You're right Kukeh. Some measured and sober excitement is in order. That Brutus guy was an idiot. All of these knuckleheads are sore losers. I like you Kukeh. Haruna. Forgive my unbridled futampaf. 


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From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: And then there was 60. Prophet Obama and the disciples.

I would not be overly excited. Brutus, Judas Iscariot and Campoare were all "disciples". Prophet or not he surely needs divine intervention to keep them in line. 
 
Malanding 
 
 
Haruna Darbo wrote: 
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> Courtesy AP news. Haruna. 
> Franken Wins Minnesota Senate Race 
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> By BRIAN BAKST 
> AP 
> ST. PAUL, Minn. (June 30) - Al Franken ascended Tuesday from the ranks > of former "Saturday Night Live" comedians to an even more exclusive > club, outlasting Republican Norm Coleman in an eight-month recount and > courtroom saga to win a seat in the U.S. Senate. 
> Franken's victory gives Democrats control of 60 seats in the Senate — > the critical number needed to overcome Republican filibusters. When > Franken is seated, which could come as early as next week, his party > will have a majority not reached on either side of the aisle in some > three decades. 
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> "When you win an election this close, you know not one bit of effort > went to waste," Franken said. "The way I see it, I'm not going to > Washington to be the 60th Democratic senator, I'm going to Washington > to be the second senator from Minnesota." 
> Coleman conceded the election hours after a unanimous state Supreme > Court ruled that Franken — who moved into politics with books poking > fun at conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh — should be certified the > winner. In doing so, he pulled the plug on a bitter election that was > ultimately decided by 312 votes out of nearly 2.9 million cast. 
> "Franni and I are so thrilled=2 0that we can finally celebrate this > victory," Franken told reporters outside his downtown Minneapolis town > house, where he was accompanied by his wife. He added: "I can't wait > to ge t started." 
> Coleman could have carried his fight into federal court, but it was > unlikely to overturn the state Supreme Court's decision. The prospect > created months of intrigue over whether Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty > would sign an election certificate for Franken if Coleman was still > pursuing appeals, a possibility that became moot with Coleman's > concession. Pawlenty signed the certificate Tuesday evening. 
> "The Supreme Court has made its decision and I will abide by the > results," Coleman said outside his St. Paul home. Appearing relaxed > and upbeat, Coleman said he had congratulated Franken, was at peace > with the decision and had no regrets about the fight. 
> "Sure I wanted to win," said Coleman, who declined to talk about his > future and brushed aside a question about whether he would run for > governor in 2010. "I thought we had a better case. But the court has > spoken." 
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> After Coleman ended election night ahead by several hundred votes, he > called on Franken to concede. The Democrat refused, and the thin > margin triggered an automatic recount that ultimately put him ahead by > 225 votes. Coleman challenged those results in January, but a review > by a three-judge panel expanded Franken's lead to 312 votes by the > time it ended in April. 
> Coleman appealed to the state's high court later that month, arguing > election officials across Minnesota were inconsistent with rules on > absentee ballots, unfairly robbing thousands of people of their votes. > But the state's high court soundly rejected that reasoning, voting 5-0 > that there was no reason to apply a more lenient standard in judging > absentees, as Coleman wanted, than the law required. 
> "I think what you had was 12 judges look at this through the > canvassing process, through the recount and throughout the trial, and > all agreeing unanimously that I won more votes than anybody else in > the election," Franken said. "I think that is conclusive, and I think > that this has been as thorough, as painstaking, as transparent as > possible." 
> Franken, 58, has come a long way from the goofy 1980s "SNL" skits > where he mocked politicians, portrayed the self-affirming Stuart > Smalley and pranced around in little more than a Speedo. His career > evolved in the 1990s with books harpooning Limbaugh and he later >=2 0gained a liberal following as a radio show host on the "Air America" > network. 
> Minnesota has put an entertainer in office before. In 1998, former pro > wrestler Jesse Ventura captured the governor's office with an outsider > third-party run. Ventura served one term, then resumed private life > without seeking re-election. 
> Franken declared his candidacy more than two years ago, and he and > Coleman combined to spend $50 million in pursuit of the seat. That's > more than double what was spent in 2002, when Coleman won the seat > that had been held by the late Paul Wellstone. 
> For Democrats to exercise their newfound strength with Franken in > office, they will need to be as united in support of a bill as > Republicans are in opposition, regardless of regional differences, > ideology, or political self-interest. 
> The situation is further complicated by the illness of two senior > Democrats who have been absent from the Capitol for weeks. West > Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd was recently released from a hospital > after undergoing treatment for a sta ph infection, and Massachusetts > Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is battling brain cancer. It is not known when, > or whether, either will return to the Capitol. 
> An early test of the Democrats could come next month, when health care > legislation reaches the Senate floor. Democrats have been seeking > agreement on a bipartisan plan with a handful of Republicans. But20if > those talks falter, they and the White House may end up needing 60 > votes to advance one of the Obama administration's highest priorities. 
> In the months since Election Day, both Franken and Coleman kept low > profiles. After Coleman's term expired in January, he took a job as a > consultant and strategic adviser to the Republican Jewish Coalition, a > group that advocates in Washington on Jewish issues. 
> Franken has taken some steps to ensure a quick transition, appointing > a staff in waiting that includes communications staffers, a chief of > staff and a state director. He said Tuesday he had been told his > assignments would include the Judiciary Committee, a role that would > put him immediately in the thick of confirmation hearings over Supreme > Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. 
> Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Franken told her Tuesday he's "ready > to get started immediately." The Democrat said Franken is expected to > immediately dive into the health care debat e. 
> "This victory was hard earned for Al Franken and his family," she > said. "Franni Franken had a suitcase packed, ready to go to Washington > at a moment's notice, like you do when you're waiting to have a baby. > She had a toothbrush, clothes, all of that, ready to go." 
> /Associated Press Special Correspondent David Espo and AP Writer Henry > C. Jackson contributed to this report from Washington. AP Writer > Patrick Condon con tributed from Minneapolis./ 
> Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. The information contained in the > AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise > distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. 
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