Coleman promises '120 lawyers' at each recount site

[deminks]

http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/34285454.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

The U.S. Senate recount will ensure a hectic holiday season for lawyers, scores of whom are expected to be deployed across Minnesota by the Coleman and Franken campaigns in the weeks ahead to monitor the counting and to prepare for a possible post-recount challenge.

Fritz Knaak, an attorney with Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign, said Tuesday that "perhaps 120 Coleman lawyers" may descend soon on each of the estimated 100 recount sites to be set up in each of the state's 87 counties and in large cities as the process gets underway next week.

Spokeswoman Jess McIntosh said that DFLer Al Franken's campaign is also busy assembling a team of supporters, volunteers and lawyers with plans to cover every recount site.

Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mark Ritchie will announce today which four judges will join him on the state Canvassing Board when it meets Tuesday to certify the official totals for the Senate race, a day before the recount is set to begin.

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Another Brooks Brothers revolt? I would wager they will try to interfere with the process.

[Coexist]

1. what a jerk he is. The media won't fall for the Brooks Brothers riot this time

I so hope he loses.

[bullimiami]

10. that was criminal interference with a federal election and it was on tape.

and no prosecutions.

WTF.

[riqster]

2. Hope the MN SOS has a big brass pair

...and operates according to the letter of the law.

[bluestateguy]

3. I'm sure that scumbag Ben Ginsberg is already on his way

Ginsberg is always butting in whenever the Republicans need a recount lawyer to "fix" things.

[onehandle]

4. I got an email from Al's campaign looking for volunteers and places to house them.

I'm in Georgia and cannot help with that, but I did send Al some cash.

[TomInTib]

5. That's some serious billing, 12,000 attorneys at even $100/hr is $1.2 mil/hr.

Who's gonna cough that up?

[Bake]

9. I'll bet their billable hour is at least double that!

That's a lotta lotta green.

Bake

[DJ13]

6. At least now we know what he needed that $75k for

[benld74]

7. I heard of the Plague of Locusts before, but a Plague of Lawyers? YUCK!

[Vickers]

8. 120 lawyers X 100 recount sites = 12,000 lawyers

Heh.

[qb]

11. Coleman is such a tool.

A few citizen volunteers at each site ought to be enough to observe the recount.

[Junkdrawer]

13. Yeah, but they need to disallow a WHOLE lot of ballots....

By far, the largest number of "No Senate Vote" ballots were cast in heavily Democratic precincts. One has to believe that a large proportion of those will be machine read errors that, when corrected, WOULD go to Franken...would unless an army of Coleman lawyers intercede.

[rateyes]

12. Hey, Norm, now that you NEED a lawyer, I'll bet you wish you hadn't opposed

tort reform. :eyes:

[KamaAina]

14. This one's going out to my good buddy Norm in St. Paul right here on the All-Request Hour!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEULVyg1O_8

:P