger]

It is funny to me that the people who vote against tax cuts for the wealthy and speak out against them don't pay theirs or look for shady loopholes. Practice what you preach people. We are watching you and will take our lead from you.

[meede]

I took my taxes to 3 different people/firms to see outcome. Same info given to all 3. 3 totally different answers. And I'm under a 6 figure income.

[merger]

The IRS is a deal, isn't it? Wouldn't it be nice if we all just paid , say 3 to 5% of our total income and that was it. No looking for loopholes, no cheating, no having to hire expensive acct to figure what you owe. .......... I was referring to politicians, actually, in my above statement not the average Joe like you and me.

[miltonista]

you know how the media went hard against the senator who legislated anti-gay laws... and he himself was gay. They cited that it was the hypocrisy of this that needed exposing.

Well, the media needs to fire all barrels on tax cheats... because we all pay taxes, and those who suggest that they raise them on us should come under immense scrutiny.

i am experiencing extreme schadenfreude toward Al. I hope they throw the tax code book at him.

[DRaymond]

Except he didn't cheat. He fully paid his federal taxes and there was a misunderstanding about which states he had to file state income taxes in. He paid taxes on all of his income in the states where he had residences while instead he needed to file taxes in each state for the income he earned in that state. So it was 50 small state tax returns instead of two huge ones. And if you know anything about progressive income tax systems the 50 small tax returns were probably much lower in total than the two huge ones.

[RickCoMatic]

This just confirms that it isn't just "Political" for Coleman. For Norm; it's personal. Coleman hates the idea that Al Franken is the man who beat him in the election. Coleman hates Franken; not just Franken's politics. This made it easy for the GOP to recruit Coleman to pursue the Election Contest and keep Franken out of the Senate. The Senate has been having a real good time with the Minnesota Democrat being seated and heard in the Stimulus Package. Having one less Democrat keeps the Republicans in power. With Franken seated; the bullshit will stop and the Government will have to get down to business.
So long as the Republicans keep funding Coleman; Norm promises to spend the money. This video is so very sad and says more about the character of the producers than the message voiced and appearing on the screen. It's the same-ole; same-old negative message the GOP pukes-up whenever they are at disadvantage. Coleman isn't a lame duck. Norm Coleman is a Dead Duck. He beats a dead horse hoping to arrive at the finish line ahead of Franken who actually beat Coleman back in November. Norm Coleman is one sorry-ass human being. I wouldn't take a leak on him if he burst into flames. Norm Coleman ... Minnesota's finest.

[meede]

Coleman was given many gifts - suits, reduced rent, etc., etc. Can somebody call an audit please. GOPer's have been burning the phone lines all week to their accountants. Follow the trails and you will find the IRS has had a whopping amount of money paid to it in taxes and penalties this past week.

[Emerald1943]

If you can't win the election, then you do everything possible to hold up the Democrat from taking the seat! The people of the state are getting short-changed by this guy! In case they didn't notice, one of the most important pieces of legislation in our history is now being debated by the Senate. The people of Minnesota deserve to have their voices represented.

The rethugs knew that this stimulus package was coming up, and they could eliminate Franken's vote just by refusing to let him take his place in the Senate! What a bunch of crooks!!!