Al Franken has taken out out a new one page ad in his campaign against Norm "Moonie" Coleman.

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.alfranken.com/

[underpants]

1. Niiiiiiiiice

Oh man I can't wait for this to get going

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Brilliant!

Hope the other Dems running against repukes in Congress who voted for war do the same thing.

[northernsoul]

3. Hot damn! Way to go, Al!

Where is this ad running?

[myrna minx]

6. Hey, NS.

:hi: How are you doing? It really looks like we'll have a new Senator in '08. :-)

[northernsoul]

18. As long as you and I have anything to say about , HELL YES!

I'm good. Gotta get back to work. DU sucking up too much time today.

[myrna minx]

20. DU can do that to you! n/t

:hi:

[flpoljunkie]

10. From Al Franken's email, this full-page ad will be in tomorrow's Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Last week, Norm Coleman said, "We're going to be in Iraq a long time."

And yesterday, he voted against bringing our troops home. It didn't matter to him that we've already lost over 3,600 Americans in the service of a misguided war. It didn't matter to him that a broad majority of Minnesotans want a change in course in Iraq. It didn't even matter to him that Republican Senators from Maine, Nebraska, and Oregon did the right thing and finally broke with the President.

When push came to shove, Norm Coleman chose to stand with George W. Bush.

So, today, we begin to push back.

We're taking out a full-page ad in tomorrow's Minneapolis Star-Tribune calling out Senator Coleman for once again voting to support President Bush's endless war in Iraq.

Yesterday could have represented the beginning of the end of a war that has cost too many lives and too much of our country's standing in the world. Instead, a group of Republicans, including Norm Coleman, killed bi-partisan legislation that would have started to bring our troops home.

Norm Coleman stood with George W. Bush. And now we need to stand up to him.

This ad wasn't cheap. And with almost 16 months left until the election, we're going to need your ongoing support to keep holding Norm Coleman accountable for his support of this President and his endless war in Iraq.

Click here and take a look at the ad. If you agree that it's important to challenge Norm Coleman head-on, and you can spare a few dollars to help us continue to hold his feet to the fire, I'd really appreciate it.

And even if you can't, can I ask you to forward this email to your personal email list?

For all his political agility, Norm Coleman won't be able to wriggle off the hook on this one. He had a chance to help bring our troops home and chose instead to stand with George W. Bush. It's as simple as that.

And in tomorrow's Star-Tribune, it'll be right there in black and white.

Thanks for your support,

Al Franken

http://www.alfranken.com

[LTR]

4. That's a very good ad

Very serious, straight to the point, and it throws Norm's words right back at him. Well done!

[CottonBear]

5. Norm has huge choppers and Bush* seemingly has none.

:shrug: Weird contrast.

I love AL Franken! I think he's gonna win a senate seat! :woohoo:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Normie had his teeth "done" not too long ago.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. But they used to be kinda snaggly.

http://rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/norm_coleman_featured_smile_124.htm

[CottonBear]

19. Yikes! He must have avoided the dentist for years.

Which reminds me to make an appointment with my dentist.

edit: I see that Norm is your senator. My condolences. :( I hope Al wins.

My Georgia senators are Saxby "Sack of Shit" Chambliss and Johnny "Boy" Isakson. :(

Just to think that not that long ago I had Democratic senators like Sam Nunn, Wyche Fowler and Max Cleland.

After Chambliss/Diebold stole the 2002 election from Max Cleland and Paul Coverdell (R-GA) died, we got Zell Miller and then it was all downhill from there.
:cry:

[Hand]

11. Quite a story behind those choppers.

See Raw Story here for the details:

http://rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/norm_coleman_featured_smile_124.htm

ON EDIT: I see that ocelot and I have duped each other. Meh.

[CottonBear]

16. Thanks, I think. All I can say is I'm glad I'm not Norm's dentist.

:scared:

I think I'll go brush and floss now.

[Hand]

21. Sorry, should have added a warning.

Those before and after pix of Normie's teeth are disgusting. :puke: Too bad his mind beat them to it. :evilgrin:

[diane in sf]

39. Norm apparently let every tooth in his mouth rot! eeewwwww! eom

[0007]

37. I hope I hope I hope......love Al Franken. He'll tear Norm a new

asshole, much like the way George Galloway did.

[SaveElmer]

7. A very good ad...

The only way Al is gonna take this race is by reminding Minnesotans over and over again how joined at the hip Bush and Normie are...

Very good start!

[blondeatlast]

15. That's what needs to be done with every RRR up for re-election.

LSK made a list of the re-ups that voted against R/L yesterday--they need to be absolutely haunted by their obstruction on bringing our soldiers home.

[tridim]

8. I can't wait until Al really ramps up his campaign

No doubt his TV ads will be keepers.

That pic he chose of Norm is perfect! It shows his love for King Bush and his fake, Something About Mary-esque choppers. Go Al! Beat the crap out of old Normie.

[SaveElmer]

12. When the Repubs start in making fun of some of Al's sketch characters...all he has to do is...

Pull out this picture of Normie during his pot head days...

[rinsd]

13. So I said "Hey bud let's party!"

[Vinca]

14. Great ad! I actually thought ole Norm would break with the Reps.

the other day and vote for cloture, but I guess he's decided he's prepared for retirement.

[youngdem]

17. GO AL!!!! One of the best political ads I have ever seen

Direct, painful, and hangs the man with his own words and actions.

Brilliant.

Al is going to make for a VERY effective, smart and entertaining Senator.

GO AL !!!!

Minnesota, you are very lucky to have him.

[Nimrod2005]

22. Al is a great American - Truly caring, I would love to see him in the Senate!!!

Go Al go...

[BrainGlutton]

23. What goes around comes around, Norm. Especially in politics.

[grasswire]

24. moonie?

what's that about?

[flpoljunkie]

30. Coleman's ties to the Rev. Moon..." A Capital Coronation" an LATimes editorial, June 24, 2004

A Capital Coronation

Editorial

Los Angeles Times/June 24, 2004

It's not every day that a onetime federal tax cheat gets an ornate crown placed on his head in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington before an audience of more than 300 while he explains that Hitler and Stalin, whose souls he claims to have posthumously redeemed, view him as the new Messiah. But then the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, who has presided over mass weddings in Central Park, has always had a flair for the unusual.

The "international crown of peace awards" ceremony staged by Moon and his wife on March 23 - first disclosed by Salon.com writer John Gorenfeld and now being more widely reported - is not only a tribute to his entrepreneurial skills but it also offers a valuable lesson in how Washington works.

Ever since he started the Washington Times in 1982, Moon has sought ties to the Washington establishment. It took a while for the paper, which has a daily circulation of about 100,000 (compared with more than 700,000 for the Washington Post), to achieve respectability; not until 1996 did George H.W. Bush appear with Moon and declare that the paper "brings sanity to Washington." Numerous conservative writers, including David Brock, who has moved to the left, cut their teeth at the paper before moving on to bigger and better things.

With his conservative credentials burnished, Moon has sought to conquer new territory. In recent years, Moon has courted black preachers and jettisoned his old talk about the innate superiority of the Asian race. In 1999, he joined the Rev. Louis Farrakhan to host the Million Family March, and he has donated millions of dollars to black churches. His emphasis on family values and hostility to homosexuals have also earned him approbation from some ministers.

As the Dirksen Building ceremony indicates, Moon's efforts (and his money) have had a major effect. The Rev. Walter Fauntroy, who was the congressional delegate for Washington, D.C., for 10 years, oversaw the event. Congressional Black Caucus member Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) wore white gloves and held the pillow on which Moon's crown rested. Davis says he respects Moon's efforts on behalf of world peace and that his admiration is unconnected to Moon's donations to his campaigns.

The gathering was politically ecumenical. In addition to Davis, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota was there, as were conservative firebrands like Reps. Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-Md.) and Curt Weldon (R-Pa.).

Still, there is someone left in Washington with a sense of embarrassment over Moon's antics: The name of the senator who gave permission for Moon to use the Dirksen Building remains a mystery.

http://www.rickross.com/reference/unif/unif230.html

[BrainGlutton]

25. Say, what's this "Moonie" thing? Is Coleman actually a Unification Church member?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. No; I think the Moonie reference had more to do with the fact

that Normie drinks deeply of the Bush-flavored Kool-Aid. I believe he's theologically Jewish, more or less, not Moonie. Although it does seem that many Republicans seem to be awfully close to the very strange Rev. Moon (probably because he's got a whole ton of money to give them), I don't know whether Norm is one of them. He's basically just a Bushbot weasel.

[mzmolly]

26. I am so excited about his campaign.

:toast:

[Douglas Carpenter]

27. brilliant add

[gasperc]

29. ONLY THE SINGLE GREATEST AD THIS CYCLE

MOST WELL DONE!!!!

[Bravo Zulu]

31. Sidney "Arthur" Rosenberg

is the cousin of Minnesota senator Norm Coleman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Rosenberg

[mistertrickster]

32. Cool. The 50 bucks I DIDN'T send to the DNC is now going to Big AL.

Do you think he'll be invited on Bill O'Reilly's show?

(Heh . . . kidding)

[Ishoutandscream2]

33. Ouch!!! What a powerful ad!!

It will take another tragedy to reelect Coleman. Coleman has NOTHING to run on, other than failure.

[IndyOp]

34. Norm & Georgie, sittin' in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g... ;-)

This is what every single Democratic challenger ought to be doing RIGHT now to help end the occupation & genocide.

Dislcaimer: I've got no problem with two guys kissing - just a problem with ANYONE who'd kiss *

[K8-EEE]

35. OMG! I helped pay for a not-lame campaign ad!! k&r

VERY REFRESHING! This is absolutely what Dems should do....BUSHWHACK 'EM!! DON'T LET THEM TIPTOE AWAY FROM BUSH OR THE WAR! GO AL GO AL!!

[stillrockin]

36. *THAT'S* what I'm talkin' about!

:thumbsup:

[PBass]

38. I hope like hell that Al Franken wins, and wins big. I think he would be a great Senator.

That ad is terrrific, very effective and to the point.

[orleans]

40. nice ad. good job al! n/t

[Lindsey]

41. $50 from me to Al also...let the grass roots start growing. n/t

[truebrit71]

42. Excellent!!! I hope more Dems do this...

..make sure the voting public know IN PHOTOGRAPHS whom the rethugs REALLY represent...