Al Franken, The Flying Spaghetti Monster and Other Make Believe Candidates
Today, we've discovered that Al Franken has finally pulled out ahead of Norm Coleman in the eternal battle for Minnesota's up-in-the-air senate seat. And not by a mere 11 or so votes, but by more than 250, which, in this race, might as well be 70 billion…
The intense scrutiny of "voter intent" resumed this morning by the five-member board charged with directing Minnesota's recount in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic rival Al Franken, and the first 90 minutes of ballot rulings turned the challenger's slight deficit into a growing triple-digit lead.
Also this morning, the State Canvassing Board sidestepped the Coleman team's proposal to prevent as many as 150 ballots from being counted twice. Talking about instances when a ballot couldn't be run through a voting machine, requiring a duplicate to be made, the Coleman camp said that such ballots should be counted only if an original could be matched with its copy.
If you've somehow managed to keep yourself from slipping into a coma while reading that, here's your ice cream for diligent tenacity in matters tedious minutiae.
It's the Minnesota state canvassing board arguing over the veracity of "candidates" like "Lizard People" and "The Flying Spaghetti Monster." Riveting stuff…
That's maybe the best piece of sketch comedy I've seen in months.
(via Wonkette)
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I'm sorry to say this, but I don't think this is all that crazy. I mean I talked to a woman at the doctor's office today who still supports Bush, would vote for him again and thinks it is Barney Frank and Nancy Pelosi who created all the problems we are seeing today in our economy. Now understand I live in Texas where Bush supporters are still in abundance, but many people here are no less bizarre than the cookoos that voted in Minessota. We need some sort of competency test for the electorate; it makes no sense and threatens democracy to allow so many stupid people to vote.
No wonder Al Franken wants to represent these people. They are awesome.