Norm Coleman: Key To Republican Success Lies In The "Ethernet"

Clearly, Norm Coleman isn't exactly tech-savvy. After a speaking engagement in St. Louis this week, he told a video-camera wielding supporter that the key to success for Republicans "lies in the ethernet."

Coleman, who was in Minnesota Supreme Court this week appealing the Senate election results, was in St. Louis to give a speech at the Conservative Heartland Leadership Conference.

WATCH:

Minnesota Public Radio has audio of Coleman's remarks to reporters Thursday.

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[indywoman]

03:30 PM on 06/19/2009

it seems that even the Republicans agree that they have been ineffectual and under Bush, ruiness to the country. The last time they were effectual was in the 80's, led by Reagan. Reagan had alzheimers during the last few years of his Presidency, which is scary, and is now worshipped by the right as a saint or a God of sorts.

I think its funny that more and more candidates for the Republican ticket in any race keep referring to getting back to the Party of Reagan. Its just like saying, we haven't known what we have been doing for 24 years, and we've made some really big mistakes!!! That is a real vote of confidence. After all, didn't all this deregulation start with Reagan?? Doesn't that matter?? Clearly it was the wrong way to go. I know that deregulation in our financial institutions has gotten worse and worse over the years with more dereg. laws put into motion, but it all started with Reagan. Apparently even Mr. Reagan was wrong about that.

But, these candidates keep bringing him up, like "remember when"? They haven't had a good leader since then, at least thats what it sounds like they keep saying.

[me again]

01:20 PM on 06/07/2009

Choppers has been inhaling ether.....

[edtheengineer]

12:39 PM on 06/07/2009

Normie decided to go one better than Dubya. Instead of going on the "internets", he goes on the "ethers". As I recall, H P. Lovecraft used to write stories about beings who did that.

[jdevans]

10:40 AM on 06/07/2009

I suppose "Ethernet" is better than former Sen. Ted Stevens "tubes", but can we really trust these people to enact laws about technology?

[DSOTM]

09:59 AM on 06/07/2009

Let alone he said Ethernet rather than Internet, if you watch the entire video, like all republicans, resort to Ronald Reagan.

[Brightlight]

08:17 AM on 06/07/2009

Agree Republicans. Between Coleman's "ethernet", Bush's "Internets", Palin's Lipstick, Newt the Adulterer's new found religion, Humpty Dumpty Cheney's lies, and Jindahl's ears, the freak show will be "amusing" at best during the next election.

[chedet]

07:12 AM on 06/07/2009

they are called GOP, conservatives so you would expect this kind of things from them. There's a reason why they are called the grand OLD party and CONSERVATIVES and that reason is they are prehistoric...

[MRb1000]

03:35 AM on 06/07/2009

Hey heya good by nanana na nanana na hey heya good by!

[DSOTM]

09:58 AM on 06/07/2009

its Bye, not By

[tahoegal]

12:56 AM on 06/07/2009

Please Norm, I beg you, so something to those fake capped teeth of yours! And then go on vacation - its over.

[mikeHAWKhertz]

06:42 AM on 06/07/2009

I think they call those Horse Teeth.

Poor Coleman, hasn't worked a real job in over 30 years.

[4KixAfter6]

10:06 AM on 06/07/2009

I believe it's called, Horse Tooth Jack@ss

Thank You

[BigAl72]

11:33 PM on 06/06/2009

Let's make a deal. Democrats keep the internet, Repubs keep radio.

[4KixAfter6]

10:07 AM on 06/07/2009

The AM part

[Koreboomer]

10:41 PM on 06/06/2009

C'mon, be nice.

Ethernet: "....: a computer network architecture consisting of various specified local-area network protocols, devices, and connection methods ..."

He's ....close.

[Warthog]

07:17 AM on 06/07/2009

Close only counts with horseshoes, hand grenades and hydrogen bombs.

[Anonani]

09:51 PM on 06/06/2009

Spacebook? I've said that once ....several years ago and got the biggest laugh because I did not know better. :-(

[starrianna]

09:07 PM on 06/06/2009

He looks drunk.

[starrianna]

09:05 PM on 06/06/2009

YOUR DENTURES ARE FALLING OUT, Homie!

[CorkiDeCat]

07:45 PM on 06/06/2009

As a refugee who fled my natve MN in 1999 after 46 years, I had to laugh when they ran that comedian for their senate. But I guess Coleman gets the bigger laugh. Now they need to deal with Bachman. Talk about a State with personality disorders.

[Decipherer]

09:43 AM on 06/07/2009

You must have really belly-laughed when they elected a former pro "wrestler" with a feather boa fetish as governor too, right?

Look, Al Franken got his start as a comedian and a comedy writer, but he is a serious student of public affairs and will well-represent Minnesota in the Senate in the manner of Paul Wellstone, his good friend.

Now for Michele Bachmann (sp), I don't care if your a Republican, Democrat, or whatever, voters in her district need to get her out of there simply because she is a hideous embarrassment.